Carlsruhe vs Newham
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carlsruhe, most households are couple families. In Newham, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carlsruhe tends to suit couples, while Newham suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Carlsruhe is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 59%)
- Newham carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Newham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Carlsruhe is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Newham sits closer to the CBD (79 km vs 82 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Carlsruhe is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Newham carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Carlsruhe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.8% vs 5.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carlsruhe and Newham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Newham has more residents (533 vs 382); Carlsruhe rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk).
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 382 | 533 +40% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.8% | +5.3% |
| Median age | 47 same for both | |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +8% vs other | $101,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +27% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,332,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Newham has more land zoned for conservation (97% vs 20%); Carlsruhe has more rural and farming land (76% vs 0%).
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 20% | 97% |
| Rural and farming | 76% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 1% |
| Residential | 1% same for both | |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Macedon Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 90% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
Liveability
Carlsruhe is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 63/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Newham carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Carlsruhe carries more flood risk (62 vs 10).
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 62/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Carlsruhe
- Woodend Primary School-Carlsruhe Campus Government · Primary
Schools in Newham
- Newham Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 8 |
Mobility
Carlsruhe sits further from the CBD (82 km vs 79 km).
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 82 km +4% vs other | 79 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 64 min | 62 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.6% postcode 3442 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 3442 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.0%).
Setting
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 536 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 567 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 156 premises | 0% 236 premises |
Climate
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,065/yr same for both | |
| Council | Macedon Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo | Mcewen |
| Member | Lisa Chesters | Rob Mitchell |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carlsruhe | Newham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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