Carlsruhe vs Tylden
Tylden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Carlsruhe. 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 Tylden, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carlsruhe tends to suit couples, while Tylden 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
Tylden
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 75/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Carlsruhe is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 58%)
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
Carlsruhe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $350/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 sits closer to the CBD (82 km vs 84 km)
- Tylden is more walkable (28/100 vs 13/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tylden
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 75/100)
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 13/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carlsruhe and Tylden 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
Tylden has more residents (645 vs 382); Tylden rents higher ($350/wk vs $275/wk).
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 382 | 645 +69% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.8% | +20.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 41 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +1% vs other | $109,096/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk | $350/wk +27% vs other |
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 (16.2%).
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 (8.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $810,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Carlsruhe has more rural and farming land (76% vs 64%).
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 64% |
| Environmental | 20% | 27% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 7% |
| 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 | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Macedon Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 81% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 82% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 90% of VIC | Higher than 76% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
Liveability
Tylden is more walkable (28 vs 13).
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 49/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Tylden carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Carlsruhe carries more crime risk (75 vs 31).
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 62/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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 | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Carlsruhe
- Woodend Primary School-Carlsruhe Campus Government · Primary
Schools in Tylden
- Tylden Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Tylden sits further from the CBD (84 km vs 82 km).
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 28/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 82 km | 84 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 64 min | 66 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.6% postcode 3442 | 1.0% postcode 3444 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 3442 | 49 postcode 3444 |
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 | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 536 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 579 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 156 premises | 0% 267 premises |
Climate
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,065/yr same for both | |
| Council | Macedon Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo same for both | |
| Member | Lisa Chesters same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carlsruhe | Tylden | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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