Carlsruhe vs Woodend North
Comparing Carlsruhe and Woodend North, VIC: Carlsruhe is more walkable (13 vs 0); Carlsruhe carries more flood risk (62 vs 22); and Woodend North rents higher ($630/wk vs $275/wk).
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
Woodend North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Woodend North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Carlsruhe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $630/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 28%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Woodend North
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 64 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (74.9 km vs 82 km)
- But Carlsruhe is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
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)
- Woodend North carries lower crime risk (46/100 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 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carlsruhe and Woodend North 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
Woodend North rents higher ($630/wk vs $275/wk).
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 382 +18% vs other | 315 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.8% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 46 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $117,000/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk | $630/wk +129% 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.
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 (6.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Carlsruhe has more rural and farming land (76% vs 52%); Woodend North has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 20%).
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 52% |
| Environmental | 20% | 41% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 6% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| 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 | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Macedon Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 89% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 21% 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 55% of VIC |
Liveability
Carlsruhe is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Carlsruhe carries more flood risk (62 vs 22); Carlsruhe carries more crime risk (75 vs 46).
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 62/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| 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 Woodend North
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Carlsruhe sits further from the CBD (82 km vs 74.9 km).
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 82 km +9% vs other | 74.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 64 min | 58 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 | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 536 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 555 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 156 premises | 0% 134 premises |
Climate
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,065/yr same for both | |
| Council | Macedon Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bendigo | Mcewen |
| Member | Lisa Chesters | Rob Mitchell |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carlsruhe | Woodend North | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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