Carlsruhe vs Woodend

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 Woodend, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carlsruhe tends to suit couples, while Woodend 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

Woodend

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Carlsruhe is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 66%)

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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Woodend has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 4%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.3 km vs 82 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 64 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodend

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 13/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 75/100)

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 Woodend drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Carlsruhe Woodend
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Carlsruhe Woodend
Walkability 13 / 63
Carlsruhe — Walkability: 13/100 Woodend — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 25 / 55
Carlsruhe — Safety: 25/100 Woodend — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 21
Carlsruhe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woodend — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 38 / 75
Carlsruhe — Low flood risk: 38/100 Woodend — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Woodend has more residents (6,732 vs 382); Woodend rents higher ($400/wk vs $275/wk).

Carlsruhe Woodend
Population 382 6,732
+1662% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.8% +15.9%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $110,500/yr $109,408/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $400/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carlsruhe Woodend
0-4 5.2% / 4.9%
Carlsruhe — 0-4: 5.2% Woodend — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 14.7% / 14.4%
Carlsruhe — 5-14: 14.7% Woodend — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 4.7% / 6.4%
Carlsruhe — 15-19: 4.7% Woodend — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 2.6% / 3.3%
Carlsruhe — 20-24: 2.6% Woodend — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 6.0% / 6.9%
Carlsruhe — 25-34: 6.0% Woodend — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 13.9% / 12.7%
Carlsruhe — 35-44: 13.9% Woodend — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 17.8% / 16.2%
Carlsruhe — 45-54: 17.8% Woodend — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 17.0% / 13.2%
Carlsruhe — 55-64: 17.0% Woodend — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 13.4% / 12.9%
Carlsruhe — 65-74: 13.4% Woodend — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 5.5% / 6.8%
Carlsruhe — 75-84: 5.5% Woodend — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 2.2%
Carlsruhe — 85+: not among its largest Woodend — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carlsruhe 68.6% couple families
Carlsruhe — Couple Families: 68.6% Carlsruhe — Lone Person: 19.8% Carlsruhe — One Parent Families: 11.6% Carlsruhe — Group Household: 0.0% Carlsruhe — Other Families: 0.0%
Woodend 50.2% couple families
Woodend — Couple Families: 50.2% Woodend — Lone Person: 30.4% Woodend — One Parent Families: 16.3% Woodend — Group Household: 2.3% Woodend — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carlsruhe 3.9% renting
Carlsruhe — Owned Outright: 43.3% Carlsruhe — Mortgage: 52.8% Carlsruhe — Renting: 3.9%
Woodend 15.9% renting
Woodend — Owned Outright: 41.9% Woodend — Mortgage: 42.1% Woodend — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Carlsruhe Woodend
Bachelor Degree 12.8% / 17.1%
Carlsruhe — Bachelor Degree: 12.8% Woodend — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 11.1%
Carlsruhe — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Woodend — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 8.2%
Carlsruhe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Woodend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 7.4%
Carlsruhe — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Woodend — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 4.1%
Carlsruhe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Woodend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Carlsruhe Woodend
England 4.2% / 6.0%
Carlsruhe — England: 4.2% Woodend — England: 6.0%
Germany 1.3% / 0.8%
Carlsruhe — Germany: 1.3% Woodend — Germany: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.2%
Carlsruhe — New Zealand: 0.8% Woodend — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy 0.8% / 0.4%
Carlsruhe — Italy: 0.8% Woodend — Italy: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Carlsruhe — Scotland: not among its largest Woodend — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Carlsruhe — Netherlands: not among its largest Woodend — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carlsruhe 100.0% houses
Carlsruhe — Houses: 100.0% Carlsruhe — Townhouses: 0.0% Carlsruhe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodend 90.7% houses
Woodend — Houses: 90.7% Woodend — Townhouses: 8.9% Woodend — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carlsruhe Woodend
Median house price — $997,500
Median unit price — $730,000
Median land price — $737,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 95 sales

Zoning mix

Carlsruhe has more rural and farming land (76% vs 12%); Woodend has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 20%).

Carlsruhe Woodend
Rural and farming 76% 12%
Environmental 20% 68%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Residential 1% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
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
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Carlsruhe Woodend
Houses — 3.2%
$765/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carlsruhe Woodend
House price — Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 11% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 62% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 90% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Woodend is more walkable (63 vs 13).

Carlsruhe Woodend
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woodend carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0); Carlsruhe carries more flood risk (62 vs 25).

Carlsruhe Woodend
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 Low
25/100
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
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Carlsruhe

  • Woodend Primary School-Carlsruhe Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Woodend

  • Woodend Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Ambrose's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Braemar College - Woodend Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Carlsruhe Woodend
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Carlsruhe sits further from the CBD (82 km vs 69.3 km).

Carlsruhe Woodend
Walkability score 13/100 63/100
Distance to Melbourne 82 km
+15% vs other
 69.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 56 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.

Carlsruhe Woodend
Car (driver) 57.0% / 49.8%
Carlsruhe — Car (driver): 57.0% Woodend — Car (driver): 49.8%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 40.8%
Carlsruhe — Worked from Home: 39.6% Woodend — Worked from Home: 40.8%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 3.8%
Carlsruhe — Car (passenger): 3.4% Woodend — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Train — / 2.5%
Carlsruhe — Train: not among its largest Woodend — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Carlsruhe — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodend — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.0%).

Setting

Carlsruhe Woodend
Elevation 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 568 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carlsruhe Woodend
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
156 premises
 44%
3,120 premises

Climate

Carlsruhe Woodend
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Carlsruhe Woodend
Average residential rate $2,065/yr
same for both
Council Macedon Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Carlsruhe Woodend
Division Bendigo Mcewen
Member Lisa Chesters Rob Mitchell
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carlsruhe Woodend
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carlsruhe

Rural

Woodend

Acreage Professionals Trains

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