Carlyle vs Gooramadda

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carlyle, the large majority of households are couple families. In Gooramadda, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Carlyle tends to suit couples and older residents, while Gooramadda 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

Gooramadda

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 51/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
  • But Carlyle is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 43%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Carlyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Carlyle

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Carlyle has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 21%)
  • Gooramadda carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 51/100)

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

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

Carlyle Gooramadda
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.

Carlyle Gooramadda
Walkability 0 / 0
Carlyle — Walkability: 0/100 Gooramadda — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 60
Carlyle — Safety: 49/100 Gooramadda — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 77 / 70
Carlyle — Low fire risk: 77/100 Gooramadda — Low fire risk: 70/100
Low flood risk 22 / 7
Carlyle — Low flood risk: 22/100 Gooramadda — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Gooramadda rents higher ($290/wk vs $200/wk); Carlyle has more residents (82 vs 62).

Carlyle Gooramadda
Population 82
+24% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +6.9%
Median age 56 58
Median household income $127,764/yr
+24% vs other
 $97,448/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $290/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carlyle Gooramadda
0-4 — / —
Carlyle — 0-4: not among its largest Gooramadda — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 4.9% / —
Carlyle — 5-14: 4.9% Gooramadda — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 — / —
Carlyle — 15-19: not among its largest Gooramadda — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Carlyle — 20-24: not among its largest Gooramadda — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.9% / 17.7%
Carlyle — 25-34: 4.9% Gooramadda — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 3.7% / 11.3%
Carlyle — 35-44: 3.7% Gooramadda — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 22.0% / 12.9%
Carlyle — 45-54: 22.0% Gooramadda — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 20.7% / 30.6%
Carlyle — 55-64: 20.7% Gooramadda — 55-64: 30.6%
65-74 17.1% / 12.9%
Carlyle — 65-74: 17.1% Gooramadda — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 11.0% / 8.1%
Carlyle — 75-84: 11.0% Gooramadda — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 7.3% / —
Carlyle — 85+: 7.3% Gooramadda — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carlyle 80.0% couple families
Carlyle — Couple Families: 80.0% Carlyle — Lone Person: 20.0%
Gooramadda 42.9% couple families
Gooramadda — Couple Families: 42.9% Gooramadda — Lone Person: 57.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carlyle 0.0% renting
Carlyle — Owned Outright: 55.2% Carlyle — Mortgage: 44.8% Carlyle — Renting: 0.0%
Gooramadda 20.0% renting
Gooramadda — Owned Outright: 45.0% Gooramadda — Mortgage: 35.0% Gooramadda — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carlyle 83.9% houses
Carlyle — Houses: 83.9% Carlyle — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Gooramadda 100.0% houses
Gooramadda — Houses: 100.0% Gooramadda — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carlyle Gooramadda
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 14.5%
Carlyle — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Gooramadda — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 8.1%
Carlyle — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Gooramadda — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 8.1%
Carlyle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Gooramadda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.8%
Carlyle — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gooramadda — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Carlyle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gooramadda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Zoning mix

Carlyle Gooramadda
Rural and farming 89% 97%
Parks and recreation 11% 2%
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

Carlyle Gooramadda
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carlyle Gooramadda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC

Liveability

Carlyle Gooramadda
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Carlyle carries more crime risk (51 vs 40); Gooramadda carries more flood risk (93 vs 78).

Carlyle Gooramadda
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood High
78/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Carlyle Gooramadda
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Carlyle Gooramadda
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Carlyle Gooramadda
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 305.5 km 305.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 197 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3685
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3685
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.

Carlyle Gooramadda
Car (driver) 73.2% / 55.6%
Carlyle — Car (driver): 73.2% Gooramadda — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 25.9%
Carlyle — Worked from Home: 26.8% Gooramadda — Worked from Home: 25.9%
Walked Only — / 18.5%
Carlyle — Walked Only: not among its largest Gooramadda — Walked Only: 18.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Carlyle Gooramadda
Elevation 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 147 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carlyle Gooramadda
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Carlyle Gooramadda
Annual rainfall 567 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Carlyle Gooramadda
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Carlyle Gooramadda
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carlyle Gooramadda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carlyle

Retirees Rural

Gooramadda

Rural

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