Carlyle vs Wahgunyah

Wahgunyah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Carlyle. 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. On these figures, Carlyle tends to suit couples and older residents, while Wahgunyah 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

Wahgunyah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 51/100)
  • But Carlyle is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 54%)

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 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Carlyle

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wahgunyah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (297.1 km vs 305.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (192 min vs 197 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Carlyle has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 27%)
  • Wahgunyah carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Carlyle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.8% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carlyle and Wahgunyah 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 Wahgunyah
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 Wahgunyah
Walkability 0 / 4
Carlyle — Walkability: 0/100 Wahgunyah — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 49 / 65
Carlyle — Safety: 49/100 Wahgunyah — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 77 / 81
Carlyle — Low fire risk: 77/100 Wahgunyah — Low fire risk: 81/100
Low flood risk 22 / 14
Carlyle — Low flood risk: 22/100 Wahgunyah — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Wahgunyah has more residents (1,061 vs 82); Carlyle has higher household incomes ($127,764 vs $66,560).

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Population 82 1,061
+1194% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -3.4%
Median age 56 49
Median household income $127,764/yr
+48% vs other
 $66,560/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $230/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carlyle Wahgunyah
0-4 — / 4.6%
Carlyle — 0-4: not among its largest Wahgunyah — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 4.9% / 11.9%
Carlyle — 5-14: 4.9% Wahgunyah — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 — / 5.1%
Carlyle — 15-19: not among its largest Wahgunyah — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 4.2%
Carlyle — 20-24: not among its largest Wahgunyah — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 4.9% / 8.9%
Carlyle — 25-34: 4.9% Wahgunyah — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 3.7% / 10.7%
Carlyle — 35-44: 3.7% Wahgunyah — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 22.0% / 14.4%
Carlyle — 45-54: 22.0% Wahgunyah — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 20.7% / 13.9%
Carlyle — 55-64: 20.7% Wahgunyah — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 17.1% / 17.2%
Carlyle — 65-74: 17.1% Wahgunyah — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 11.0% / 7.9%
Carlyle — 75-84: 11.0% Wahgunyah — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 7.3% / 2.1%
Carlyle — 85+: 7.3% Wahgunyah — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carlyle 80.0% couple families
Carlyle — Couple Families: 80.0% Carlyle — Lone Person: 20.0% Carlyle — One Parent Families: 0.0% Carlyle — Group Household: 0.0% Carlyle — Other Families: 0.0%
Wahgunyah 39.4% couple families
Wahgunyah — Couple Families: 39.4% Wahgunyah — Lone Person: 41.2% Wahgunyah — One Parent Families: 14.1% Wahgunyah — Group Household: 2.8% Wahgunyah — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Wahgunyah 16.3% renting
Wahgunyah — Owned Outright: 45.9% Wahgunyah — Mortgage: 37.8% Wahgunyah — Renting: 16.3%
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% Carlyle — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wahgunyah 89.1% houses
Wahgunyah — Houses: 89.1% Wahgunyah — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Wahgunyah — Townhouses: 9.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 20.3%
Carlyle — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Wahgunyah — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 6.6%
Carlyle — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Wahgunyah — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 6.9%
Carlyle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Wahgunyah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Carlyle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wahgunyah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Carlyle — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wahgunyah — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Property market

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Median house price — $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $290,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Rural and farming 89% 85%
Parks and recreation 11% 8%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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 Wahgunyah
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carlyle Wahgunyah
House price — Higher than 16% of VIC
Income Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 72% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Carlyle carries more crime risk (51 vs 35).

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
35/100
Flood High
78/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carlyle

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wahgunyah

  • Wahgunyah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Carlyle sits further from the CBD (305.5 km vs 297.1 km).

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 305.5 km
+3% vs other
 297.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 197 min 192 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3685
 0.3%
postcode 3687
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 3685
 65
postcode 3687

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 Wahgunyah
Car (driver) 73.2% / 84.9%
Carlyle — Car (driver): 73.2% Wahgunyah — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 8.3%
Carlyle — Worked from Home: 26.8% Wahgunyah — Worked from Home: 8.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Carlyle — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wahgunyah — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 1.5%
Carlyle — Walked Only: not among its largest Wahgunyah — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Carlyle — Bicycle: not among its largest Wahgunyah — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Elevation 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Connectivity score 30/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 48%
563 premises

Climate

Carlyle Wahgunyah
Annual rainfall 567 mm 540 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.1°C 3.4°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carlyle

Retirees Rural

Wahgunyah

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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