Carngham vs Snake Valley

Carngham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Snake Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Snake Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 89/100)

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

Carngham

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Snake Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Snake Valley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Carngham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carngham Snake Valley
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.

Carngham Snake Valley
Walkability 0 / 28
Carngham — Walkability: 0/100 Snake Valley — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 11 / 62
Carngham — Safety: 11/100 Snake Valley — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 57 / 41
Carngham — Low fire risk: 57/100 Snake Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carngham — Low flood risk: 100/100 Snake Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Snake Valley has more residents (820 vs 171); Snake Valley rents higher ($250/wk vs $180/wk).

Carngham Snake Valley
Population 171 820
+380% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% +10.4%
Median age 39 46
Median household income $68,692/yr
+7% vs other
 $63,752/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $250/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carngham Snake Valley
0-4 7.0% / 3.9%
Carngham — 0-4: 7.0% Snake Valley — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 11.7% / 13.0%
Carngham — 5-14: 11.7% Snake Valley — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.3% / 5.0%
Carngham — 15-19: 5.3% Snake Valley — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.5% / 4.4%
Carngham — 20-24: 3.5% Snake Valley — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 14.0% / 10.1%
Carngham — 25-34: 14.0% Snake Valley — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 13.5% / 12.0%
Carngham — 35-44: 13.5% Snake Valley — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 7.6% / 15.0%
Carngham — 45-54: 7.6% Snake Valley — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 12.9% / 18.5%
Carngham — 55-64: 12.9% Snake Valley — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 15.2% / 11.1%
Carngham — 65-74: 15.2% Snake Valley — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 6.4% / 5.2%
Carngham — 75-84: 6.4% Snake Valley — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 0.6%
Carngham — 85+: not among its largest Snake Valley — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carngham 42.4% couple families
Carngham — Couple Families: 42.4% Carngham — Lone Person: 36.4% Carngham — One Parent Families: 21.2%
Snake Valley 41.6% couple families
Snake Valley — Couple Families: 41.6% Snake Valley — Lone Person: 37.3% Snake Valley — One Parent Families: 21.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carngham 0.0% renting
Carngham — Owned Outright: 59.6% Carngham — Mortgage: 40.4% Carngham — Renting: 0.0%
Snake Valley 7.9% renting
Snake Valley — Owned Outright: 45.5% Snake Valley — Mortgage: 46.5% Snake Valley — Renting: 7.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Carngham Snake Valley
England 4.7% / 4.4%
Carngham — England: 4.7% Snake Valley — England: 4.4%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Carngham — Philippines: not among its largest Snake Valley — Philippines: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Carngham — New Zealand: not among its largest Snake Valley — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Carngham — Scotland: not among its largest Snake Valley — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Carngham — Germany: not among its largest Snake Valley — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Carngham Snake Valley
Certificate III & IV 25.1% / 18.4%
Carngham — Certificate III & IV: 25.1% Snake Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 7.7%
Carngham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Snake Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 7.7%
Carngham — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Snake Valley — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.1%
Carngham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Snake Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.7%
Carngham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Snake Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carngham 100.0% houses
Carngham — Houses: 100.0% Carngham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Snake Valley 98.4% houses
Snake Valley — Houses: 98.4% Snake Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carngham Snake Valley
Median house price — $502,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Carngham has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Carngham Snake Valley
Rural and farming 85% 86%
Environmental 14% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 12%
Residential 0% 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

Carngham Snake Valley
New dwellings approved 45
across Pyrenees
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carngham Snake Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Snake Valley is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Carngham Snake Valley
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Carngham carries more crime risk (89 vs 38); Snake Valley carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 43).

Carngham Snake Valley
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
89/100
 Low
38/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Carngham Snake Valley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carngham

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

Schools in Snake Valley

  • Woady Yaloak Primary School-Snake Valley Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Carngham Snake Valley
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Carngham Snake Valley
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 154.2 km 154.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
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.

Carngham Snake Valley
Car (driver) 69.6% / 84.2%
Carngham — Car (driver): 69.6% Snake Valley — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 22.8% / 12.6%
Carngham — Worked from Home: 22.8% Snake Valley — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 1.8%
Carngham — Car (passenger): 7.6% Snake Valley — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Carngham — Walked Only: not among its largest Snake Valley — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Carngham Snake Valley
Elevation 369 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 401 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carngham Snake Valley
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
359 premises

Climate

Carngham Snake Valley
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Carngham Snake Valley
Average residential rate $1,584/yr
same for both
Council Pyrenees
same for both

Federal electorate

Carngham Snake Valley
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carngham Snake Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carngham

Rural

Snake Valley

Affordable Rural

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