Carpendeit vs Jancourt East
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jancourt East, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Jancourt East tends to suit couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Carpendeit carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
- Jancourt East has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Carpendeit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Carpendeit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $241/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Carpendeit
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 155 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (183.8 km vs 200.4 km)
- But Jancourt East is more walkable (10/100 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
- Carpendeit carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 47/100)
- Jancourt East is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jancourt East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.6% vs -14.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carpendeit and Jancourt East 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
Jancourt East has more residents (185 vs 115); Jancourt East rents higher ($241/wk vs $200/wk).
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 115 | 185 +61% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.2% | -1.6% |
| Median age | 40 | 41 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $70,824/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $241/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).
Zoning mix
Carpendeit has more rural and farming land (87% vs 73%).
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 73% |
| Parks and recreation | 13% | 26% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
Jancourt East is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Carpendeit carries more flood risk (31 vs 0); Jancourt East carries more crime risk (47 vs 20).
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | High 87/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Flood | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Jancourt East sits further from the CBD (200.4 km vs 183.8 km).
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 183.8 km | 200.4 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 137 min | 155 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3260 | 0.2% postcode 3266 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 3260 | 37 postcode 3266 |
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 (55.3%).
Setting
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 150 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 167 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.8 km | 27.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 87 premises |
Climate
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm | 717 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr same for both | |
| Council | Corangamite same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carpendeit | Jancourt East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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