Carpendeit vs Stonyford
Carpendeit is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 56 in Stonyford. 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
Carpendeit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stonyford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Carpendeit
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stonyford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (131 min vs 137 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (177.2 km vs 183.8 km)
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 75/100)
- Stonyford has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stonyford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.5% vs -14.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carpendeit and Stonyford 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
Carpendeit has more residents (115 vs 65); Stonyford has higher household incomes ($105,820 vs $68,224).
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 115 +43% vs other | 65 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.2% | +27.5% |
| Median age | 40 | 56 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $105,820/yr +55% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $260/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).
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 (15.4%).
Zoning mix
Stonyford has more rural and farming land (98% vs 87%).
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 13% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Corangamite | 226 across Colac Otway |
| Approvals change year on year | +117% | +64% |
Ranking within VIC
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 78% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
Liveability
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Stonyford carries more crime risk (75 vs 20); Stonyford carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 48).
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | High 75/100 |
| Flood | Low 31/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Carpendeit sits further from the CBD (183.8 km vs 177.2 km).
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 183.8 km +4% vs other | 177.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 137 min | 131 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3260 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 3260 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 150 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.8 km | 40.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 607 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,335/yr | $2,023/yr |
| Council | Corangamite | Colac Otway |
Federal electorate
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carpendeit | Stonyford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.