Carrajung Lower vs Carrajung

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Carrajung tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Carrajung Lower is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 54%)
  • Carrajung carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

Carrajung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Carrajung Lower is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Carrajung sits closer to the CBD (194.4 km vs 198.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Carrajung Lower is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Carrajung carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Carrajung Lower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
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.

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Walkability 10 / 0
Carrajung Lower — Walkability: 10/100 Carrajung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 70
Carrajung Lower — Safety: 36/100 Carrajung — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 20 / 15
Carrajung Lower — Low fire risk: 20/100 Carrajung — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carrajung Lower — Low flood risk: 100/100 Carrajung — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carrajung Lower has more residents (129 vs 100); Carrajung has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $53,092).

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Population 129
+22% vs other
 100
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.2% -2.0%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $53,092/yr $58,500/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
0-4 7.0% / —
Carrajung Lower — 0-4: 7.0% Carrajung — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.9% / 16.0%
Carrajung Lower — 5-14: 10.9% Carrajung — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 6.2% / 4.0%
Carrajung Lower — 15-19: 6.2% Carrajung — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 2.3% / 11.0%
Carrajung Lower — 20-24: 2.3% Carrajung — 20-24: 11.0%
25-34 9.3% / 6.0%
Carrajung Lower — 25-34: 9.3% Carrajung — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 7.0% / 16.0%
Carrajung Lower — 35-44: 7.0% Carrajung — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 15.5% / 13.0%
Carrajung Lower — 45-54: 15.5% Carrajung — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 23.3% / 23.0%
Carrajung Lower — 55-64: 23.3% Carrajung — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 15.5% / 14.0%
Carrajung Lower — 65-74: 15.5% Carrajung — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 3.9% / 4.0%
Carrajung Lower — 75-84: 3.9% Carrajung — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 2.3% / —
Carrajung Lower — 85+: 2.3% Carrajung — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

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.

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
England 7.0% / 5.0%
Carrajung Lower — England: 7.0% Carrajung — England: 5.0%
New Zealand — / 4.0%
Carrajung Lower — New Zealand: not among its largest Carrajung — New Zealand: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carrajung Lower 40.7% couple families
Carrajung Lower — Couple Families: 40.7% Carrajung Lower — Lone Person: 25.9% Carrajung Lower — One Parent Families: 33.3% Carrajung Lower — Group Household: 0.0%
Carrajung 39.3% couple families
Carrajung — Couple Families: 39.3% Carrajung — Lone Person: 35.7% Carrajung — One Parent Families: 14.3% Carrajung — Group Household: 10.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carrajung Lower 91.3% houses
Carrajung Lower — Houses: 91.3% Carrajung Lower — Townhouses: 6.5% Carrajung Lower — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Carrajung 92.3% houses
Carrajung — Houses: 92.3% Carrajung — Townhouses: 10.3% Carrajung — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 19.0%
Carrajung Lower — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Carrajung — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 12.0%
Carrajung Lower — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Carrajung — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 4.0%
Carrajung Lower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Carrajung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Carrajung Lower — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Carrajung — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carrajung Lower 9.3% renting
Carrajung Lower — Owned Outright: 51.2% Carrajung Lower — Mortgage: 39.5% Carrajung Lower — Renting: 9.3%
Carrajung 8.3% renting
Carrajung — Owned Outright: 52.8% Carrajung — Mortgage: 38.9% Carrajung — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Rural and farming 98%
same for both
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC

Liveability

Carrajung Lower is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Carrajung Lower carries more crime risk (64 vs 30).

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
30/100
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

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
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

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Carrajung Lower sits further from the CBD (198.6 km vs 194.4 km).

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 198.6 km
+2% vs other
 194.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 144 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3844
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3844
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.

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Car (driver) 80.6% / 62.8%
Carrajung Lower — Car (driver): 80.6% Carrajung — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 27.9%
Carrajung Lower — Worked from Home: 19.4% Carrajung — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Car (passenger) — / 9.3%
Carrajung Lower — Car (passenger): not among its largest Carrajung — Car (passenger): 9.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Elevation 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 583 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.5 km 29.2 km

NBN connectivity

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carrajung Lower Carrajung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carrajung Lower

Rural

Carrajung

Rural

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