Carrajung Lower vs Willung South
Willung South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Carrajung Lower. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Willung South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Willung South tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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
- Carrajung Lower has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 76%)
- Willung South has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Willung South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Carrajung Lower has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
- Willung South leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Carrajung Lower
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 172 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (198.6 km vs 204.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Willung South
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 9%)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 64/100)
- But Carrajung Lower is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
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 5.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carrajung Lower and Willung South 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
Willung South has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $53,092); Willung South rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 | 146 +13% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.2% | +5.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Median household income | $53,092/yr | $94,224/yr +77% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $350/wk +40% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (26.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Carrajung Lower has more rural and farming land (98% vs 26%).
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 26% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 73% |
| 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 61% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
Carrajung Lower is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Carrajung Lower carries more crime risk (64 vs 20); Carrajung Lower carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 63).
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Willung South sits further from the CBD (204.8 km vs 198.6 km).
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 198.6 km | 204.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 145 min | 172 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3844 | 0.3% postcode 3847 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3844 | 53 postcode 3847 |
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 (80.6%).
Setting
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 227 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.5 km | 26.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carrajung Lower | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Carrajung Lower
Willung South
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