Carrajung Lower vs Won Wron

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Won Wron, about half of households are couple families.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Won Wron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Won Wron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

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 161 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (198.6 km vs 211 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carrajung Lower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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 -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carrajung Lower and Won Wron 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 Won Wron
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 Won Wron
Walkability 10 / 0
Carrajung Lower — Walkability: 10/100 Won Wron — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 30
Carrajung Lower — Safety: 36/100 Won Wron — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 20 / 32
Carrajung Lower — Low fire risk: 20/100 Won Wron — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 100 / 51
Carrajung Lower — Low flood risk: 100/100 Won Wron — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Won Wron has more residents (196 vs 129); Won Wron has higher household incomes ($79,040 vs $53,092).

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Population 129 196
+52% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.2% -11.7%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $53,092/yr $79,040/yr
+49% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
0-4 7.0% / 4.1%
Carrajung Lower — 0-4: 7.0% Won Wron — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 10.9% / 9.7%
Carrajung Lower — 5-14: 10.9% Won Wron — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 6.2% / 4.1%
Carrajung Lower — 15-19: 6.2% Won Wron — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 2.3% / 3.6%
Carrajung Lower — 20-24: 2.3% Won Wron — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.3% / 9.2%
Carrajung Lower — 25-34: 9.3% Won Wron — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 7.0% / 12.8%
Carrajung Lower — 35-44: 7.0% Won Wron — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.5% / 12.8%
Carrajung Lower — 45-54: 15.5% Won Wron — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 23.3% / 25.0%
Carrajung Lower — 55-64: 23.3% Won Wron — 55-64: 25.0%
65-74 15.5% / 17.3%
Carrajung Lower — 65-74: 15.5% Won Wron — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 3.9% / 7.1%
Carrajung Lower — 75-84: 3.9% Won Wron — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.3% / —
Carrajung Lower — 85+: 2.3% Won Wron — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carrajung Lower 40.7% couple families
Carrajung Lower — Couple Families: 40.7% Carrajung Lower — One Parent Families: 33.3% Carrajung Lower — Lone Person: 25.9%
Won Wron 46.7% couple families
Won Wron — Couple Families: 46.7% Won Wron — One Parent Families: 30.0% Won Wron — Lone Person: 23.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

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%
Won Wron 9.2% renting
Won Wron — Owned Outright: 59.2% Won Wron — Mortgage: 31.6% Won Wron — Renting: 9.2%
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.

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
England 7.0% / 1.5%
Carrajung Lower — England: 7.0% Won Wron — England: 1.5%
Scotland — / 2.0%
Carrajung Lower — Scotland: not among its largest Won Wron — Scotland: 2.0%
Netherlands — / 2.0%
Carrajung Lower — Netherlands: not among its largest Won Wron — Netherlands: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Carrajung Lower — New Zealand: not among its largest Won Wron — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany — / 1.5%
Carrajung Lower — Germany: not among its largest Won Wron — Germany: 1.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 19.9%
Carrajung Lower — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Won Wron — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.2%
Carrajung Lower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Won Wron — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 7.7%
Carrajung Lower — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Won Wron — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.5%
Carrajung Lower — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Won Wron — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Carrajung Lower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Won Wron — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

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%
Won Wron 100.0% houses
Won Wron — Houses: 100.0% Won Wron — Townhouses: 0.0% Won Wron — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Carrajung Lower has more rural and farming land (98% vs 47%).

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Rural and farming 98% 47%
Parks and recreation 0% 53%
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 Won Wron
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Carrajung Lower is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Won Wron carries more flood risk (49 vs 0); Carrajung Lower carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 68).

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Bushfire High
80/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
70/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
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 Won Wron
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Won Wron sits further from the CBD (211 km vs 198.6 km).

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 198.6 km 211 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3844
 0.3%
postcode 3971
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3844
 42
postcode 3971

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 Won Wron
Car (driver) 80.6% / 79.7%
Carrajung Lower — Car (driver): 80.6% Won Wron — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 20.3%
Carrajung Lower — Worked from Home: 19.4% Won Wron — Worked from Home: 20.3%

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

Setting

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Elevation 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.5 km 18.4 km

NBN connectivity

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
Connectivity score 16/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
90 premises

Climate

Carrajung Lower Won Wron
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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carrajung Lower

Rural

Won Wron

Rural

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