Carrajung vs Gormandale
Gormandale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in 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 share households, while Gormandale suits families with children.
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 carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 74/100)
- Gormandale has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gormandale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gormandale
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 144 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (183.1 km vs 194.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Carrajung carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 74/100)
- Gormandale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carrajung and Gormandale 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
Gormandale has more residents (324 vs 100); Carrajung rents higher ($250/wk vs $113/wk).
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 | 324 +224% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | +0.9% |
| Median age | 49 | 41 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $77,220/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +55% vs other | $113/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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 (5.0%).
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 (20.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $560,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 10% |
| 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 | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 45% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 74% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 61% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
Liveability
Gormandale is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Gormandale carries more flood risk (46 vs 0); Gormandale carries more crime risk (74 vs 30).
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | High 74/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| 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 | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Carrajung
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Gormandale
- Gormandale And District Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Carrajung sits further from the CBD (194.4 km vs 183.1 km).
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 194.4 km +6% vs other | 183.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 133 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3844 | 0.0% postcode 3873 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3844 | 67 postcode 3873 |
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 (70.3%).
Setting
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 583 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.2 km | 36.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carrajung | Gormandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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