Carrajung vs Willung South
Willung South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Carrajung. 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 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
Willung South
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 54%)
- But Carrajung has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 76%)
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
Carrajung
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Carrajung
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (144 min vs 172 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (194.4 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 10%)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Willung South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.8% vs -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carrajung 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 $58,500); Willung South has more residents (146 vs 100).
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 | 146 +46% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | +5.8% |
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $94,224/yr +61% 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 (23.0%).
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 (19.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Carrajung has more rural and farming land (98% vs 26%).
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 26% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% 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 9% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Carrajung | 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 carries more crime risk (30 vs 20); Carrajung carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 63).
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | 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 | 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Willung South sits further from the CBD (204.8 km vs 194.4 km).
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 194.4 km | 204.8 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 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 (71.7%).
Setting
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 583 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.2 km | 26.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Carrajung | 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 | 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 | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carrajung | Willung South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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