Carramar vs Villawood

Villawood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 40 in Carramar. In Carramar, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Villawood, most households rent and most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Villawood tends to suit renters.

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

Villawood

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (73% vs 40%)
  • But Carramar carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Carramar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 53%)
  • has cheaper units ($385,000 vs $587,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Villawood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 49%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Carramar gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 4%)
  • Villawood is more walkable (81/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carramar

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 27%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 87/100)
  • But Villawood has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Villawood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.9% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carramar Villawood
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.

Carramar Villawood
Walkability 61 / 81
Carramar — Walkability: 61/100 Villawood — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 25 / 13
Carramar — Safety: 25/100 Villawood — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Carramar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Villawood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Villawood has more residents (7,051 vs 3,475); Carramar rents higher ($300/wk vs $210/wk).

Carramar Villawood
Population 3,475 7,051
+103% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +16.9%
Median age 40 34
Median household income $55,796/yr
+11% vs other
 $49,452/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+30% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carramar Villawood
0-4 5.2% / 6.9%
Carramar — 0-4: 5.2% Villawood — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 12.1% / 13.5%
Carramar — 5-14: 12.1% Villawood — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.7% / 7.3%
Carramar — 15-19: 5.7% Villawood — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.2% / 7.7%
Carramar — 20-24: 6.2% Villawood — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 13.8% / 15.4%
Carramar — 25-34: 13.8% Villawood — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 12.5% / 13.2%
Carramar — 35-44: 12.5% Villawood — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 13.2% / 12.3%
Carramar — 45-54: 13.2% Villawood — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 12.2% / 11.1%
Carramar — 55-64: 12.2% Villawood — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.9% / 8.2%
Carramar — 65-74: 9.9% Villawood — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 5.2% / 2.9%
Carramar — 75-84: 5.2% Villawood — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 3.7% / 1.4%
Carramar — 85+: 3.7% Villawood — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carramar 34.2% couple families
Carramar — Couple Families: 34.2% Carramar — Lone Person: 38.1% Carramar — One Parent Families: 21.8% Carramar — Group Household: 3.8% Carramar — Other Families: 2.0%
Villawood 40.0% couple families
Villawood — Couple Families: 40.0% Villawood — Lone Person: 31.9% Villawood — One Parent Families: 23.4% Villawood — Group Household: 2.7% Villawood — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carramar 49.2% renting
Carramar — Owned Outright: 23.9% Carramar — Mortgage: 26.9% Carramar — Renting: 49.2%
Villawood 60.9% renting
Villawood — Owned Outright: 16.6% Villawood — Mortgage: 22.4% Villawood — Renting: 60.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carramar Villawood
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 6.6%
Carramar — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Villawood — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 6.1%
Carramar — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Villawood — Certificate III & IV: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.8%
Carramar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Villawood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.1%
Carramar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Villawood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 0.4%
Carramar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Villawood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

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.

Carramar Villawood
Vietnam 18.0% / 12.7%
Carramar — Vietnam: 18.0% Villawood — Vietnam: 12.7%
Lebanon 2.6% / 7.3%
Carramar — Lebanon: 2.6% Villawood — Lebanon: 7.3%
China 3.7% / 3.4%
Carramar — China: 3.7% Villawood — China: 3.4%
Iraq 3.5% / 2.2%
Carramar — Iraq: 3.5% Villawood — Iraq: 2.2%
Afghanistan — / 2.5%
Carramar — Afghanistan: not among its largest Villawood — Afghanistan: 2.5%
Philippines 2.1% / —
Carramar — Philippines: 2.1% Villawood — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carramar 40.4% houses
Carramar — Houses: 40.4% Carramar — Flats / Apartments: 57.3% Carramar — Townhouses: 2.3%
Villawood 72.9% houses
Villawood — Houses: 72.9% Villawood — Flats / Apartments: 20.0% Villawood — Townhouses: 7.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carramar Villawood
Median house price $1,130,000 $1,210,000
Median unit price $385,000 $587,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 11 sales
 25 days
from 23 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Carramar Villawood
3 bed $1.1M / $1.12M
Carramar — 3 bed: $1.1M (11 sales) Villawood — 3 bed: $1.12M (19 sales)

11 vs 19 sales

4 bed $1.19M / $1.2M
Carramar — 4 bed: $1.19M (6 sales) Villawood — 4 bed: $1.2M (15 sales)

6 vs 15 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Carramar Villawood
2 bed $400K / $552K
Carramar — 2 bed: $400K (35 sales) Villawood — 2 bed: $552K (10 sales)

35 vs 10 sales

3 bed $505K / $800K
Carramar — 3 bed: $505K (7 sales) Villawood — 3 bed: $800K (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Villawood has more industrially zoned land (42% vs 0%); Carramar has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Carramar Villawood
Residential 67% 41%
Industrial 0% 42%
Environmental 13% 0%
Parks and recreation 11% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 11%
Commercial 2% 1%
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

Carramar Villawood
New dwellings approved 1,095
across Fairfield
 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
Approvals change year on year +29% +50%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Carramar Villawood
Houses — 4.3%
$920/wk on $1.1M
Units — 6.1%
$685/wk on $585K

Ranking within NSW

Carramar Villawood
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 89% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 96% of NSW

Liveability

Villawood is more walkable (81 vs 61); Villawood scores higher overall (56 vs 44).

Carramar Villawood
Grade C B
Score 44/100 56/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Villawood carries more crime risk (87 vs 75).

Carramar Villawood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
87/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Carramar Villawood
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.2 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 6.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.5%

Schools in Carramar

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Villawood

  • Carramar Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Villawood East Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carramar Villawood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 4 2
Parks & reserves 6 9
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Carramar Villawood
Walkability score 61/100 81/100
Distance to Sydney 30.3 km
+2% vs other
 29.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min
same for both
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 212.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2163
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 2163
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.

Carramar Villawood
Car (driver) 60.8% / 61.4%
Carramar — Car (driver): 60.8% Villawood — Car (driver): 61.4%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 25.8%
Carramar — Worked from Home: 23.2% Villawood — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Train 10.2% / 4.0%
Carramar — Train: 10.2% Villawood — Train: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.3%
Carramar — Car (passenger): 3.2% Villawood — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.6%
Carramar — Walked Only: 1.5% Villawood — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.4%).

Setting

Carramar Villawood
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.8 km
1.7 km to a named beach
 18.2 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Carramar Villawood
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,511 premises
 13%
2,676 premises

Climate

Carramar Villawood
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Carramar Villawood
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ 6.5 µg/m³
PM10 18.2 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.72 pphm 0.9 pphm

Council rates

Carramar Villawood
Average residential rate $990/yr $1,322/yr
Council Fairfield Canterbury-Bankstown

Federal electorate

Carramar Villawood
Division Fowler Blaxland
Member Dai Le Jason Clare
Party Independent Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Carramar Villawood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carramar

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks River Trains Transport Hub Urban

Villawood

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

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