Carrick vs Towrang

Towrang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 56 in Carrick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carrick, most households are couple families. In Towrang, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carrick: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.19 million in Towrang, though rent is higher in Towrang. On these figures, Carrick tends to suit 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

Carrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carrick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Carrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carrick Towrang
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.

Carrick Towrang
Walkability 0 / 0
Carrick — Walkability: 0/100 Towrang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 32
Carrick — Safety: 50/100 Towrang — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 28 / 23
Carrick — Low fire risk: 28/100 Towrang — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Towrang rents higher ($390/wk vs $200/wk); Carrick has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $81,224).

Carrick Towrang
Population 164
+2% vs other
 161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% -5.8%
Median age 56 52
Median household income $109,200/yr
+26% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $390/wk
+95% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carrick Towrang
0-4 1.8% / 2.5%
Carrick — 0-4: 1.8% Towrang — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 12.2% / 12.4%
Carrick — 5-14: 12.2% Towrang — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 4.9% / 6.2%
Carrick — 15-19: 4.9% Towrang — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 1.8% / 2.5%
Carrick — 20-24: 1.8% Towrang — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 6.1% / 10.6%
Carrick — 25-34: 6.1% Towrang — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 9.1% / 9.9%
Carrick — 35-44: 9.1% Towrang — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 11.6% / 13.0%
Carrick — 45-54: 11.6% Towrang — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 28.0% / 19.3%
Carrick — 55-64: 28.0% Towrang — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 14.0% / 17.4%
Carrick — 65-74: 14.0% Towrang — 65-74: 17.4%
75-84 8.5% / 9.3%
Carrick — 75-84: 8.5% Towrang — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.4% / 3.1%
Carrick — 85+: 2.4% Towrang — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carrick 62.5% couple families
Carrick — Couple Families: 62.5% Carrick — Lone Person: 37.5% Carrick — Group Household: 0.0% Carrick — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Towrang 47.1% couple families
Towrang — Couple Families: 47.1% Towrang — Lone Person: 32.4% Towrang — Group Household: 11.8% Towrang — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carrick 15.6% renting
Carrick — Owned Outright: 40.0% Carrick — Mortgage: 44.4% Carrick — Renting: 15.6%
Towrang 5.8% renting
Towrang — Owned Outright: 57.7% Towrang — Mortgage: 36.5% Towrang — Renting: 5.8%
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.

Carrick Towrang
England 3.0% / 3.1%
Carrick — England: 3.0% Towrang — England: 3.1%
New Zealand — / 4.3%
Carrick — New Zealand: not among its largest Towrang — New Zealand: 4.3%
China — / 2.5%
Carrick — China: not among its largest Towrang — China: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Carrick Towrang
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 20.5%
Carrick — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Towrang — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 12.4%
Carrick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Towrang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / —
Carrick — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Towrang — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Carrick — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Towrang — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carrick 100.0% houses
Carrick — Houses: 100.0%
Towrang 100.0% houses
Towrang — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Carrick Towrang
Median house price $1,300,000 $1,190,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $460,000

Zoning mix

Carrick has more rural and farming land (69% vs 42%); Towrang has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 31%).

Carrick Towrang
Rural and farming 69% 42%
Environmental 31% 53%
Industrial 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Carrick Towrang
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both
Approvals change year on year -1%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carrick Towrang
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Carrick Towrang
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Towrang carries more crime risk (68 vs 50).

Carrick Towrang
Bushfire High
72/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Carrick Towrang
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

Carrick Towrang
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Carrick Towrang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 191.3 km 190.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
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.

Carrick Towrang
Car (driver) 72.6% / 74.2%
Carrick — Car (driver): 72.6% Towrang — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 17.7%
Carrick — Worked from Home: 14.5% Towrang — Worked from Home: 17.7%
Car (passenger) 12.9% / —
Carrick — Car (passenger): 12.9% Towrang — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 8.1%
Carrick — Walked Only: not among its largest Towrang — Walked Only: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Carrick Towrang
Elevation 616 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 667 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carrick Towrang
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Carrick Towrang
Annual rainfall 658 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Carrick Towrang
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Carrick Towrang
Average residential rate $1,370/yr
same for both
Council Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both

Federal electorate

Carrick Towrang
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carrick Towrang
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carrick

Retirees Rural

Towrang

Retirees Rural

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