Carwarp vs Colignan

Colignan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Carwarp. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Carwarp, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Colignan, about half of households rent. On these figures, Carwarp tends to suit families with children and couples, while Colignan suits young adults.

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

Carwarp

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Colignan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Colignan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (341 min vs 353 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (513.3 km vs 515.9 km)
  • But Carwarp is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carwarp

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

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

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

Carwarp Colignan
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.

Carwarp Colignan
Walkability 10 / 0
Carwarp — Walkability: 10/100 Colignan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 19
Carwarp — Safety: 16/100 Colignan — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 70 / 65
Carwarp — Low fire risk: 70/100 Colignan — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 100 / 32
Carwarp — Low flood risk: 100/100 Colignan — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Colignan has more residents (305 vs 68); Carwarp skews older (44 vs 37).

Carwarp Colignan
Population 68 305
+349% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% -7.3%
Median age 44 37
Median household income $77,948/yr
+12% vs other
 $68,900/yr
Median weekly rent $118/wk $120/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carwarp Colignan
0-4 4.4% / 4.9%
Carwarp — 0-4: 4.4% Colignan — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 22.1% / 6.9%
Carwarp — 5-14: 22.1% Colignan — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 — / 4.9%
Carwarp — 15-19: not among its largest Colignan — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 7.4% / 7.2%
Carwarp — 20-24: 7.4% Colignan — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 11.8% / 24.3%
Carwarp — 25-34: 11.8% Colignan — 25-34: 24.3%
35-44 8.8% / 14.4%
Carwarp — 35-44: 8.8% Colignan — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 5.9% / 8.9%
Carwarp — 45-54: 5.9% Colignan — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 16.2% / 18.0%
Carwarp — 55-64: 16.2% Colignan — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 16.2% / 9.5%
Carwarp — 65-74: 16.2% Colignan — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 — / 3.0%
Carwarp — 75-84: not among its largest Colignan — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ — / 1.0%
Carwarp — 85+: not among its largest Colignan — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carwarp 66.7% couple families
Carwarp — Couple Families: 66.7% Carwarp — Lone Person: 33.3% Carwarp — Group Household: 0.0% Carwarp — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Colignan 34.9% couple families
Colignan — Couple Families: 34.9% Colignan — Lone Person: 38.6% Colignan — Group Household: 19.3% Colignan — One Parent Families: 7.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carwarp 0.0% renting
Carwarp — Owned Outright: 81.2% Carwarp — Mortgage: 18.8% Carwarp — Renting: 0.0%
Colignan 51.0% renting
Colignan — Owned Outright: 28.8% Colignan — Mortgage: 20.2% Colignan — Renting: 51.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carwarp 100.0% houses
Carwarp — Houses: 100.0% Carwarp — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Colignan 73.7% houses
Colignan — Houses: 73.7% Colignan — Flats / Apartments: 26.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carwarp Colignan
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 11.8%
Carwarp — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Colignan — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.9%
Carwarp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Colignan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.3%
Carwarp — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Colignan — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Property market

Carwarp Colignan
Median house price — $315,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Colignan has more rural and farming land (92% vs 82%).

Carwarp Colignan
Rural and farming 82% 92%
Parks and recreation 18% 7%
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

Carwarp Colignan
New dwellings approved 446
across Mildura
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carwarp Colignan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Carwarp is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Carwarp Colignan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Colignan carries more flood risk (68 vs 0).

Carwarp Colignan
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
35/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
81/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Carwarp Colignan
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

Carwarp Colignan
Parks & reserves 12 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Carwarp sits further from the CBD (515.9 km vs 513.3 km).

Carwarp Colignan
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 515.9 km 513.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 min 341 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3494
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3494
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.

Carwarp Colignan
Car (driver) 100.0% / 64.3%
Carwarp — Car (driver): 100.0% Colignan — Car (driver): 64.3%
Car (passenger) — / 14.3%
Carwarp — Car (passenger): not among its largest Colignan — Car (passenger): 14.3%
Worked from Home — / 8.7%
Carwarp — Worked from Home: not among its largest Colignan — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Bus — / 7.1%
Carwarp — Bus: not among its largest Colignan — Bus: 7.1%
Walked Only — / 5.6%
Carwarp — Walked Only: not among its largest Colignan — Walked Only: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Carwarp Colignan
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carwarp Colignan
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Carwarp Colignan
Annual rainfall 278 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Carwarp Colignan
Average residential rate $2,340/yr
same for both
Council Mildura
same for both

Federal electorate

Carwarp Colignan
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carwarp Colignan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carwarp

Family Rural

Colignan

Rural

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