Carwarp vs Koorlong

Koorlong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Carwarp. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Koorlong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Carwarp has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)

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

Carwarp

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($118/wk vs $280/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 13%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Carwarp

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (515.9 km vs 543 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (353 min vs 371 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Koorlong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Koorlong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.5% vs -2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carwarp and Koorlong 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 Koorlong
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 Koorlong
Walkability 10 / 10
Carwarp — Walkability: 10/100 Koorlong — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 16 / 34
Carwarp — Safety: 16/100 Koorlong — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 70 / 71
Carwarp — Low fire risk: 70/100 Koorlong — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Carwarp — Low flood risk: 100/100 Koorlong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Koorlong has more residents (397 vs 68); Koorlong rents higher ($280/wk vs $118/wk).

Carwarp Koorlong
Population 68 397
+484% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +8.5%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $77,948/yr $108,888/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $118/wk $280/wk
+137% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carwarp Koorlong
0-4 4.4% / 5.3%
Carwarp — 0-4: 4.4% Koorlong — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 22.1% / 19.1%
Carwarp — 5-14: 22.1% Koorlong — 5-14: 19.1%
15-19 — / 8.6%
Carwarp — 15-19: not among its largest Koorlong — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 7.4% / 4.0%
Carwarp — 20-24: 7.4% Koorlong — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 11.8% / 6.5%
Carwarp — 25-34: 11.8% Koorlong — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 8.8% / 13.9%
Carwarp — 35-44: 8.8% Koorlong — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 5.9% / 14.1%
Carwarp — 45-54: 5.9% Koorlong — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 16.2% / 16.1%
Carwarp — 55-64: 16.2% Koorlong — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 16.2% / 11.8%
Carwarp — 65-74: 16.2% Koorlong — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 — / 2.3%
Carwarp — 75-84: not among its largest Koorlong — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / —
Carwarp — 85+: not among its largest Koorlong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carwarp 66.7% couple families
Carwarp — Couple Families: 66.7% Carwarp — Lone Person: 33.3% Carwarp — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Koorlong 64.7% couple families
Koorlong — Couple Families: 64.7% Koorlong — Lone Person: 27.1% Koorlong — One Parent Families: 8.2%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Koorlong 8.0% renting
Koorlong — Owned Outright: 39.3% Koorlong — Mortgage: 52.7% Koorlong — Renting: 8.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carwarp 100.0% houses
Carwarp — Houses: 100.0% Carwarp — Townhouses: 0.0%
Koorlong 98.4% houses
Koorlong — Houses: 98.4% Koorlong — Townhouses: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Carwarp Koorlong
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 16.1%
Carwarp — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Koorlong — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.5%
Carwarp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Koorlong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.5%
Carwarp — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Koorlong — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Carwarp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Koorlong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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

Zoning mix

Carwarp has more rural and farming land (82% vs 42%).

Carwarp Koorlong
Rural and farming 82% 42%
Parks and recreation 18% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 10%
Industrial 0% 3%
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 Koorlong
New dwellings approved 446
across Mildura
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carwarp Koorlong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 16% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Carwarp Koorlong
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

Carwarp carries more crime risk (84 vs 66).

Carwarp Koorlong
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
66/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Carwarp Koorlong
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 Carwarp

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

Schools in Koorlong

  • Koorlong Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carwarp Koorlong
Parks & reserves 12 2
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Koorlong sits further from the CBD (543 km vs 515.9 km).

Carwarp Koorlong
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 515.9 km 543 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 min 371 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3494
 0.2%
postcode 3501
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3494
 73
postcode 3501

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 Koorlong
Car (driver) 100.0% / 71.8%
Carwarp — Car (driver): 100.0% Koorlong — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home — / 14.9%
Carwarp — Worked from Home: not among its largest Koorlong — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Car (passenger) — / 9.4%
Carwarp — Car (passenger): not among its largest Koorlong — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Carwarp — Walked Only: not among its largest Koorlong — Walked Only: 3.9%

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

Setting

Carwarp Koorlong
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carwarp

Family Rural

Koorlong

Family Rural

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