Carwarp vs Nangiloc
In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Carwarp, most households are couple families. In Nangiloc, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Carwarp tends to suit families with children and couples, while Nangiloc suits people living alone.
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 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 43%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 70%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Carwarp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 43%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Carwarp
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($118/wk vs $185/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Carwarp
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (353 min vs 361 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (515.9 km vs 523.5 km)
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
Nangiloc
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.5% vs -2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carwarp and Nangiloc 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
Nangiloc has more residents (153 vs 68); Carwarp has higher household incomes ($77,948 vs $48,048).
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 | 153 +125% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.9% | +8.5% |
| Median age | 44 same for both | |
| Median household income | $77,948/yr +38% vs other | $48,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $118/wk | $185/wk +57% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (16.2%).
Zoning mix
Nangiloc has more rural and farming land (95% vs 82%).
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 95% |
| Parks and recreation | 18% | 4% |
| 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 | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 446 across Mildura same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 45% of VIC | Higher than 8% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 48% of VIC |
Liveability
Carwarp is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Nangiloc carries more flood risk (56 vs 0); Carwarp carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | High 79/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| 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 Nangiloc
- Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Nangiloc sits further from the CBD (523.5 km vs 515.9 km).
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 515.9 km | 523.5 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 353 min | 361 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 68 premises |
Climate
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,340/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mildura same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carwarp | Nangiloc | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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