Carwarp vs Red Cliffs

Red Cliffs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Carwarp. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carwarp, most households are couple families. On these figures, Carwarp tends to suit families with children and 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

Red Cliffs

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 12)
  • But Carwarp is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)

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

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($118/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Carwarp

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (515.9 km vs 530.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Red Cliffs

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Carwarp is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Red Cliffs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carwarp and Red Cliffs 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 Red Cliffs
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 Red Cliffs
Walkability 10 / 0
Carwarp — Walkability: 10/100 Red Cliffs — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 31
Carwarp — Safety: 16/100 Red Cliffs — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 70 / 72
Carwarp — Low fire risk: 70/100 Red Cliffs — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 100 / 7
Carwarp — Low flood risk: 100/100 Red Cliffs — Low flood risk: 7/100

Demographics

Red Cliffs has more residents (5,294 vs 68); Red Cliffs rents higher ($240/wk vs $118/wk).

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Population 68 5,294
+7685% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +4.6%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $77,948/yr
+14% vs other
 $67,080/yr
Median weekly rent $118/wk $240/wk
+103% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carwarp Red Cliffs
0-4 4.4% / 5.3%
Carwarp — 0-4: 4.4% Red Cliffs — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 22.1% / 13.0%
Carwarp — 5-14: 22.1% Red Cliffs — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Carwarp — 15-19: not among its largest Red Cliffs — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 7.4% / 5.6%
Carwarp — 20-24: 7.4% Red Cliffs — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.8% / 12.2%
Carwarp — 25-34: 11.8% Red Cliffs — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 8.8% / 12.0%
Carwarp — 35-44: 8.8% Red Cliffs — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 5.9% / 12.2%
Carwarp — 45-54: 5.9% Red Cliffs — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.2% / 14.9%
Carwarp — 55-64: 16.2% Red Cliffs — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 16.2% / 10.6%
Carwarp — 65-74: 16.2% Red Cliffs — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / 5.6%
Carwarp — 75-84: not among its largest Red Cliffs — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 2.7%
Carwarp — 85+: not among its largest Red Cliffs — 85+: 2.7%

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% Carwarp — Group Household: 0.0% Carwarp — Other Families: 0.0%
Red Cliffs 39.5% couple families
Red Cliffs — Couple Families: 39.5% Red Cliffs — Lone Person: 39.3% Red Cliffs — One Parent Families: 16.6% Red Cliffs — Group Household: 3.1% Red Cliffs — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Red Cliffs 25.4% renting
Red Cliffs — Owned Outright: 37.2% Red Cliffs — Mortgage: 37.4% Red Cliffs — Renting: 25.4%
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% Carwarp — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Red Cliffs 92.1% houses
Red Cliffs — Houses: 92.1% Red Cliffs — Townhouses: 6.4% Red Cliffs — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 17.2%
Carwarp — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Red Cliffs — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.1%
Carwarp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Red Cliffs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.4%
Carwarp — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Red Cliffs — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Carwarp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Red Cliffs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Carwarp — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Red Cliffs — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Property market

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Median house price — $465,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 56 sales

Zoning mix

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Rural and farming 82% 72%
Parks and recreation 18% 24%
Residential 0% 1%
Industrial 0% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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 Red Cliffs
New dwellings approved 446
across Mildura
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

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.

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Houses — 4.8%
$485/wk on $525K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Carwarp Red Cliffs
House price — Higher than 10% of VIC
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 89% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 88% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 3% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of VIC

Liveability

Carwarp is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Red Cliffs carries more flood risk (93 vs 0); Carwarp carries more crime risk (84 vs 69).

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
28/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
93/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Red Cliffs

  • Red Cliffs East Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Red Cliffs Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Red Cliffs Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne - Sunnycliffs Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 12 16
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Red Cliffs sits further from the CBD (530.8 km vs 515.9 km).

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 515.9 km 530.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3494
 0.1%
postcode 3496
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3494
 52
postcode 3496

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 Red Cliffs
Car (driver) 100.0% / 78.4%
Carwarp — Car (driver): 100.0% Red Cliffs — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home — / 9.6%
Carwarp — Worked from Home: not among its largest Red Cliffs — Worked from Home: 9.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.9%
Carwarp — Car (passenger): not among its largest Red Cliffs — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Carwarp — Walked Only: not among its largest Red Cliffs — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bus — / 1.2%
Carwarp — Bus: not among its largest Red Cliffs — Bus: 1.2%

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

Setting

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carwarp Red Cliffs
Connectivity score 29/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 27%
2,544 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carwarp

Family Rural

Red Cliffs

Acreage Affordable

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