Casterton vs Carapook

Carapook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 58 in Casterton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Casterton, most households are people living alone. In Carapook, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Casterton tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Carapook suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Casterton has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • Carapook is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 32%)

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

First-home buyers

Carapook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Carapook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $160/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carapook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (369.5 km vs 382.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 272 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Casterton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 16%)
  • But Carapook carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)

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

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

Casterton Carapook
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.

Casterton Carapook
Walkability 0 / 0
Casterton — Walkability: 0/100 Carapook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 69
Casterton — Safety: 49/100 Carapook — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 21 / 100
Casterton — Low fire risk: 21/100 Carapook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 47 / 100
Casterton — Low flood risk: 47/100 Carapook — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Casterton has more residents (1,673 vs 67); Carapook has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $45,812).

Casterton Carapook
Population 1,673
+96% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% -4.3%
Median age 58 49
Median household income $45,812/yr $125,632/yr
+174% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk
+25% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Casterton Carapook
0-4 3.4% / 4.5%
Casterton — 0-4: 3.4% Carapook — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 7.7% / 9.0%
Casterton — 5-14: 7.7% Carapook — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.1% / 13.4%
Casterton — 15-19: 4.1% Carapook — 15-19: 13.4%
20-24 4.0% / 4.5%
Casterton — 20-24: 4.0% Carapook — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.7% / 4.5%
Casterton — 25-34: 7.7% Carapook — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 6.6% / 9.0%
Casterton — 35-44: 6.6% Carapook — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 9.8% / 20.9%
Casterton — 45-54: 9.8% Carapook — 45-54: 20.9%
55-64 18.4% / 13.4%
Casterton — 55-64: 18.4% Carapook — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 18.0% / 16.4%
Casterton — 65-74: 18.0% Carapook — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 13.5% / —
Casterton — 75-84: 13.5% Carapook — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 6.6% / —
Casterton — 85+: 6.6% Carapook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Casterton 21.4% couple families
Casterton — Couple Families: 21.4% Casterton — Lone Person: 62.2% Casterton — One Parent Families: 11.0% Casterton — Group Household: 3.9% Casterton — Other Families: 1.6%
Carapook 78.6% couple families
Carapook — Couple Families: 78.6% Carapook — Lone Person: 21.4% Carapook — One Parent Families: 0.0% Carapook — Group Household: 0.0% Carapook — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Casterton 15.5% renting
Casterton — Owned Outright: 61.8% Casterton — Mortgage: 22.7% Casterton — Renting: 15.5%
Carapook 15.0% renting
Carapook — Owned Outright: 60.0% Carapook — Mortgage: 25.0% Carapook — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Casterton Carapook
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 19.4%
Casterton — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Carapook — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.0%
Casterton — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Carapook — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.5%
Casterton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Carapook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Casterton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Carapook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Casterton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Carapook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Casterton Carapook
New Zealand 1.9% / 4.5%
Casterton — New Zealand: 1.9% Carapook — New Zealand: 4.5%
Philippines 0.3% / 4.5%
Casterton — Philippines: 0.3% Carapook — Philippines: 4.5%
England 2.3% / —
Casterton — England: 2.3% Carapook — England: not among its largest
India 1.2% / —
Casterton — India: 1.2% Carapook — India: not among its largest
Nepal 0.7% / —
Casterton — Nepal: 0.7% Carapook — Nepal: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Casterton — South Africa: 0.4% Carapook — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Casterton 94.3% houses
Casterton — Houses: 94.3% Casterton — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Carapook 100.0% houses
Carapook — Houses: 100.0% Carapook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Casterton Carapook
Median house price $313,750 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $350,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 84 days
from 29 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Carapook has more rural and farming land (100% vs 62%).

Casterton Carapook
Rural and farming 62% 100%
Parks and recreation 34% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Casterton Carapook
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
 43
across Southern Grampians
Approvals change year on year -65% +200%

Ranking within VIC

Casterton Carapook
House price Higher than 2% of VIC —
Income Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Schools Higher than 31% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 97% of VIC —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC

Liveability

Casterton Carapook
Grade D —
Score 11/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Casterton carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0); Casterton carries more flood risk (53 vs 0).

Casterton Carapook
Bushfire High
79/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
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

Casterton Carapook
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Casterton

  • Casterton Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Casterton Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Carapook

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

Amenities in the suburb

Casterton Carapook
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 12 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Casterton sits further from the CBD (382.2 km vs 369.5 km).

Casterton Carapook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 382.2 km
+3% vs other
 369.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 272 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3311
 0.0%
postcode 3312
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3311
 28
postcode 3312

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.

Casterton Carapook
Car (driver) 74.6% / 54.3%
Casterton — Car (driver): 74.6% Carapook — Car (driver): 54.3%
Worked from Home 8.0% / 45.7%
Casterton — Worked from Home: 8.0% Carapook — Worked from Home: 45.7%
Walked Only 9.3% / —
Casterton — Walked Only: 9.3% Carapook — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Casterton — Car (passenger): 7.1% Carapook — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Casterton — Bicycle: 0.9% Carapook — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Casterton Carapook
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Casterton Carapook
Connectivity score 73/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
1,150 premises
 0%
22 premises

Council rates

Casterton Carapook
Average residential rate $1,852/yr $1,892/yr
Council Glenelg Southern Grampians

Federal electorate

Casterton Carapook
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Casterton Carapook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Casterton

Affordable Retirees Rural

Carapook

Rural

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