Caulfield East vs Carnegie

Caulfield East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Carnegie. In both, about half of households are people living alone. In Caulfield East, about half of households rent. In Carnegie, most households own their home. Caulfield East is closer to the city centre: 13.2 km, against 15.2 km. On these figures, Caulfield East tends to suit share households.

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

Carnegie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Caulfield East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($352,500 vs $561,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Caulfield East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $395/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Caulfield East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (13.2 km vs 15.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carnegie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Carnegie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -18.4%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Caulfield East Carnegie
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.

Caulfield East Carnegie
Walkability 96 / 99
Caulfield East — Walkability: 96/100 Carnegie — Walkability: 99/100
Safety 5 / 39
Caulfield East — Safety: 5/100 Carnegie — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Caulfield East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carnegie — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 88 / 51
Caulfield East — Low flood risk: 88/100 Carnegie — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Carnegie has more residents (17,909 vs 1,293); Carnegie rents higher ($395/wk vs $320/wk).

Caulfield East Carnegie
Population 1,293 17,909
+1285% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.4% +3.0%
Median age 32 36
Median household income $87,464/yr $97,656/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $395/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East Carnegie
0-4 4.8% / 4.8%
Caulfield East — 0-4: 4.8% Carnegie — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 7.5% / 9.1%
Caulfield East — 5-14: 7.5% Carnegie — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 5.5% / 3.8%
Caulfield East — 15-19: 5.5% Carnegie — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 13.7% / 7.7%
Caulfield East — 20-24: 13.7% Carnegie — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 22.5% / 21.8%
Caulfield East — 25-34: 22.5% Carnegie — 25-34: 21.8%
35-44 12.4% / 15.9%
Caulfield East — 35-44: 12.4% Carnegie — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.6% / 11.6%
Caulfield East — 45-54: 11.6% Carnegie — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 10.1% / 9.9%
Caulfield East — 55-64: 10.1% Carnegie — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 9.6% / 7.7%
Caulfield East — 65-74: 9.6% Carnegie — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 2.9% / 5.1%
Caulfield East — 75-84: 2.9% Carnegie — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.2% / 2.5%
Caulfield East — 85+: 1.2% Carnegie — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East 47.2% lone person
Caulfield East — Lone Person: 47.2% Caulfield East — Couple Families: 29.3% Caulfield East — Group Household: 15.7% Caulfield East — One Parent Families: 6.9% Caulfield East — Other Families: 0.9%
Carnegie 47.1% lone person
Carnegie — Lone Person: 47.1% Carnegie — Couple Families: 33.1% Carnegie — Group Household: 8.6% Carnegie — One Parent Families: 9.0% Carnegie — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East 46.7% renting
Caulfield East — Owned Outright: 25.9% Caulfield East — Mortgage: 27.4% Caulfield East — Renting: 46.7%
Carnegie 43.4% renting
Carnegie — Owned Outright: 26.9% Carnegie — Mortgage: 29.7% Carnegie — Renting: 43.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Caulfield East Carnegie
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 26.4%
Caulfield East — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% Carnegie — Bachelor Degree: 26.4%
Postgraduate Degree 12.1% / 13.8%
Caulfield East — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1% Carnegie — Postgraduate Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.0%
Caulfield East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Carnegie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.6% / 6.7%
Caulfield East — Certificate III & IV: 8.6% Carnegie — Certificate III & IV: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 3.4%
Caulfield East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Carnegie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Caulfield East Carnegie
India 4.1% / 9.2%
Caulfield East — India: 4.1% Carnegie — India: 9.2%
China 6.0% / 6.2%
Caulfield East — China: 6.0% Carnegie — China: 6.2%
England 2.6% / 2.3%
Caulfield East — England: 2.6% Carnegie — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.6%
Caulfield East — New Zealand: 1.9% Carnegie — New Zealand: 1.6%
Malaysia 1.8% / 1.6%
Caulfield East — Malaysia: 1.8% Carnegie — Malaysia: 1.6%
Nepal 1.9% / —
Caulfield East — Nepal: 1.9% Carnegie — Nepal: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.6%
Caulfield East — Greece: not among its largest Carnegie — Greece: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East 38.4% houses
Caulfield East — Houses: 38.4% Caulfield East — Flats / Apartments: 27.7% Caulfield East — Townhouses: 33.9%
Carnegie 31.9% houses
Carnegie — Houses: 31.9% Carnegie — Flats / Apartments: 39.9% Carnegie — Townhouses: 28.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Caulfield East Carnegie
Median house price $1,606,000 $1,655,000
Median unit price $352,500 $561,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 5 sales
 23 days
from 96 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Caulfield East Carnegie
1 bed $285K / $364K
Caulfield East — 1 bed: $285K (15 sales) Carnegie — 1 bed: $364K (92 sales)

15 vs 92 sales

2 bed $430K / $603K
Caulfield East — 2 bed: $430K (18 sales) Carnegie — 2 bed: $603K (234 sales)

18 vs 234 sales

Zoning mix

Caulfield East Carnegie
Residential 24% 85%
Parks and recreation 49% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 6%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Commercial 4%
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

Caulfield East Carnegie
New dwellings approved 617
across Glen Eira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -69%
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.

Caulfield East Carnegie
Houses — 3.2%
$900/wk on $1.45M
Units 5.0%
$290/wk on $299K
 5.3%
$582/wk on $575K

Ranking within VIC

Caulfield East Carnegie
House price Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 96% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 24% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC

Liveability

Caulfield East Carnegie
Grade A+
same for both
Score 83/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Carnegie carries more flood risk (49 vs 12); Caulfield East carries more crime risk (95 vs 61).

Caulfield East Carnegie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Low
12/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Caulfield East Carnegie
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Monash Caulfield, 0.0 km
 3
Monash Caulfield, 1.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 9.5% 4.4%

Schools in Caulfield East

  • Glen Eira College Government · Secondary above peers

Schools in Carnegie

  • Carnegie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Glen Huntly Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Noble Park English Language School-Stonnington Glen Eira Campus Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Caulfield East Carnegie
Supermarkets 0 8
Cafes & restaurants 22 49
Parks & reserves 5
same for both
Childcare 2 5
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Carnegie sits further from the CBD (15.2 km vs 13.2 km).

Caulfield East Carnegie
Walkability score 96/100 99/100
Distance to Melbourne 13.2 km 15.2 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 27 min
Public transport score 97/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 80/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 101.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 259.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 3145
 1.7%
postcode 3163
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 17
postcode 3145
 13
postcode 3163

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.

Caulfield East Carnegie
Worked from Home 43.2% / 45.6%
Caulfield East — Worked from Home: 43.2% Carnegie — Worked from Home: 45.6%
Car (driver) 37.9% / 39.3%
Caulfield East — Car (driver): 37.9% Carnegie — Car (driver): 39.3%
Train 11.1% / 8.1%
Caulfield East — Train: 11.1% Carnegie — Train: 8.1%
Walked Only 3.5% / 2.2%
Caulfield East — Walked Only: 3.5% Carnegie — Walked Only: 2.2%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 2.3%
Caulfield East — Car (passenger): 2.3% Carnegie — Car (passenger): 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.6%).

Setting

Caulfield East Carnegie
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 6.1 km

NBN connectivity

Caulfield East Carnegie
Connectivity score 74/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
734 premises
 12%
9,997 premises

Climate

Caulfield East Carnegie
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Caulfield East Carnegie
PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Caulfield East Carnegie
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Glen Eira
same for both

Federal electorate

Caulfield East Carnegie
Division Macnamara Hotham
Member Josh Burns Clare O'Neil
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caulfield East Carnegie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caulfield East

Affordable Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Townhouses Trains Trams Transport Hub

Carnegie

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

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