Kariah vs Leslie Manor

Leslie Manor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Kariah. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kariah, the large majority of households own their home. In Leslie Manor, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kariah tends to suit older residents, while Leslie Manor suits renters, people living alone, and families with children.

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

Kariah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Leslie Manor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Leslie Manor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $163/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leslie Manor

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.2 km vs 180.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (124 min vs 132 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kariah has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 11%)
  • Leslie Manor is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Kariah Leslie Manor
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.

Kariah Leslie Manor
Walkability 0 / 10
Kariah — Walkability: 0/100 Leslie Manor — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 29 / 25
Kariah — Safety: 29/100 Leslie Manor — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kariah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Leslie Manor — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kariah — Low flood risk: 100/100 Leslie Manor — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kariah has more residents (94 vs 66); Kariah skews older (45 vs 36).

Kariah Leslie Manor
Population 94
+30% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +3.1%
Median age 45 36
Median household income $97,500/yr
+16% vs other
 $82,316/yr
Median weekly rent $163/wk
+8% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kariah Leslie Manor
0-4 3.2% / 10.6%
Kariah — 0-4: 3.2% Leslie Manor — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 17.0% / 16.7%
Kariah — 5-14: 17.0% Leslie Manor — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 8.5% / —
Kariah — 15-19: 8.5% Leslie Manor — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Kariah — 20-24: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.3% / 18.2%
Kariah — 25-34: 5.3% Leslie Manor — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 11.7% / 25.8%
Kariah — 35-44: 11.7% Leslie Manor — 35-44: 25.8%
45-54 11.7% / —
Kariah — 45-54: 11.7% Leslie Manor — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 10.6% / 27.3%
Kariah — 55-64: 10.6% Leslie Manor — 55-64: 27.3%
65-74 21.3% / 10.6%
Kariah — 65-74: 21.3% Leslie Manor — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 5.3% / —
Kariah — 75-84: 5.3% Leslie Manor — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Kariah — 85+: not among its largest Leslie Manor — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kariah 37.0% couple families
Kariah — Couple Families: 37.0% Kariah — Lone Person: 33.3% Kariah — One Parent Families: 29.6%
Leslie Manor 52.0% couple families
Leslie Manor — Couple Families: 52.0% Leslie Manor — Lone Person: 48.0% Leslie Manor — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kariah 16.0% renting
Kariah — Owned Outright: 68.0% Kariah — Mortgage: 16.0% Kariah — Renting: 16.0%
Leslie Manor 45.8% renting
Leslie Manor — Owned Outright: 33.3% Leslie Manor — Mortgage: 20.8% Leslie Manor — Renting: 45.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kariah 100.0% houses
Kariah — Houses: 100.0%
Leslie Manor 100.0% houses
Leslie Manor — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kariah Leslie Manor
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 25.8%
Kariah — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Leslie Manor — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 21.2%
Kariah — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Leslie Manor — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.8% / —
Kariah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.8% Leslie Manor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.1%
Kariah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Leslie Manor — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Zoning mix

Kariah has more rural and farming land (90% vs 62%).

Kariah Leslie Manor
Rural and farming 90% 62%
Parks and recreation 9% 38%
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

Kariah Leslie Manor
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kariah Leslie Manor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Leslie Manor is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Kariah Leslie Manor
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kariah Leslie Manor
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 High
75/100
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
same for both

Schools

Kariah Leslie Manor
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kariah Leslie Manor
Parks & reserves 6 7
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Kariah sits further from the CBD (180.4 km vs 169.2 km).

Kariah Leslie Manor
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 180.4 km
+6% vs other
 169.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3260
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3260
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.

Kariah Leslie Manor
Worked from Home 71.1% / 37.5%
Kariah — Worked from Home: 71.1% Leslie Manor — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Car (driver) 20.0% / 50.0%
Kariah — Car (driver): 20.0% Leslie Manor — Car (driver): 50.0%
Walked Only 8.9% / 12.5%
Kariah — Walked Only: 8.9% Leslie Manor — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).

Setting

Kariah Leslie Manor
Elevation 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kariah Leslie Manor
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Kariah Leslie Manor
Annual rainfall 602 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kariah Leslie Manor
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Kariah Leslie Manor
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kariah Leslie Manor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kariah

Retirees Rural

Leslie Manor

Family Rural Young Families

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