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Carisbrook, 3464

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,204

Growth (1 yr)

+0.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.2%

Median age

45

Median income

$1,205/wk

Employment rate

53.1%

University qualified

10.6%

Work from home

7.6%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$465,000

Languages at home

2.2%non-English

Most common: Filipino, Greek, Portuguese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

34.9/100
Below average

1156th in VIC

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Carisbrook is known for: Agricultural, Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Carisbrook is a rural locality in Victoria, in Central Goldfields Council. Mount Alexander Shire is part of the surrounding geography.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places. Median house prices have fallen 24% year on year. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places. Trade-offs centre on lower socio-economic advantage and lower school ICSEA scores.

Overall, Carisbrook suits people prioritising open space and daily services over socio-economic advantage.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Mount Alexander Shire

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Carisbrook compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$465k

-24% change

Median rent (Census)

$223/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,204

+0.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#367

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

67th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

59th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

13%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

24th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
34.9/100 — Below average
National rank
5618th in Australia
State rank
1156th in VIC
Peer rank
#367 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#664 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$465,000
Median price change
-24.4%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,204(June 2025)

+0.7% annual · +6.2% over 5 years · 59th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.7%
5-year growth
+6.2%
Change in 1 year
+8
Change in 5 years
+70
Growth rank in VIC
59th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,250), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,192
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,205
Dwelling vacancy
8.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
42 of 487
Median monthly mortgage
$1,092
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$223
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
45.8% / 41.1% / 13.1%
Employment rate
53.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.6% / 0.8% / 76.2%
Walked or cycled to work
2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
424 / 18 / 0 (+ 5 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

10.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 23.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified10.6% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified8.3% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational23.4% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below57.7% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies20.6%
  • Health14.8%
  • Society and culture14.3%
  • Education11.9%
  • Management and commerce11.4%
  • Architecture and building8.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$47,700

24th percentile in VIC · -19% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,212

29th percentile in VIC · -17% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

10th percentile in VIC · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$78,316

47th percentile in VIC · +24% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

52nd percentile in VIC · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3464 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
645
Taxpayers reporting net rent
59
Median net rent
$2,628
Taxpayers reporting business income
78
Taxable income vs state median
-11%
Salary / wages vs state median
-7%
Rental investment vs state median
-31%
Super vs state median
-3%
Business income vs state median
+9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

9.8% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.3× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
9.8%

47th percentile in VIC · +326% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
50
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 3464

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers32

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 3464 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Ballarat (SA4 201), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,219
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212702
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415620
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214540
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 841276
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841972
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721161
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841652
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841325
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Ballarat is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 512 · AFF share +367% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

2.2% speak a language other than English at home; 7.4% born overseas

Language at home
1,100 English only · 25 other
Non-English at home
2.2%
Born overseas
83 (7.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
7 (0.6%)
Australian citizens
1,111
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
4

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Filipino4 · 26.7%
  • Greek4 · 26.7%
  • Portuguese4 · 26.7%
  • Mandarin3 · 20%

Religion

46.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 46.9%, while Christianity accounts for 45.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion46.9%38.8%
Christianity45.1%40.9%
Other / not stated8.1%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican16.4%6.5%
Catholic15%20.5%
Uniting Church6.6%2.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed3.9%1.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
94
Against the person
23
Against property
43
Rate per 1,000 residents
78.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 52 residents
State crime-rate percentile
66.9th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-4.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
16
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
13.29

Most common offence types

  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary5
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Store9
  • B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods12
  • E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer5
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order5

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
949
Median ICSEA percentile
24th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Carisbrook Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 949 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 228 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Carisbrook Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Maldon Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Maryborough Education CentreGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Carisbrook General Store/Green St
  • Carisbrook General Store/Green St
  • Carisbrook General Store/Green St
  • Carisbrook General Store/Green St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

5 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
6/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.19
Sport & outdoors(5)
  • Carrisbrook Settlers TrailCycling route
  • Cycle Central GoldfieldsCycling route
  • Dunolly - Havelock Gold Rush Cycle TrailCycling route
  • Carisbrook Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Carisbrook Streamside ReserveNature reserve

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

6 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bland ReservePark
  • C.L. Bucknall ParkPark
  • Carisbrook Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Carisbrook Recreation ComplexPark
  • Carisbrook Streamside ReserveNature reserve
  • Market ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5.4%
Woodland / forest cover
5.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
7
Parks (OSM)
5
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Maryborough District Health Service (9.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
39
Participants per 1,000 residents
32.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
115 mm · ~14 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 8°
Rainfall
133 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
180 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
172 mm · ~22 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • DEEP LEADS ELECTRIC POWER HOUSENH1689
  • JUNCTION LODGENH0342

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Mallee
Member of Parliament
Anne WEBSTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,604
Turnout (2025)
91.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-0.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 69.0%Labor 31.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 32.7 km away).

Coalition 56.4%Labor 43.6%

12.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -7.0 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • CarisbrookLabor 42.2% · Coalition 57.8% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
  • MaryboroughLabor 50.6% · Coalition 49.4% TPP (2025)9.2 km away
  • Maryborough EastLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)9.3 km away
  • TimorLabor 38.3% · Coalition 61.7% TPP (2025)12.2 km away
  • TalbotLabor 50.3% · Coalition 49.7% TPP (2025)19.4 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Central Goldfields Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.