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Carlyle vs Wahgunyah
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Carlyle profile · Wahgunyah profile
Carlyle Wahgunyah
Wahgunyah and Carlyle are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Wahgunyah is a larger town where the typical weekly household income is $1,280 and 27.1% of people live alone. It is a somewhat walkable place, with 70.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Carlyle is sparsely populated and car-dependent. Its typical weekly household income is far higher at $2,457, and 22.7% of residents earn $2,000 or more a week. Homes in Carlyle are generally larger, with 96.8% having three or more bedrooms.
Everyday life in both places shares a similar lack of public transport for commuting and a nearly identical share of people who speak little or no English. However, the two areas have diverged in other ways. Carlyle is much older, with a typical resident aged 56 compared to 49 in Wahgunyah. While Wahgunyah has a far higher share of people with no religion (39.3% versus 25.6% in Carlyle), the gap in people working from home is widening, with 25.0% of Carlyle residents doing so compared to just 7.0% in Wahgunyah.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 79
- First area, 2021: 82
- Second area, 2011: 891
- Second area, 2016: 1,098
- Second area, 2021: 1,061
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 56 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 3.6% females; 85+ in Wahgunyah: 0.9% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Carlyle: 3.6% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Wahgunyah: 1.6% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Wahgunyah: 3.4% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Carlyle: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 70–74 in Wahgunyah: 4.5% males, 4.9% females
- 65–69 in Carlyle: 9.5% males, 6.0% females; 65–69 in Wahgunyah: 3.9% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Carlyle: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Wahgunyah: 2.2% males, 4.5% females
- 55–59 in Carlyle: 9.5% males, 4.8% females; 55–59 in Wahgunyah: 4.0% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Carlyle: 7.1% males, 6.0% females; 50–54 in Wahgunyah: 4.2% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Carlyle: 3.6% males, 4.8% females; 45–49 in Wahgunyah: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Wahgunyah: 2.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Carlyle: 7.1% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Wahgunyah: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Wahgunyah: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Carlyle: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 25–29 in Wahgunyah: 2.9% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Wahgunyah: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Wahgunyah: 1.9% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Carlyle: 3.6% males, 6.0% females; 10–14 in Wahgunyah: 2.2% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Wahgunyah: 3.8% males, 2.2% females
- 0–4 in Carlyle: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Wahgunyah: 2.1% males, 3.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $844
- First area, 2021: $945
- Second area, 2011: $527
- Second area, 2016: $564
- Second area, 2021: $696
- First area, 2016: $1,875
- First area, 2021: $2,457
- Second area, 2011: $893
- Second area, 2016: $1,142
- Second area, 2021: $1,280
- First area, 2016: $1,937
- First area, 2021: $2,542
- Second area, 2011: $1,223
- Second area, 2016: $1,432
- Second area, 2021: $1,648
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $185
- Second area, 2016: $195
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,833
- Second area, 2011: $1,400
- Second area, 2016: $1,357
- Second area, 2021: $1,473
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carlyle vs Wahgunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20497/carlyle/vs/SAL22644/wahgunyah