Carool vs Upper Duroby

On school quality, the average ICSEA across schools serving Upper Duroby (1014) sits above Carool (1009). Upper Duroby skews owner-occupied (88%), Carool runs more rental-dense (66% owner).

Buying in Carool or Upper Duroby?

The free buying guide: what you can really spend, the schemes and stamp duty in your state, inspecting, and making the offer.
Get the free buying guide

Selling in Carool? The free selling guide

Carool and Upper Duroby side by side

MeasureCaroolUpper Duroby
Price and market
Median house$2,175,000–
Median unit$299,520–
Renting
House rent$950/wk$950/wk
Unit rent$690/wk$690/wk
Owner occupied66.0%88.0%
Renter occupied22.0%9.0%
Schools
Schools nearby917
Average ICSEA10091014
Lifestyle and people
Walk score00
Transit score00
Bike score00
Population204118
Median age4954
Climate
Annual rainfall1857 mm1697 mm
Mean max, January28.4°C28.7°C

Green dot: better on that measure (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk). Each suburb’s profile gives the source and period of its figures.

Which suits whom

For buyers
We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.
For investors
Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.
For families
Upper Duroby edges out on average school ICSEA (1014 vs 1009).

Carool vs Upper Duroby: common questions

Does Carool or Upper Duroby have better schools?

On average school ICSEA (the ACARA index that benchmarks educational advantage), Upper Duroby scores 1014 vs 1009 in Carool. ICSEA is a school-community indicator, not a quality rating, so always check NAPLAN results and catchment boundaries for the specific address you're considering.