Suburb profile

Carlisle River VIC 3239

Carlisle River is located in the Warrnambool and South West Victoria region of Victoria, postcode 3239. It has 207 properties across 28 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Carlisle River, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Carlisle River

Carlisle River, VIC 3239, sits in the Warrnambool and South West Victoria region and neighbours Beech Forest, Chapple Vale, Gellibrand and Irrewillipe. Its 28 streets hold 207 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for the Otway area. Otway had 4,008 residents, a median age of 52 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $1,167 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month and the median rent $285 a week. Of 1,602 dwellings, 1,451 were separate houses, 84 semi-detached, 36 flats and 23 other; 800 were owned outright, 416 owned with a mortgage and 313 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Carlisle River

  • 4,008Peoplelive in the area
  • 52Median ageyears
  • $1,167Median household incomea week
  • $285Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,451
  • Townhouses and semis84
  • Flats and apartments36
  • Other23

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,387a month
  • Household size2.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 800Owned with a mortgage 416Rented 313Other 73

Schools in Carlisle River

  • Carlisle River Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Carlisle River

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.