Amherst vs Daisy Hill

Daisy Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Amherst. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Daisy Hill, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Amherst

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Amherst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Amherst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Daisy Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 126 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Amherst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 49/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Daisy Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Amherst Daisy Hill
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.

Amherst Daisy Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Amherst — Walkability: 0/100 Daisy Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 51
Amherst — Safety: 74/100 Daisy Hill — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 16 / 16
Amherst — Low fire risk: 16/100 Daisy Hill — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 30 / 87
Amherst — Low flood risk: 30/100 Daisy Hill — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Daisy Hill has more residents (398 vs 63); Daisy Hill has higher household incomes ($60,788 vs $44,200).

Amherst Daisy Hill
Population 63 398
+532% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +3.4%
Median age 57 53
Median household income $44,200/yr $60,788/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $230/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Amherst Daisy Hill
0-4 6.3% / 2.8%
Amherst — 0-4: 6.3% Daisy Hill — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 7.9% / 11.6%
Amherst — 5-14: 7.9% Daisy Hill — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 11.1% / 5.3%
Amherst — 15-19: 11.1% Daisy Hill — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.8% / 4.0%
Amherst — 20-24: 4.8% Daisy Hill — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.9% / 4.5%
Amherst — 25-34: 7.9% Daisy Hill — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 11.1% / 9.8%
Amherst — 35-44: 11.1% Daisy Hill — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 7.9% / 15.3%
Amherst — 45-54: 7.9% Daisy Hill — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 28.6% / 17.3%
Amherst — 55-64: 28.6% Daisy Hill — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 27.0% / 18.3%
Amherst — 65-74: 27.0% Daisy Hill — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 4.8% / 10.8%
Amherst — 75-84: 4.8% Daisy Hill — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 0.8%
Amherst — 85+: not among its largest Daisy Hill — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Amherst 38.9% lone person
Amherst — Lone Person: 38.9% Amherst — Couple Families: 33.3% Amherst — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Daisy Hill 45.3% lone person
Daisy Hill — Lone Person: 45.3% Daisy Hill — Couple Families: 37.9% Daisy Hill — One Parent Families: 16.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Amherst 16.7% renting
Amherst — Owned Outright: 54.2% Amherst — Mortgage: 29.2% Amherst — Renting: 16.7%
Daisy Hill 9.8% renting
Daisy Hill — Owned Outright: 53.6% Daisy Hill — Mortgage: 36.6% Daisy Hill — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Amherst 100.0% houses
Amherst — Houses: 100.0% Amherst — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Daisy Hill 96.7% houses
Daisy Hill — Houses: 96.7% Daisy Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Amherst Daisy Hill
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 20.9%
Amherst — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Daisy Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.5%
Amherst — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.5%
Amherst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Amherst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Property market

Amherst Daisy Hill
Median house price — $577,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $350,000

Zoning mix

Amherst Daisy Hill
Parks and recreation 55% 56%
Rural and farming 40% 38%
Environmental 4%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Amherst Daisy Hill
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Amherst Daisy Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC

Liveability

Amherst Daisy Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Amherst carries more flood risk (70 vs 13); Daisy Hill carries more crime risk (49 vs 26).

Amherst Daisy Hill
Bushfire High
84/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood High
70/100
 Low
13/100
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

Amherst Daisy Hill
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

Amherst Daisy Hill
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Amherst Daisy Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 169.8 km 170.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3371
 0.2%
postcode 3465
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3371
 36
postcode 3465

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.

Amherst Daisy Hill
Car (driver) 100.0% / 84.9%
Amherst — Car (driver): 100.0% Daisy Hill — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home — / 7.1%
Amherst — Worked from Home: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Amherst — Car (passenger): not among its largest Daisy Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Amherst — Walked Only: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Amherst Daisy Hill
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Amherst Daisy Hill
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Amherst Daisy Hill
Annual rainfall 510 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Amherst Daisy Hill
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

Amherst Daisy Hill
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Amherst Daisy Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Amherst

Retirees Rural

Daisy Hill

Retirees Rural

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