Amherst vs Talbot
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Talbot, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Talbot tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Amherst carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 79/100)
- Talbot has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)
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 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Talbot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Talbot
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 126 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (163.3 km vs 169.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Amherst carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 79/100)
- Talbot is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Talbot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.3% vs -3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Amherst and Talbot drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Talbot has more residents (452 vs 63); Amherst rents higher ($200/wk vs $160/wk).
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 452 +617% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.1% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 59 |
| Median household income | $44,200/yr +7% vs other | $41,236/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +20% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Property market
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $401,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $100,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 44 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Talbot has more rural and farming land (78% vs 40%).
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 40% | 78% |
| Parks and recreation | 55% | 15% |
| Environmental | 4% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 4% |
| Residential | 0% | 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 | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 83% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
Liveability
Talbot is more walkable (31 vs 0).
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Talbot carries more crime risk (79 vs 26).
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | High 79/100 |
| Flood | High 70/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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 | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Amherst
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Talbot
- Talbot Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 9 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 10 |
Mobility
Amherst sits further from the CBD (169.8 km vs 163.3 km).
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 31/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 169.8 km +4% vs other | 163.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 126 min | 118 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3371 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 3371 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 277 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 246 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 52 premises |
Climate
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Amherst | Talbot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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