Batesford vs Hamlyn Heights
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Batesford, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Batesford: a median of $1.99 million, against $750,000 in Hamlyn Heights, though rent is higher in Hamlyn Heights. On these figures, Batesford tends to suit families with children and couples, while Hamlyn Heights suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Batesford
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 50%)
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 41/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
- But Hamlyn Heights has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hamlyn Heights
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,985,000)
- has cheaper land ($645,000 vs $1,030,000)
- But Batesford leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Batesford leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)
- Hamlyn Heights has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 3%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hamlyn Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (71/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hamlyn Heights
ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 0%)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- is more walkable (71/100 vs 29/100)
- But Batesford carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 41/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Batesford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.9% vs 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Batesford and Hamlyn Heights 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
Hamlyn Heights has more residents (6,518 vs 1,141); Batesford has higher household incomes ($147,524 vs $85,436).
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,141 | 6,518 +471% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.9% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 39 | 38 |
| Median household income | $147,524/yr +42% vs other | $85,436/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk | $345/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,985,000 | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $525,000 |
| Median land price | $1,030,000 | $645,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 4 sales | 20 days from 55 sales |
Zoning mix
Batesford has more rural and farming land (35% vs 0%).
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 53% | 87% |
| Rural and farming | 35% | 0% |
| Environmental | 8% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 6% |
| 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
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,468 across Greater Geelong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +56% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.7% $550/wk on $765K |
| Units | — | 5.1% $515/wk on $530K |
Ranking within VIC
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 98% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of VIC | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 59% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 85% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 50% of VIC |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 64% of VIC |
Liveability
Hamlyn Heights is more walkable (71 vs 29); Batesford scores higher overall (70 vs 52).
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | B |
| Score | 70/100 | 52/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Batesford carries more flood risk (73 vs 45); Hamlyn Heights carries more crime risk (41 vs 28).
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Flood | High 73/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 5 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 9.5 km | 2 Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 4.6 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.9% | 2.2% |
Schools in Batesford
- Rollins Primary School-Batesford Campus Government · Primary
Schools in Hamlyn Heights
- Hamlyn Banks Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Herne Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Western Heights Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
- Western Heights Secondary College-Quamby Campus Government · Secondary
- Hamlyn Views School Government · Combined · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 71/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 75.6 km +2% vs other | 74.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 60 min | 61 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3213 | 1.3% postcode 3215 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 3213 | 26 postcode 3215 |
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 (68.5%).
Setting
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.4 km | 3.0 km 4.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 56/100 | 84/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 32% 431 premises | 65% 3,213 premises |
Climate
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 454 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,802/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Geelong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Corio same for both | |
| Member | Richard Marles same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Batesford | Hamlyn Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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