Baynton vs Glenhope

Glenhope is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Baynton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenhope, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Glenhope tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Baynton is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 36%)
  • Glenhope carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glenhope

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Glenhope

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($162/wk vs $305/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Baynton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (108.3 km vs 113 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Baynton has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)
  • Glenhope carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Baynton Glenhope
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.

Baynton Glenhope
Walkability 0 / 0
Baynton — Walkability: 0/100 Glenhope — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 68
Baynton — Safety: 28/100 Glenhope — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 40 / 44
Baynton — Low fire risk: 40/100 Glenhope — Low fire risk: 44/100
Low flood risk 82 / 100
Baynton — Low flood risk: 82/100 Glenhope — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Baynton rents higher ($305/wk vs $162/wk); Baynton has more residents (95 vs 66).

Baynton Glenhope
Population 95
+31% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.2% -13.2%
Median age 56 51
Median household income $79,612/yr
+10% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+47% vs other
 $162/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baynton Glenhope
0-4 — / 4.5%
Baynton — 0-4: not among its largest Glenhope — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.6% / 16.7%
Baynton — 5-14: 11.6% Glenhope — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 4.2% / 13.6%
Baynton — 15-19: 4.2% Glenhope — 15-19: 13.6%
20-24 4.2% / —
Baynton — 20-24: 4.2% Glenhope — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.5% / 7.6%
Baynton — 25-34: 9.5% Glenhope — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 10.5% / 9.1%
Baynton — 35-44: 10.5% Glenhope — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 11.6% / 10.6%
Baynton — 45-54: 11.6% Glenhope — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 26.3% / 16.7%
Baynton — 55-64: 26.3% Glenhope — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 17.9% / 9.1%
Baynton — 65-74: 17.9% Glenhope — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 3.2% / 10.6%
Baynton — 75-84: 3.2% Glenhope — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ 4.2% / —
Baynton — 85+: 4.2% Glenhope — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baynton 44.4% lone person
Baynton — Lone Person: 44.4% Baynton — Couple Families: 40.7% Baynton — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Glenhope 63.6% lone person
Glenhope — Lone Person: 63.6% Glenhope — Couple Families: 36.4% Glenhope — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baynton 0.0% renting
Baynton — Owned Outright: 64.7% Baynton — Mortgage: 35.3% Baynton — Renting: 0.0%
Glenhope 13.6% renting
Glenhope — Owned Outright: 50.0% Glenhope — Mortgage: 36.4% Glenhope — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Baynton Glenhope
New Zealand 4.2% / 6.1%
Baynton — New Zealand: 4.2% Glenhope — New Zealand: 6.1%
England 4.2% / 4.5%
Baynton — England: 4.2% Glenhope — England: 4.5%
Germany — / 7.6%
Baynton — Germany: not among its largest Glenhope — Germany: 7.6%
Greece — / 6.1%
Baynton — Greece: not among its largest Glenhope — Greece: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Baynton Glenhope
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 22.7%
Baynton — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Glenhope — Certificate III & IV: 22.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 15.2%
Baynton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Glenhope — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 7.6%
Baynton — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Glenhope — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.3% / —
Baynton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3% Glenhope — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / —
Baynton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Glenhope — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baynton 100.0% houses
Baynton — Houses: 100.0%
Glenhope 100.0% houses
Glenhope — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Baynton Glenhope
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Environmental 3% 0%
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

Baynton Glenhope
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
 1,074
across Mitchell
Approvals change year on year +80% +70%

Ranking within VIC

Baynton Glenhope
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Baynton Glenhope
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Baynton carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Baynton carries more crime risk (72 vs 32).

Baynton Glenhope
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime High
72/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Low
18/100
 None
0/100
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

Baynton Glenhope
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

Baynton Glenhope
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 7 6

Mobility

Glenhope sits further from the CBD (113 km vs 108.3 km).

Baynton Glenhope
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 108.3 km 113 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3444
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3444
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.

Baynton Glenhope
Worked from Home 45.9% / 59.4%
Baynton — Worked from Home: 45.9% Glenhope — Worked from Home: 59.4%
Car (driver) 54.1% / 28.1%
Baynton — Car (driver): 54.1% Glenhope — Car (driver): 28.1%
Car (passenger) — / 12.5%
Baynton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Glenhope — Car (passenger): 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.4%).

Setting

Baynton Glenhope
Elevation 483 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 406 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baynton Glenhope
Connectivity score 18/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Baynton Glenhope
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Baynton Glenhope
Average residential rate $2,065/yr $1,947/yr
Council Macedon Ranges Mitchell

Federal electorate

Baynton Glenhope
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baynton Glenhope
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baynton

Retirees Rural

Glenhope

Rural

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