Beaconsfield vs Guys Hill

Beaconsfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Guys Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Guys Hill: a median of $1.48 million, against $982,000 in Beaconsfield, though rent is higher in Beaconsfield. On these figures, Beaconsfield tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Guys Hill suits couples.

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

  • Beaconsfield has more parks and reserves (19 vs 0)
  • Guys Hill carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Beaconsfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($982,500 vs $1,482,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Guys Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $390/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Beaconsfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beaconsfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Guys Hill carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Beaconsfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beaconsfield and Guys 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.

Beaconsfield Guys 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.

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Walkability 47 / 0
Beaconsfield — Walkability: 47/100 Guys Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 54
Beaconsfield — Safety: 27/100 Guys Hill — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 22 / 14
Beaconsfield — Low fire risk: 22/100 Guys Hill — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 34 / 33
Beaconsfield — Low flood risk: 34/100 Guys Hill — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Beaconsfield rents higher ($390/wk vs $0/wk); Beaconsfield has more residents (7,267 vs 388).

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Population 7,267
+95% vs other
 388
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +1.6%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $118,508/yr $164,632/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
0-4 5.4% / 2.3%
Beaconsfield — 0-4: 5.4% Guys Hill — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 14.1% / 12.4%
Beaconsfield — 5-14: 14.1% Guys Hill — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 8.3% / 10.6%
Beaconsfield — 15-19: 8.3% Guys Hill — 15-19: 10.6%
20-24 7.4% / 7.7%
Beaconsfield — 20-24: 7.4% Guys Hill — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 9.6% / 8.5%
Beaconsfield — 25-34: 9.6% Guys Hill — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.9% / 9.3%
Beaconsfield — 35-44: 12.9% Guys Hill — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 16.9% / 20.1%
Beaconsfield — 45-54: 16.9% Guys Hill — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 12.6% / 12.6%
Beaconsfield — 55-64: 12.6% Guys Hill — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 7.5% / 10.6%
Beaconsfield — 65-74: 7.5% Guys Hill — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 4.2% / 3.9%
Beaconsfield — 75-84: 4.2% Guys Hill — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.1% / 2.1%
Beaconsfield — 85+: 1.1% Guys Hill — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 61.7% couple families
Beaconsfield — Couple Families: 61.7% Beaconsfield — Lone Person: 22.8% Beaconsfield — One Parent Families: 12.7% Beaconsfield — Group Household: 1.8% Beaconsfield — Other Families: 1.0%
Guys Hill 82.4% couple families
Guys Hill — Couple Families: 82.4% Guys Hill — Lone Person: 13.5% Guys Hill — One Parent Families: 4.1% Guys Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Guys Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 16.9% renting
Beaconsfield — Owned Outright: 32.7% Beaconsfield — Mortgage: 50.4% Beaconsfield — Renting: 16.9%
Guys Hill 0.0% renting
Guys Hill — Owned Outright: 49.6% Guys Hill — Mortgage: 50.4% Guys Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 14.2%
Beaconsfield — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Guys Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 16.2%
Beaconsfield — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Guys Hill — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.8%
Beaconsfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Guys Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 4.9%
Beaconsfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Guys Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.6%
Beaconsfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Guys Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

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.

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
England 4.8% / 2.6%
Beaconsfield — England: 4.8% Guys Hill — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.1%
Beaconsfield — New Zealand: 1.4% Guys Hill — New Zealand: 2.1%
India 1.6% / 1.8%
Beaconsfield — India: 1.6% Guys Hill — India: 1.8%
China 0.8% / 1.3%
Beaconsfield — China: 0.8% Guys Hill — China: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 1.6% / —
Beaconsfield — Sri Lanka: 1.6% Guys Hill — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.3%
Beaconsfield — Germany: not among its largest Guys Hill — Germany: 1.3%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Beaconsfield — Philippines: 0.9% Guys Hill — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 86.3% houses
Beaconsfield — Houses: 86.3% Beaconsfield — Townhouses: 10.2% Beaconsfield — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Guys Hill 100.0% houses
Guys Hill — Houses: 100.0% Guys Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Guys Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Median house price $982,500 $1,482,500
Median unit price $616,000 —
Median land price $575,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 95 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Guys Hill has more rural and farming land (50% vs 23%); Guys Hill has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 21%).

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Rural and farming 23% 50%
Residential 38% 2%
Environmental 21% 38%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 2%
Parks and recreation 6% 7%
Industrial 1% 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

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Houses 3.4%
$650/wk on $998K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
House price Higher than 71% of VIC —
Income Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 53% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 80% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of VIC —

Liveability

Beaconsfield is more walkable (47 vs 0).

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Beaconsfield carries more crime risk (73 vs 46).

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
86/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Berwick, 3.0 km
 1
Federation University Berwick, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 4.1%

Schools in Beaconsfield

  • St Francis Xavier College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Beaconsfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Guys Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 17 1
Parks & reserves 19 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 15 9

Mobility

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Walkability score 47/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 50 km 51 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3807
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3807
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.

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Car (driver) 64.2% / 62.6%
Beaconsfield — Car (driver): 64.2% Guys Hill — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 27.7% / 26.3%
Beaconsfield — Worked from Home: 27.7% Guys Hill — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.8%
Beaconsfield — Car (passenger): 4.9% Guys Hill — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Train 1.8% / 5.3%
Beaconsfield — Train: 1.8% Guys Hill — Train: 5.3%
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Beaconsfield — Walked Only: 0.9% Guys Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 22.6 km

NBN connectivity

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Connectivity score 76/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 57%
2,944 premises
 54%
134 premises

Climate

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Beaconsfield Guys Hill
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Beaconsfield

Large Blocks Outer Parks

Guys Hill

Acreage Outer River

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