Beveridge vs Darraweit Guim

Beveridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 47 in Darraweit Guim. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beveridge, most households are couple families. In Darraweit Guim, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Darraweit Guim: a median of $1.03 million, against $638,000 in Beveridge, though rent is higher in Beveridge. On these figures, Beveridge tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Darraweit Guim suits 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

Beveridge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 64%)
  • But Darraweit Guim carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Beveridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($638,000 vs $1,030,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Beveridge has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 2%)
  • Darraweit Guim has cheaper rent ($261/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Beveridge

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 60 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (53 km vs 65.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Darraweit Guim

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 88/100)
  • But Beveridge is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Beveridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (99.2% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
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.

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Walkability 30 / 0
Beveridge — Walkability: 30/100 Darraweit Guim — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 24
Beveridge — Safety: 12/100 Darraweit Guim — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 34 / 27
Beveridge — Low fire risk: 34/100 Darraweit Guim — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 53 / 78
Beveridge — Low flood risk: 53/100 Darraweit Guim — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Beveridge has more residents (4,642 vs 402); Beveridge rents higher ($400/wk vs $261/wk).

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Population 4,642
+91% vs other
 402
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +99.2% +0.0%
Median age 32 47
Median household income $117,832/yr
+21% vs other
 $93,184/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+35% vs other
 $261/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
0-4 10.7% / 3.5%
Beveridge — 0-4: 10.7% Darraweit Guim — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 16.5% / 11.2%
Beveridge — 5-14: 16.5% Darraweit Guim — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.5% / 6.0%
Beveridge — 15-19: 5.5% Darraweit Guim — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.0% / 3.0%
Beveridge — 20-24: 5.0% Darraweit Guim — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 19.4% / 9.0%
Beveridge — 25-34: 19.4% Darraweit Guim — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 17.4% / 10.7%
Beveridge — 35-44: 17.4% Darraweit Guim — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 11.7% / 14.9%
Beveridge — 45-54: 11.7% Darraweit Guim — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 7.6% / 21.9%
Beveridge — 55-64: 7.6% Darraweit Guim — 55-64: 21.9%
65-74 4.8% / 10.9%
Beveridge — 65-74: 4.8% Darraweit Guim — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 1.4% / 4.7%
Beveridge — 75-84: 1.4% Darraweit Guim — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.2% / 0.7%
Beveridge — 85+: 0.2% Darraweit Guim — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beveridge 70.7% couple families
Beveridge — Couple Families: 70.7% Beveridge — Lone Person: 14.0% Beveridge — One Parent Families: 12.7% Beveridge — Group Household: 1.9% Beveridge — Other Families: 0.6%
Darraweit Guim 49.4% couple families
Darraweit Guim — Couple Families: 49.4% Darraweit Guim — Lone Person: 32.2% Darraweit Guim — One Parent Families: 14.9% Darraweit Guim — Group Household: 3.4% Darraweit Guim — 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.

Beveridge 17.7% renting
Beveridge — Owned Outright: 15.9% Beveridge — Mortgage: 66.4% Beveridge — Renting: 17.7%
Darraweit Guim 2.4% renting
Darraweit Guim — Owned Outright: 44.8% Darraweit Guim — Mortgage: 52.8% Darraweit Guim — Renting: 2.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 18.2%
Beveridge — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Darraweit Guim — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 12.2%
Beveridge — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Darraweit Guim — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.2%
Beveridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Darraweit Guim — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.7%
Beveridge — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Darraweit Guim — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Beveridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Darraweit Guim — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
England 1.9% / 5.7%
Beveridge — England: 1.9% Darraweit Guim — England: 5.7%
India 7.0% / —
Beveridge — India: 7.0% Darraweit Guim — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.0%
Beveridge — New Zealand: 2.2% Darraweit Guim — New Zealand: 2.0%
Italy 0.8% / 1.0%
Beveridge — Italy: 0.8% Darraweit Guim — Italy: 1.0%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Beveridge — Philippines: 0.9% Darraweit Guim — Philippines: not among its largest
Iraq 0.8% / —
Beveridge — Iraq: 0.8% Darraweit Guim — Iraq: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beveridge 99.6% houses
Beveridge — Houses: 99.6% Beveridge — Townhouses: 0.8%
Darraweit Guim 100.0% houses
Darraweit Guim — Houses: 100.0% Darraweit Guim — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Median house price $638,000 $1,030,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $614,750 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 211 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Darraweit Guim has more rural and farming land (99% vs 46%); Beveridge has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Rural and farming 46% 99%
Residential 37% 0%
Environmental 11% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
Other and special use 2% 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

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
 331
across Macedon Ranges
Approvals change year on year +70% +80%

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.

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Houses 3.9%
$500/wk on $670K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
House price Higher than 31% of VIC —
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 96% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of VIC —

Liveability

Beveridge is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Beveridge carries more flood risk (47 vs 22); Beveridge carries more crime risk (88 vs 76).

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
73/100
Crime High
88/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 Low
22/100
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

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Beveridge

  • Beveridge Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Beveridge Primary School-Ambrosia Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Darraweit Guim

  • Darraweit Guim Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 6 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Darraweit Guim sits further from the CBD (65.8 km vs 53 km).

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 53 km 65.8 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 60 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3753
 0.6%
postcode 3756
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 3753
 53
postcode 3756

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.

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Car (driver) 74.8% / 66.7%
Beveridge — Car (driver): 74.8% Darraweit Guim — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 19.1% / 24.2%
Beveridge — Worked from Home: 19.1% Darraweit Guim — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.0%
Beveridge — Car (passenger): 4.0% Darraweit Guim — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 3.6%
Beveridge — Walked Only: 0.9% Darraweit Guim — Walked Only: 3.6%
Train 1.1% / 2.4%
Beveridge — Train: 1.1% Darraweit Guim — Train: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.8%).

Setting

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Elevation 266 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 315 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.7 km 46.7 km

NBN connectivity

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Connectivity score 91/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
1,847 premises
 0%
163 premises

Climate

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Average residential rate $1,947/yr $2,065/yr
Council Mitchell Macedon Ranges

Federal electorate

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beveridge Darraweit Guim
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beveridge

Acreage Family Outer Quiet Young Families

Darraweit Guim

Outer

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