Byaduk North vs Hamilton

Byaduk North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Hamilton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Byaduk North, the large majority of households are couple families. In Hamilton, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Byaduk North tends to suit families with children and couples, while Hamilton suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Hamilton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (12 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • But Byaduk North carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Byaduk North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hamilton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hamilton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (312.6 km vs 326.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 226 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hamilton

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
  • But Byaduk North carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Byaduk North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.6% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Byaduk North Hamilton
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.

Byaduk North Hamilton
Walkability 0 / 82
Byaduk North — Walkability: 0/100 Hamilton — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 82 / 23
Byaduk North — Safety: 82/100 Hamilton — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 30 / 55
Byaduk North — Low fire risk: 30/100 Hamilton — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 100 / 68
Byaduk North — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hamilton — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Hamilton has more residents (10,346 vs 134); Byaduk North has higher household incomes ($106,548 vs $64,844).

Byaduk North Hamilton
Population 134 10,346
+7621% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.6% +3.7%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $106,548/yr
+39% vs other
 $64,844/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+28% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Byaduk North Hamilton
0-4 12.7% / 5.5%
Byaduk North — 0-4: 12.7% Hamilton — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.9% / 11.2%
Byaduk North — 5-14: 14.9% Hamilton — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.0% / 5.9%
Byaduk North — 15-19: 6.0% Hamilton — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.7% / 5.2%
Byaduk North — 20-24: 3.7% Hamilton — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.2% / 11.2%
Byaduk North — 25-34: 8.2% Hamilton — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 16.4% / 10.1%
Byaduk North — 35-44: 16.4% Hamilton — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 9.7% / 11.3%
Byaduk North — 45-54: 9.7% Hamilton — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 16.4% / 13.2%
Byaduk North — 55-64: 16.4% Hamilton — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 11.2% / 13.2%
Byaduk North — 65-74: 11.2% Hamilton — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 6.7% / 9.0%
Byaduk North — 75-84: 6.7% Hamilton — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 4.1%
Byaduk North — 85+: not among its largest Hamilton — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Byaduk North 77.8% couple families
Byaduk North — Couple Families: 77.8% Byaduk North — Lone Person: 22.2% Byaduk North — One Parent Families: 0.0% Byaduk North — Group Household: 0.0% Byaduk North — Other Families: 0.0%
Hamilton 31.7% couple families
Hamilton — Couple Families: 31.7% Hamilton — Lone Person: 49.9% Hamilton — One Parent Families: 14.1% Hamilton — Group Household: 3.0% Hamilton — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Byaduk North 11.1% renting
Byaduk North — Owned Outright: 58.3% Byaduk North — Mortgage: 30.6% Byaduk North — Renting: 11.1%
Hamilton 24.3% renting
Hamilton — Owned Outright: 43.3% Hamilton — Mortgage: 32.4% Hamilton — Renting: 24.3%
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.

Byaduk North Hamilton
New Zealand 7.5% / 1.2%
Byaduk North — New Zealand: 7.5% Hamilton — New Zealand: 1.2%
England — / 2.0%
Byaduk North — England: not among its largest Hamilton — England: 2.0%
India — / 0.8%
Byaduk North — India: not among its largest Hamilton — India: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Byaduk North — Netherlands: not among its largest Hamilton — Netherlands: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Byaduk North — South Africa: not among its largest Hamilton — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Byaduk North Hamilton
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 17.3%
Byaduk North — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Hamilton — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 8.5%
Byaduk North — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Hamilton — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 6.6%
Byaduk North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Hamilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.9%
Byaduk North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Hamilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Byaduk North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hamilton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Byaduk North 100.0% houses
Byaduk North — Houses: 100.0% Byaduk North — Townhouses: 0.0% Byaduk North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Hamilton 91.2% houses
Hamilton — Houses: 91.2% Hamilton — Townhouses: 6.1% Hamilton — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Byaduk North Hamilton
Median house price — $427,000
Median unit price — $289,500
Median land price — $224,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 133 sales

Zoning mix

Byaduk North Hamilton
Rural and farming 86% 82%
Parks and recreation 13% 4%
Residential 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Industrial 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

Byaduk North Hamilton
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
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.

Byaduk North Hamilton
Houses — 4.2%
$420/wk on $519K
Units — 5.5%
$350/wk on $329K

Ranking within VIC

Byaduk North Hamilton
House price — Higher than 7% of VIC
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 34% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 93% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 85% of VIC

Liveability

Hamilton is more walkable (82 vs 0).

Byaduk North Hamilton
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Hamilton carries more flood risk (32 vs 0); Hamilton carries more crime risk (77 vs 18).

Byaduk North Hamilton
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
18/100
 High
77/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Byaduk North Hamilton
Inside the suburb 0 12
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 5

Schools in Byaduk North

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

Schools in Hamilton

  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Hamilton North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Monivae College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Baimbridge College Government · Secondary below peers
  • George Street Primary School - Hamilton Government · Primary below peers
  • Good Shepherd College - Junior Campus Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Byaduk North Hamilton
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 21
Parks & reserves 1 19
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 8
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Byaduk North sits further from the CBD (326.8 km vs 312.6 km).

Byaduk North Hamilton
Walkability score 0/100 82/100
Distance to Melbourne 326.8 km
+4% vs other
 312.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 226 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3300
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 3300
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.

Byaduk North Hamilton
Car (driver) 67.2% / 78.5%
Byaduk North — Car (driver): 67.2% Hamilton — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 8.9%
Byaduk North — Worked from Home: 24.1% Hamilton — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Walked Only 8.6% / 6.0%
Byaduk North — Walked Only: 8.6% Hamilton — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Byaduk North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Hamilton — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Byaduk North — Bicycle: not among its largest Hamilton — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Byaduk North Hamilton
Elevation 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Byaduk North Hamilton
Connectivity score 24/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 36%
5,782 premises

Climate

Byaduk North Hamilton
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Byaduk North Hamilton
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Byaduk North Hamilton
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Byaduk North Hamilton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Byaduk North

Family Rural Young Families

Hamilton

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees

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