Chintin vs Darraweit Guim
Chintin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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 Chintin, the large majority of households are couple families. In Darraweit Guim, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Chintin tends to suit families with children and 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
Chintin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 76/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Darraweit Guim
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($261/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Darraweit Guim
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (65.8 km vs 74.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Chintin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 76/100)
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
Chintin 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.
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
Darraweit Guim has more residents (402 vs 111); Chintin rents higher ($450/wk vs $261/wk).
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 111 | 402 +262% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.7% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $121,316/yr +23% vs other | $93,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +42% vs other | $261/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,030,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| 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
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Macedon Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of VIC | Higher than 63% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 60% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
Liveability
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Darraweit Guim carries more flood risk (22 vs 0); Darraweit Guim carries more crime risk (76 vs 20).
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | High 76/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Chintin
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Darraweit Guim
- Darraweit Guim Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Chintin sits further from the CBD (74.9 km vs 65.8 km).
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 74.9 km +12% vs other | 65.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 64 min | 60 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3756 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 3756 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 421 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 315 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 163 premises |
Climate
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm | 518 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 26.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 6.0°C |
Council rates
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,065/yr same for both | |
| Council | Macedon Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mcewen same for both | |
| Member | Rob Mitchell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chintin | Darraweit Guim | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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