Craigie vs Daisy Hill
Craigie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Daisy Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Craigie, most households are couple families. In Daisy Hill, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Craigie tends to suit couples, while Daisy Hill 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
Craigie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 49/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 55%)
- But Daisy Hill has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 79%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Craigie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Craigie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Craigie
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 3%)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Craigie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.8% vs 3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Craigie and Daisy 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.
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
Daisy Hill rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Daisy Hill has more residents (398 vs 62).
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 398 +542% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 49 | 53 |
| Median household income | $88,816/yr +32% vs other | $60,788/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $230/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Property market
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $577,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $350,000 |
Zoning mix
Craigie has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 4%); Craigie has more rural and farming land (55% vs 38%).
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 8% | 56% |
| Rural and farming | 55% | 38% |
| Environmental | 33% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 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
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
Liveability
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Craigie carries more flood risk (82 vs 13); Daisy Hill carries more crime risk (49 vs 11).
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 91/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Flood | High 82/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 171 km | 170.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 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 (85.7%).
Setting
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 216 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 234 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Craigie | Daisy Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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