Daisy Hill vs Golden Point

Golden Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Daisy Hill. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Daisy Hill tends to suit 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

Daisy Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 39%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 86%)
  • But Golden Point has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

They split

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

  • Daisy Hill has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $290/wk)
  • Golden Point has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Daisy Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (170.1 km vs 172.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Daisy Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 91/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
  • But Golden Point has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)

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

Where they sit

Daisy Hill and Golden Point drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Daisy Hill Golden Point
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.

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Walkability 0 / 0
Daisy Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Golden Point — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 9
Daisy Hill — Safety: 51/100 Golden Point — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 16 / 100
Daisy Hill — Low fire risk: 16/100 Golden Point — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 87 / 18
Daisy Hill — Low flood risk: 87/100 Golden Point — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Golden Point has more residents (2,217 vs 398); Daisy Hill skews older (53 vs 40).

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Population 398 2,217
+457% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% —
Median age 53 40
Median household income $60,788/yr $68,068/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $290/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill Golden Point
0-4 2.8% / 4.1%
Daisy Hill — 0-4: 2.8% Golden Point — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.6% / 10.0%
Daisy Hill — 5-14: 11.6% Golden Point — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 5.3% / 5.0%
Daisy Hill — 15-19: 5.3% Golden Point — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.0% / 7.7%
Daisy Hill — 20-24: 4.0% Golden Point — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 4.5% / 16.9%
Daisy Hill — 25-34: 4.5% Golden Point — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 9.8% / 11.5%
Daisy Hill — 35-44: 9.8% Golden Point — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.3% / 13.1%
Daisy Hill — 45-54: 15.3% Golden Point — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 17.3% / 12.4%
Daisy Hill — 55-64: 17.3% Golden Point — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 18.3% / 11.4%
Daisy Hill — 65-74: 18.3% Golden Point — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 10.8% / 6.2%
Daisy Hill — 75-84: 10.8% Golden Point — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 0.8% / 1.9%
Daisy Hill — 85+: 0.8% Golden Point — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill 45.3% lone person
Daisy Hill — Lone Person: 45.3% Daisy Hill — Couple Families: 37.9% Daisy Hill — One Parent Families: 16.8% Daisy Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Daisy Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Golden Point 52.6% lone person
Golden Point — Lone Person: 52.6% Golden Point — Couple Families: 22.8% Golden Point — One Parent Families: 16.4% Golden Point — Group Household: 7.1% Golden Point — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill 9.8% renting
Daisy Hill — Owned Outright: 53.6% Daisy Hill — Mortgage: 36.6% Daisy Hill — Renting: 9.8%
Golden Point 39.3% renting
Golden Point — Owned Outright: 32.0% Golden Point — Mortgage: 28.6% Golden Point — Renting: 39.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 13.6%
Daisy Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Golden Point — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 14.2%
Daisy Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Golden Point — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 7.3%
Daisy Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Golden Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.8%
Daisy Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Golden Point — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.2%
Daisy Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Golden Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Daisy Hill Golden Point
England 6.3% / 3.6%
Daisy Hill — England: 6.3% Golden Point — England: 3.6%
India — / 1.7%
Daisy Hill — India: not among its largest Golden Point — India: 1.7%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Daisy Hill — New Zealand: 0.8% Golden Point — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 1.3% / —
Daisy Hill — Philippines: 1.3% Golden Point — Philippines: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.8% / —
Daisy Hill — Sri Lanka: 0.8% Golden Point — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Greece 0.8% / —
Daisy Hill — Greece: 0.8% Golden Point — Greece: not among its largest
China — / 0.7%
Daisy Hill — China: not among its largest Golden Point — China: 0.7%
Nepal — / 0.6%
Daisy Hill — Nepal: not among its largest Golden Point — Nepal: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daisy Hill 96.7% houses
Daisy Hill — Houses: 96.7% Daisy Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Daisy Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Golden Point 85.9% houses
Golden Point — Houses: 85.9% Golden Point — Townhouses: 13.1% Golden Point — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Median house price $577,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $350,000 —

Zoning mix

Daisy Hill has more rural and farming land (38% vs 0%).

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Residential 0% 67%
Parks and recreation 56% 11%
Rural and farming 38% 0%
Other and special use 0% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
Environmental 4% 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

Daisy Hill Golden Point
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Daisy Hill Golden Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC

Liveability

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Daisy Hill carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0); Golden Point carries more flood risk (82 vs 13).

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Bushfire High
84/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 High
91/100
Flood Low
13/100
 High
82/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Daisy Hill Golden Point
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

Schools in Daisy Hill

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

Schools in Golden Point

  • Mount Clear College-G Place Campus Government · Secondary
  • Sovereign Hill School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4 15

Mobility

Golden Point sits further from the CBD (172.9 km vs 170.1 km).

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 170.1 km 172.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 124 min
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.

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Car (driver) 84.9% / 61.9%
Daisy Hill — Car (driver): 84.9% Golden Point — Car (driver): 61.9%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 22.8%
Daisy Hill — Worked from Home: 7.1% Golden Point — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only 3.2% / 7.3%
Daisy Hill — Walked Only: 3.2% Golden Point — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.9%
Daisy Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8% Golden Point — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus — / 1.3%
Daisy Hill — Bus: not among its largest Golden Point — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Elevation 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Connectivity score 15/100 100/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 100%
1,328 premises

Climate

Daisy Hill Golden Point
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

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Daisy Hill Golden Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daisy Hill

Retirees Rural

Golden Point

Large Blocks

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