Daisy Hill vs Majorca
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Daisy Hill, about half of households are people living alone. In Majorca, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Daisy Hill: a median of $578,000, against $472,000 in Majorca, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Daisy Hill tends to suit older residents, while Majorca suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Daisy Hill is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 35%)
- Majorca has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Daisy Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)
- Majorca has cheaper houses ($472,500 vs $577,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Majorca
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $230/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Daisy Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 129 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (170.1 km vs 173.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Daisy Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Daisy Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.4% vs -6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Daisy Hill and Majorca 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 $100/wk); Daisy Hill has more residents (398 vs 198).
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 398 +50% vs other | 198 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 53 | 54 |
| Median household income | $60,788/yr +31% vs other | $42,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +57% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $577,500 | $472,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $350,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Majorca has more rural and farming land (75% vs 38%).
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 38% | 75% |
| Parks and recreation | 56% | 15% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 11% |
| 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 | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 33% 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 15% of VIC |
Liveability
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Majorca carries more flood risk (73 vs 13).
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | Low 13/100 | High 73/100 |
| 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
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Waterways | 4 | 3 |
Mobility
Majorca sits further from the CBD (173.2 km vs 170.1 km).
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 170.1 km | 173.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 129 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).
Setting
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 234 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 232 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Daisy Hill | Majorca | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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