Darraweit Guim vs Wallan

Wallan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 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 Darraweit Guim, about half of households are couple families. In Wallan, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Darraweit Guim: a median of $1.03 million, against $610,000 in Wallan, though rent is higher in Wallan. On these figures, Darraweit Guim tends to suit people living alone, while Wallan suits families with children 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

Wallan

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (17 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Wallan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $1,030,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Darraweit Guim has cheaper rent ($261/wk vs $360/wk)
  • Wallan has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 2%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wallan

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 60 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (62.1 km vs 65.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Darraweit Guim has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Wallan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.5% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Darraweit Guim Wallan
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.

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Walkability 0 / 35
Darraweit Guim — Walkability: 0/100 Wallan — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 24 / 21
Darraweit Guim — Safety: 24/100 Wallan — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 27 / 29
Darraweit Guim — Low fire risk: 27/100 Wallan — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 78 / 44
Darraweit Guim — Low flood risk: 78/100 Wallan — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Wallan has more residents (15,004 vs 402); Darraweit Guim skews older (47 vs 33).

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Population 402 15,004
+3632% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +35.5%
Median age 47 33
Median household income $93,184/yr $99,528/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $261/wk $360/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darraweit Guim Wallan
0-4 3.5% / 9.2%
Darraweit Guim — 0-4: 3.5% Wallan — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 11.2% / 15.3%
Darraweit Guim — 5-14: 11.2% Wallan — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.0% / 6.1%
Darraweit Guim — 15-19: 6.0% Wallan — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.0% / 5.8%
Darraweit Guim — 20-24: 3.0% Wallan — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 9.0% / 16.9%
Darraweit Guim — 25-34: 9.0% Wallan — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 10.7% / 15.4%
Darraweit Guim — 35-44: 10.7% Wallan — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 14.9% / 12.1%
Darraweit Guim — 45-54: 14.9% Wallan — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 21.9% / 10.2%
Darraweit Guim — 55-64: 21.9% Wallan — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 10.9% / 6.3%
Darraweit Guim — 65-74: 10.9% Wallan — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 4.7% / 2.4%
Darraweit Guim — 75-84: 4.7% Wallan — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 0.7% / 0.5%
Darraweit Guim — 85+: 0.7% Wallan — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darraweit Guim 49.4% couple families
Darraweit Guim — Couple Families: 49.4% Darraweit Guim — Lone Person: 32.2% Darraweit Guim — One Parent Families: 14.9% Darraweit Guim — Group Household: 3.4% Darraweit Guim — Other Families: 0.0%
Wallan 56.7% couple families
Wallan — Couple Families: 56.7% Wallan — Lone Person: 20.8% Wallan — One Parent Families: 19.1% Wallan — Group Household: 2.3% Wallan — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Darraweit Guim 2.4% renting
Darraweit Guim — Owned Outright: 44.8% Darraweit Guim — Mortgage: 52.8% Darraweit Guim — Renting: 2.4%
Wallan 21.8% renting
Wallan — Owned Outright: 19.3% Wallan — Mortgage: 59.0% Wallan — Renting: 21.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 16.8%
Darraweit Guim — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Wallan — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 7.7%
Darraweit Guim — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Wallan — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.2%
Darraweit Guim — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Wallan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.7%
Darraweit Guim — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Wallan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Darraweit Guim — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wallan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Darraweit Guim Wallan
England 5.7% / 2.3%
Darraweit Guim — England: 5.7% Wallan — England: 2.3%
India — / 4.8%
Darraweit Guim — India: not among its largest Wallan — India: 4.8%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.8%
Darraweit Guim — New Zealand: 2.0% Wallan — New Zealand: 1.8%
Italy 1.0% / 0.6%
Darraweit Guim — Italy: 1.0% Wallan — Italy: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Darraweit Guim — Philippines: not among its largest Wallan — Philippines: 0.7%
Sri Lanka — / 0.6%
Darraweit Guim — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Wallan — Sri Lanka: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Darraweit Guim 100.0% houses
Darraweit Guim — Houses: 100.0% Darraweit Guim — Townhouses: 0.0% Darraweit Guim — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wallan 92.7% houses
Wallan — Houses: 92.7% Wallan — Townhouses: 7.2% Wallan — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Median house price $1,030,000 $610,000
Median unit price — $465,000
Median land price — $582,555
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 286 sales

Zoning mix

Darraweit Guim has more rural and farming land (99% vs 64%).

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Rural and farming 99% 64%
Residential 0% 16%
Other and special use 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
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

Darraweit Guim Wallan
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
 1,074
across Mitchell
Approvals change year on year +80% +70%

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.

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $640K
Units — 4.5%
$405/wk on $470K

Ranking within VIC

Darraweit Guim Wallan
House price — Higher than 25% of VIC
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 1% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 93% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 54% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 71% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Wallan is more walkable (35 vs 0).

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wallan carries more flood risk (56 vs 22).

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
71/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
79/100
Flood Low
22/100
 Moderate
56/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 3

Schools in Darraweit Guim

  • Darraweit Guim Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Wallan

  • Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wallan Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wallan Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 2 13
Childcare 1 17
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Darraweit Guim sits further from the CBD (65.8 km vs 62.1 km).

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Walkability score 0/100 35/100
Distance to Melbourne 65.8 km
+6% vs other
 62.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 55 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.

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Car (driver) 66.7% / 73.6%
Darraweit Guim — Car (driver): 66.7% Wallan — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 17.9%
Darraweit Guim — Worked from Home: 24.2% Wallan — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 5.1%
Darraweit Guim — Car (passenger): 3.0% Wallan — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Train 2.4% / 2.2%
Darraweit Guim — Train: 2.4% Wallan — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only 3.6% / 0.9%
Darraweit Guim — Walked Only: 3.6% Wallan — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Elevation 315 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.7 km 48.2 km

NBN connectivity

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Connectivity score 30/100 87/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
163 premises
 76%
7,489 premises

Climate

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Average residential rate $2,065/yr $1,947/yr
Council Macedon Ranges Mitchell

Federal electorate

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Division Mcewen
same for both
Member Rob Mitchell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Darraweit Guim Wallan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Darraweit Guim

Outer

Wallan

Acreage Family Outer Transport Hub Young Families

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