Daylesford vs Eganstown

Eganstown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Daylesford. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Daylesford, most households are people living alone. In Eganstown, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Daylesford: a median of $820,000, against $630,000 in Eganstown, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Daylesford tends to suit older residents, while Eganstown suits share households 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

Daylesford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Eganstown carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eganstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eganstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $331/wk)
  • But Daylesford has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Daylesford

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (112.6 km vs 115.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Daylesford

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)
  • But Eganstown carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Daylesford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Daylesford Eganstown
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.

Daylesford Eganstown
Walkability 67 / 0
Daylesford — Walkability: 67/100 Eganstown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 63
Daylesford — Safety: 26/100 Eganstown — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 34 / 33
Daylesford — Low fire risk: 34/100 Eganstown — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 63 / 100
Daylesford — Low flood risk: 63/100 Eganstown — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Daylesford has more residents (2,781 vs 206); Daylesford rents higher ($331/wk vs $200/wk).

Daylesford Eganstown
Population 2,781
+93% vs other
 206
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% +1.5%
Median age 55 49
Median household income $61,620/yr $65,884/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $331/wk
+40% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daylesford Eganstown
0-4 3.2% / 5.3%
Daylesford — 0-4: 3.2% Eganstown — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 8.2% / 7.3%
Daylesford — 5-14: 8.2% Eganstown — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 3.4% / 1.5%
Daylesford — 15-19: 3.4% Eganstown — 15-19: 1.5%
20-24 2.2% / 1.9%
Daylesford — 20-24: 2.2% Eganstown — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 9.1% / 11.7%
Daylesford — 25-34: 9.1% Eganstown — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 9.6% / 12.1%
Daylesford — 35-44: 9.6% Eganstown — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.2% / 18.0%
Daylesford — 45-54: 13.2% Eganstown — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 19.8% / 17.0%
Daylesford — 55-64: 19.8% Eganstown — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 17.7% / 16.5%
Daylesford — 65-74: 17.7% Eganstown — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 9.0% / 3.9%
Daylesford — 75-84: 9.0% Eganstown — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 4.5% / 1.5%
Daylesford — 85+: 4.5% Eganstown — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daylesford 59.6% lone person
Daylesford — Lone Person: 59.6% Daylesford — Couple Families: 20.1% Daylesford — One Parent Families: 15.1% Daylesford — Group Household: 4.8% Daylesford — Other Families: 0.5%
Eganstown 53.7% lone person
Eganstown — Lone Person: 53.7% Eganstown — Couple Families: 27.8% Eganstown — One Parent Families: 5.6% Eganstown — Group Household: 13.0% Eganstown — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daylesford 27.0% renting
Daylesford — Owned Outright: 47.7% Daylesford — Mortgage: 25.3% Daylesford — Renting: 27.0%
Eganstown 14.3% renting
Eganstown — Owned Outright: 39.3% Eganstown — Mortgage: 46.4% Eganstown — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Daylesford Eganstown
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 15.0%
Daylesford — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Eganstown — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 14.1%
Daylesford — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Eganstown — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 11.7%
Daylesford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Eganstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 3.9%
Daylesford — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Eganstown — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 1.9%
Daylesford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Eganstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Daylesford Eganstown
England 5.2% / 2.9%
Daylesford — England: 5.2% Eganstown — England: 2.9%
Netherlands 0.6% / 1.9%
Daylesford — Netherlands: 0.6% Eganstown — Netherlands: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Daylesford — New Zealand: 1.4% Eganstown — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 1.3% / —
Daylesford — India: 1.3% Eganstown — India: not among its largest
Nepal 0.9% / —
Daylesford — Nepal: 0.9% Eganstown — Nepal: not among its largest
Italy 0.8% / —
Daylesford — Italy: 0.8% Eganstown — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daylesford 89.2% houses
Daylesford — Houses: 89.2% Daylesford — Townhouses: 9.7% Daylesford — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Eganstown 94.0% houses
Eganstown — Houses: 94.0% Eganstown — Townhouses: 0.0% Eganstown — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Daylesford Eganstown
Median house price $820,000 $630,000
Median unit price $495,000 —
Median land price $392,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 63 days
from 72 sales
 66 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Daylesford Eganstown
Rural and farming 54% 57%
Parks and recreation 28% 42%
Residential 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
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

Daylesford Eganstown
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

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.

Daylesford Eganstown
Houses 3.2%
$625/wk on $1.01M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Daylesford Eganstown
House price Higher than 57% of VIC —
Income Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools Higher than 86% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 16% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of VIC —

Liveability

Daylesford is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Daylesford Eganstown
Grade C —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Daylesford carries more flood risk (37 vs 0); Daylesford carries more crime risk (74 vs 37).

Daylesford Eganstown
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Daylesford Eganstown
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Daylesford

  • Daylesford Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Michael's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Daylesford Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Daylesford Dharma School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Eganstown

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

Amenities in the suburb

Daylesford Eganstown
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 17 0
Parks & reserves 11 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 31 57

Mobility

Eganstown sits further from the CBD (115.3 km vs 112.6 km).

Daylesford Eganstown
Walkability score 67/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 112.6 km 115.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3460
 1.4%
postcode 3461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3460
 48
postcode 3461

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.

Daylesford Eganstown
Car (driver) 53.8% / 45.6%
Daylesford — Car (driver): 53.8% Eganstown — Car (driver): 45.6%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 48.5%
Daylesford — Worked from Home: 31.7% Eganstown — Worked from Home: 48.5%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.9%
Daylesford — Car (passenger): 5.1% Eganstown — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 8.4% / —
Daylesford — Walked Only: 8.4% Eganstown — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Daylesford — Bicycle: 0.7% Eganstown — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Daylesford Eganstown
Elevation 641 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 554 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Daylesford Eganstown
Connectivity score 63/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
2,342 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Daylesford Eganstown
Annual rainfall 531 mm 714 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Daylesford Eganstown
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Daylesford Eganstown
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Daylesford Eganstown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daylesford

Acreage Cafe Culture Parks Retirees River Village Feel

Eganstown

River Rural

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