Daylesford vs Musk
Daylesford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 61 in Musk. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Musk: a median of $1.2 million, against $820,000 in Daylesford, though rent is higher in Daylesford. On these figures, Daylesford tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Musk suits 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
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 Musk carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Daylesford
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $1,200,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 36%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Musk
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $331/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
- But Daylesford has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Daylesford is more walkable (67/100 vs 6/100)
- Musk sits closer to the CBD (110.1 km vs 112.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Daylesford is more walkable (67/100 vs 6/100)
- Musk carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Musk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.0% vs 9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Daylesford and Musk 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
Daylesford has more residents (2,781 vs 177); Daylesford rents higher ($331/wk vs $250/wk).
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,781 +94% vs other | 177 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.1% | +18.0% |
| Median age | 55 | 61 |
| Median household income | $61,620/yr +5% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $331/wk +24% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
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 (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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $820,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | $495,000 | — |
| Median land price | $392,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 72 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Musk has more rural and farming land (75% vs 54%).
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 54% | 75% |
| Parks and recreation | 28% | 21% |
| Residential | 13% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% same for both | |
| 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 | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 104 across Hepburn same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.2% $625/wk on $1.01M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 57% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 86% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 89% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 16% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of VIC | Higher than 86% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 22% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Daylesford is more walkable (67 vs 6).
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 13).
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Musk
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
Mobility
Daylesford sits further from the CBD (112.6 km vs 110.1 km).
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 67/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 112.6 km +2% vs other | 110.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 89 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.0%).
Setting
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 641 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 673 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 63/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 35% 2,342 premises | 0% 120 premises |
Climate
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 531 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,748/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hepburn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Daylesford | Musk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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