Daylesford vs Sailors Hill

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Daylesford, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Daylesford tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Daylesford has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • Sailors Hill carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Sailors Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Daylesford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($331/wk vs $370/wk)

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 4/100)
  • Sailors Hill sits closer to the CBD (110 km vs 112.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Daylesford

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Sailors Hill carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Daylesford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs -11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Daylesford and Sailors Hill 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 Sailors Hill
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 Sailors Hill
Walkability 67 / 4
Daylesford — Walkability: 67/100 Sailors Hill — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 26 / 79
Daylesford — Safety: 26/100 Sailors Hill — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 34 / 11
Daylesford — Low fire risk: 34/100 Sailors Hill — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 63 / 100
Daylesford — Low flood risk: 63/100 Sailors Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Daylesford has more residents (2,781 vs 72); Sailors Hill rents higher ($370/wk vs $331/wk).

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Population 2,781
+97% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% -11.1%
Median age 55 54
Median household income $61,620/yr $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $331/wk $370/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daylesford Sailors Hill
0-4 3.2% / 4.2%
Daylesford — 0-4: 3.2% Sailors Hill — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.2% / 8.3%
Daylesford — 5-14: 8.2% Sailors Hill — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 3.4% / 6.9%
Daylesford — 15-19: 3.4% Sailors Hill — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 2.2% / 4.2%
Daylesford — 20-24: 2.2% Sailors Hill — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 9.1% / 4.2%
Daylesford — 25-34: 9.1% Sailors Hill — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 9.6% / 6.9%
Daylesford — 35-44: 9.6% Sailors Hill — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 13.2% / 18.1%
Daylesford — 45-54: 13.2% Sailors Hill — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 19.8% / 15.3%
Daylesford — 55-64: 19.8% Sailors Hill — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 17.7% / 20.8%
Daylesford — 65-74: 17.7% Sailors Hill — 65-74: 20.8%
75-84 9.0% / 11.1%
Daylesford — 75-84: 9.0% Sailors Hill — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ 4.5% / 4.2%
Daylesford — 85+: 4.5% Sailors Hill — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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%
Sailors Hill 34.8% lone person
Sailors Hill — Lone Person: 34.8% Sailors Hill — Couple Families: 34.8% Sailors Hill — One Parent Families: 30.4% Sailors Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Sailors Hill — 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%
Sailors Hill 11.1% renting
Sailors Hill — Owned Outright: 59.3% Sailors Hill — Mortgage: 29.6% Sailors Hill — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Sailors Hill 100.0% houses
Sailors Hill — Houses: 100.0% Sailors Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Sailors Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 16.7%
Daylesford — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Sailors Hill — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 15.3%
Daylesford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Sailors Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 6.9%
Daylesford — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Sailors Hill — Certificate III & IV: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / —
Daylesford — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Sailors Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / —
Daylesford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Sailors Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Daylesford has more rural and farming land (54% vs 9%).

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Rural and farming 54% 9%
Residential 13% 54%
Parks and recreation 28% 38%
Infrastructure and transport 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Daylesford Sailors Hill
House price Higher than 57% of VIC —
Income Higher than 22% of VIC
same for both
Schools Higher than 86% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 66% 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 15% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of VIC —

Liveability

Daylesford is more walkable (67 vs 4).

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Grade C —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Daylesford carries more flood risk (37 vs 0); Daylesford carries more crime risk (74 vs 21).

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
89/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
21/100
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 Sailors Hill
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 Sailors Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 17 0
Parks & reserves 11 0
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 5

Mobility

Daylesford sits further from the CBD (112.6 km vs 110 km).

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Walkability score 67/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 112.6 km
+2% vs other
 110 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 84 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 Sailors Hill
Car (driver) 53.8% / 53.8%
Daylesford — Car (driver): 53.8% Sailors Hill — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 25.6%
Daylesford — Worked from Home: 31.7% Sailors Hill — Worked from Home: 25.6%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 20.5%
Daylesford — Car (passenger): 5.1% Sailors Hill — Car (passenger): 20.5%
Walked Only 8.4% / —
Daylesford — Walked Only: 8.4% Sailors Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Daylesford — Bicycle: 0.7% Sailors Hill — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Elevation 641 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 574 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Daylesford Sailors Hill
Connectivity score 63/100 18/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
2,342 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Daylesford Sailors Hill
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

Sailors Hill

Retirees River Rural

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