Eganstown vs Sailors Falls
Sailors Falls is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Eganstown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eganstown, about half of households are people living alone. In Sailors Falls, most households are couple families. On these figures, Eganstown tends to suit people living alone, while Sailors Falls suits families with children and couples.
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
Sailors Falls
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 33%)
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Eganstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $246/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sailors Falls
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 91 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (106.8 km vs 115.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sailors Falls
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 37/100)
- But Eganstown has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sailors Falls
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.4% vs 1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eganstown and Sailors Falls 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
Eganstown has more residents (206 vs 79); Sailors Falls rents higher ($246/wk vs $200/wk).
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 206 +62% vs other | 79 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.5% | +27.4% |
| Median age | 49 | 44 |
| Median household income | $65,884/yr +5% vs other | $62,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $246/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (5.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 66 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 57% same for both | |
| Parks and recreation | 42% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% 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
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 104 across Hepburn same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 87% of VIC | Higher than 86% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of VIC | Higher than 5% of VIC |
Liveability
Sailors Falls is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sailors Falls carries more flood risk (25 vs 0); Eganstown carries more crime risk (37 vs 27).
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 57 | 17 |
Mobility
Eganstown sits further from the CBD (115.3 km vs 106.8 km).
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 115.3 km +7% vs other | 106.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 80 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 3461 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 3461 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 (62.5%).
Setting
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 554 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 639 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 111 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,748/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hepburn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eganstown | Sailors Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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