Enfield vs Garibaldi

Enfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Garibaldi. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Garibaldi 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

Garibaldi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Enfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Garibaldi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $285/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Garibaldi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (129.4 km vs 135.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Garibaldi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Enfield Garibaldi
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.

Enfield Garibaldi
Walkability 5 / 0
Enfield — Walkability: 5/100 Garibaldi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 85
Enfield — Safety: 70/100 Garibaldi — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 26 / 14
Enfield — Low fire risk: 26/100 Garibaldi — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 60 / 28
Enfield — Low flood risk: 60/100 Garibaldi — Low flood risk: 28/100

Demographics

Enfield rents higher ($285/wk vs $0/wk); Enfield has more residents (574 vs 131).

Enfield Garibaldi
Population 574
+77% vs other
 131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +6.5%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $97,864/yr
+10% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Enfield Garibaldi
0-4 8.0% / —
Enfield — 0-4: 8.0% Garibaldi — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.2% / 23.7%
Enfield — 5-14: 16.2% Garibaldi — 5-14: 23.7%
15-19 4.0% / 3.1%
Enfield — 15-19: 4.0% Garibaldi — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 2.8% / —
Enfield — 20-24: 2.8% Garibaldi — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.2% / 3.1%
Enfield — 25-34: 13.2% Garibaldi — 25-34: 3.1%
35-44 14.3% / 19.1%
Enfield — 35-44: 14.3% Garibaldi — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 17.1% / 16.8%
Enfield — 45-54: 17.1% Garibaldi — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 13.1% / 11.5%
Enfield — 55-64: 13.1% Garibaldi — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 7.1% / 9.2%
Enfield — 65-74: 7.1% Garibaldi — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 3.3% / 5.3%
Enfield — 75-84: 3.3% Garibaldi — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 0.5% / —
Enfield — 85+: 0.5% Garibaldi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Enfield 58.3% couple families
Enfield — Couple Families: 58.3% Enfield — Lone Person: 22.3% Enfield — One Parent Families: 12.9% Enfield — Group Household: 3.6% Enfield — Other Families: 2.9%
Garibaldi 55.9% couple families
Garibaldi — Couple Families: 55.9% Garibaldi — Lone Person: 35.3% Garibaldi — One Parent Families: 8.8% Garibaldi — Group Household: 0.0% Garibaldi — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Enfield 3.6% renting
Enfield — Owned Outright: 33.0% Enfield — Mortgage: 63.5% Enfield — Renting: 3.6%
Garibaldi 0.0% renting
Garibaldi — Owned Outright: 38.5% Garibaldi — Mortgage: 61.5% Garibaldi — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Enfield Garibaldi
England 2.1% / 3.8%
Enfield — England: 2.1% Garibaldi — England: 3.8%
Germany 0.9% / 3.1%
Enfield — Germany: 0.9% Garibaldi — Germany: 3.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 2.3%
Enfield — New Zealand: 0.7% Garibaldi — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Enfield — South Africa: 0.7% Garibaldi — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Enfield Garibaldi
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 16.8%
Enfield — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Garibaldi — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.4%
Enfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Garibaldi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 8.4%
Enfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Garibaldi — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 4.6%
Enfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Garibaldi — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.3%
Enfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Garibaldi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Enfield 101.0% houses
Enfield — Houses: 101.0%
Garibaldi 100.0% houses
Garibaldi — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Enfield Garibaldi
Median house price $610,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 107 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Garibaldi has more rural and farming land (99% vs 25%).

Enfield Garibaldi
Rural and farming 25% 99%
Parks and recreation 71% 1%
Residential 3% 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

Enfield Garibaldi
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Enfield Garibaldi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Enfield Garibaldi
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Enfield carries more crime risk (30 vs 15); Garibaldi carries more flood risk (72 vs 40).

Enfield Garibaldi
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 High
72/100
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

Enfield Garibaldi
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

Enfield Garibaldi
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 21 0

Mobility

Enfield sits further from the CBD (135.6 km vs 129.4 km).

Enfield Garibaldi
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 135.6 km
+5% vs other
 129.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 3352
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.

Enfield Garibaldi
Car (driver) 80.4% / 77.5%
Enfield — Car (driver): 80.4% Garibaldi — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 22.5%
Enfield — Worked from Home: 16.1% Garibaldi — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Enfield — Car (passenger): 3.6% Garibaldi — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Enfield Garibaldi
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 374 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Enfield Garibaldi
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
227 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Enfield Garibaldi
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Enfield Garibaldi
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Enfield Garibaldi
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Enfield Garibaldi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Enfield

Family Rural

Garibaldi

Family Rural

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