Enfield vs Mount Mercer

Enfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Mount Mercer. 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, Mount Mercer tends to suit couples and 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

Enfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 94/100)

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

Mount Mercer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($258/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Mercer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (129.3 km vs 135.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Enfield carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 94/100)
  • Mount Mercer has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Mount Mercer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.2% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Enfield and Mount Mercer 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 Mount Mercer
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 Mount Mercer
Walkability 5 / 0
Enfield — Walkability: 5/100 Mount Mercer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 6
Enfield — Safety: 70/100 Mount Mercer — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 26 / 34
Enfield — Low fire risk: 26/100 Mount Mercer — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 60 / 76
Enfield — Low flood risk: 60/100 Mount Mercer — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Enfield has more residents (574 vs 94); Mount Mercer skews older (45 vs 39).

Enfield Mount Mercer
Population 574
+84% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +36.2%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $97,864/yr $101,816/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+9% vs other
 $258/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Enfield Mount Mercer
0-4 8.0% / 5.3%
Enfield — 0-4: 8.0% Mount Mercer — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 16.2% / 18.1%
Enfield — 5-14: 16.2% Mount Mercer — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 4.0% / 3.2%
Enfield — 15-19: 4.0% Mount Mercer — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.8% / 5.3%
Enfield — 20-24: 2.8% Mount Mercer — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 13.2% / 10.6%
Enfield — 25-34: 13.2% Mount Mercer — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 14.3% / 14.9%
Enfield — 35-44: 14.3% Mount Mercer — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 17.1% / 13.8%
Enfield — 45-54: 17.1% Mount Mercer — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 13.1% / 14.9%
Enfield — 55-64: 13.1% Mount Mercer — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 7.1% / 11.7%
Enfield — 65-74: 7.1% Mount Mercer — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 3.3% / 4.3%
Enfield — 75-84: 3.3% Mount Mercer — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.5% / 5.3%
Enfield — 85+: 0.5% Mount Mercer — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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%
Mount Mercer 71.4% couple families
Mount Mercer — Couple Families: 71.4% Mount Mercer — Lone Person: 28.6% Mount Mercer — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Mercer — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Mercer — 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%
Mount Mercer 13.3% renting
Mount Mercer — Owned Outright: 53.3% Mount Mercer — Mortgage: 33.3% Mount Mercer — Renting: 13.3%
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 Mount Mercer
New Zealand 0.7% / 4.3%
Enfield — New Zealand: 0.7% Mount Mercer — New Zealand: 4.3%
England 2.1% / —
Enfield — England: 2.1% Mount Mercer — England: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Enfield — Germany: 0.9% Mount Mercer — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Enfield — South Africa: 0.7% Mount Mercer — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Enfield Mount Mercer
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 19.1%
Enfield — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Mount Mercer — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.6%
Enfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mount Mercer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 9.6%
Enfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Mount Mercer — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 3.2%
Enfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Mount Mercer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.2%
Enfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Mount Mercer — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%

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%
Mount Mercer 100.0% houses
Mount Mercer — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Enfield Mount Mercer
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

Mount Mercer has more rural and farming land (97% vs 25%).

Enfield Mount Mercer
Rural and farming 25% 97%
Parks and recreation 71% 0%
Environmental 1% 3%
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 Mount Mercer
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Enfield Mount Mercer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 32% 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 31% of VIC

Liveability

Enfield Mount Mercer
Grade C —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Mercer carries more crime risk (94 vs 30); Enfield carries more flood risk (40 vs 24).

Enfield Mount Mercer
Bushfire High
74/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
94/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 Low
24/100
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 Mount Mercer
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 Mount Mercer
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 21 6

Mobility

Enfield sits further from the CBD (135.6 km vs 129.3 km).

Enfield Mount Mercer
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 135.6 km
+5% vs other
 129.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 102 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 Mount Mercer
Car (driver) 80.4% / 56.0%
Enfield — Car (driver): 80.4% Mount Mercer — Car (driver): 56.0%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 32.0%
Enfield — Worked from Home: 16.1% Mount Mercer — Worked from Home: 32.0%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 6.0%
Enfield — Car (passenger): 3.6% Mount Mercer — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Enfield — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Mercer — Walked Only: 6.0%

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

Setting

Enfield Mount Mercer
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Enfield Mount Mercer
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
227 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Enfield Mount Mercer
Annual rainfall 605 mm 502 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C 25.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C 5.3°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Enfield

Family Rural

Mount Mercer

Family Rural

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