Enfield vs Napoleons

Enfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Napoleons. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Napoleons: a median of $690,000, against $610,000 in Enfield, though rent is higher in Enfield. On these figures, Enfield tends to suit families with children, while Napoleons 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

Napoleons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Enfield

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $690,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Napoleons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Napoleons

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (128.8 km vs 135.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 105 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Napoleons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Enfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Enfield and Napoleons 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 Napoleons
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 Napoleons
Walkability 5 / 0
Enfield — Walkability: 5/100 Napoleons — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 62
Enfield — Safety: 70/100 Napoleons — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 26 / 20
Enfield — Low fire risk: 26/100 Napoleons — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 60 / 39
Enfield — Low flood risk: 60/100 Napoleons — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Enfield rents higher ($285/wk vs $200/wk); Napoleons skews older (47 vs 39).

Enfield Napoleons
Population 574
+3% vs other
 555
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +0.4%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $97,864/yr
+9% vs other
 $89,336/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+30% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Enfield Napoleons
0-4 8.0% / 2.0%
Enfield — 0-4: 8.0% Napoleons — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 16.2% / 13.7%
Enfield — 5-14: 16.2% Napoleons — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 4.0% / 6.8%
Enfield — 15-19: 4.0% Napoleons — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 2.8% / 6.3%
Enfield — 20-24: 2.8% Napoleons — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 13.2% / 6.5%
Enfield — 25-34: 13.2% Napoleons — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 14.3% / 9.9%
Enfield — 35-44: 14.3% Napoleons — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 17.1% / 15.7%
Enfield — 45-54: 17.1% Napoleons — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.1% / 15.5%
Enfield — 55-64: 13.1% Napoleons — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 7.1% / 15.1%
Enfield — 65-74: 7.1% Napoleons — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 3.3% / 5.4%
Enfield — 75-84: 3.3% Napoleons — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.5% / 1.4%
Enfield — 85+: 0.5% Napoleons — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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%
Napoleons 61.5% couple families
Napoleons — Couple Families: 61.5% Napoleons — Lone Person: 23.8% Napoleons — One Parent Families: 8.5% Napoleons — Group Household: 6.2% Napoleons — 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%
Napoleons 1.6% renting
Napoleons — Owned Outright: 54.6% Napoleons — Mortgage: 43.8% Napoleons — Renting: 1.6%
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 Napoleons
England 2.1% / 2.9%
Enfield — England: 2.1% Napoleons — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.7%
Enfield — New Zealand: 0.7% Napoleons — New Zealand: 0.7%
Germany 0.9% / —
Enfield — Germany: 0.9% Napoleons — Germany: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Enfield — South Africa: 0.7% Napoleons — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Enfield — Netherlands: not among its largest Napoleons — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Enfield Napoleons
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 17.5%
Enfield — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Napoleons — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.5%
Enfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Napoleons — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 8.5%
Enfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Napoleons — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 3.8%
Enfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Napoleons — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.4%
Enfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Napoleons — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

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% Enfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Napoleons 98.4% houses
Napoleons — Houses: 98.4% Napoleons — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Enfield Napoleons
Median house price $610,000 $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 107 days
from 5 sales
 44 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Napoleons has more rural and farming land (96% vs 25%).

Enfield Napoleons
Rural and farming 25% 96%
Parks and recreation 71% 1%
Residential 3% 2%
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 Napoleons
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Enfield Napoleons
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 33% 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 59% of VIC

Liveability

Enfield scores higher overall (33 vs 28).

Enfield Napoleons
Grade C D
Score 33/100 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Napoleons carries more flood risk (61 vs 40).

Enfield Napoleons
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 Napoleons
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Enfield

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

Schools in Napoleons

  • Napoleons Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Enfield Napoleons
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 21 9

Mobility

Enfield sits further from the CBD (135.6 km vs 128.8 km).

Enfield Napoleons
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 135.6 km
+5% vs other
 128.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 100 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 Napoleons
Car (driver) 80.4% / 73.8%
Enfield — Car (driver): 80.4% Napoleons — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 17.8%
Enfield — Worked from Home: 16.1% Napoleons — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.3%
Enfield — Car (passenger): 3.6% Napoleons — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 3.1%
Enfield — Walked Only: not among its largest Napoleons — Walked Only: 3.1%

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

Setting

Enfield Napoleons
Elevation 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Enfield Napoleons
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
227 premises
 0%
210 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Enfield

Family Rural

Napoleons

Rural

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