Guildford vs Glenlyon

Guildford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Glenlyon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenlyon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glenlyon: a median of $1.2 million, against $692,000 in Guildford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Guildford tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Glenlyon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

Glenlyon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($360,000 vs $607,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • But Guildford has cheaper houses ($692,500 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Guildford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $306/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glenlyon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (107.6 km vs 135.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 110 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenlyon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Glenlyon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Guildford Glenlyon
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.

Guildford Glenlyon
Walkability 0 / 0
Guildford — Walkability: 0/100 Glenlyon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 75
Guildford — Safety: 36/100 Glenlyon — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 25 / 42
Guildford — Low fire risk: 25/100 Glenlyon — Low fire risk: 42/100
Low flood risk 77 / 83
Guildford — Low flood risk: 77/100 Glenlyon — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Glenlyon has more residents (431 vs 330); Glenlyon has higher household incomes ($76,804 vs $59,176).

Guildford Glenlyon
Population 330 431
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% +10.8%
Median age 46 53
Median household income $59,176/yr $76,804/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $306/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guildford Glenlyon
0-4 5.5% / 2.1%
Guildford — 0-4: 5.5% Glenlyon — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 16.1% / 10.2%
Guildford — 5-14: 16.1% Glenlyon — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 3.9% / 3.5%
Guildford — 15-19: 3.9% Glenlyon — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 1.2% / 3.5%
Guildford — 20-24: 1.2% Glenlyon — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 5.8% / 4.6%
Guildford — 25-34: 5.8% Glenlyon — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 14.8% / 10.9%
Guildford — 35-44: 14.8% Glenlyon — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 12.1% / 16.9%
Guildford — 45-54: 12.1% Glenlyon — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 16.4% / 16.7%
Guildford — 55-64: 16.4% Glenlyon — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 14.5% / 17.9%
Guildford — 65-74: 14.5% Glenlyon — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 8.2% / 10.9%
Guildford — 75-84: 8.2% Glenlyon — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 2.7% / 1.2%
Guildford — 85+: 2.7% Glenlyon — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guildford 44.2% lone person
Guildford — Lone Person: 44.2% Guildford — Couple Families: 24.2% Guildford — One Parent Families: 17.9% Guildford — Group Household: 9.5% Guildford — Other Families: 4.2%
Glenlyon 51.5% lone person
Glenlyon — Lone Person: 51.5% Glenlyon — Couple Families: 37.9% Glenlyon — One Parent Families: 4.9% Glenlyon — Group Household: 5.8% Glenlyon — 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.

Guildford 17.4% renting
Guildford — Owned Outright: 44.2% Guildford — Mortgage: 38.4% Guildford — Renting: 17.4%
Glenlyon 6.8% renting
Glenlyon — Owned Outright: 58.6% Glenlyon — Mortgage: 34.6% Glenlyon — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Guildford Glenlyon
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 15.3%
Guildford — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Glenlyon — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 10.9%
Guildford — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Glenlyon — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 10.7%
Guildford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Glenlyon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 6.3%
Guildford — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Glenlyon — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 4.6%
Guildford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Glenlyon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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.

Guildford Glenlyon
England 4.8% / 6.7%
Guildford — England: 4.8% Glenlyon — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.8%
Guildford — New Zealand: 2.1% Glenlyon — New Zealand: 2.8%
Italy 1.5% / —
Guildford — Italy: 1.5% Glenlyon — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 1.2% / —
Guildford — Philippines: 1.2% Glenlyon — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.2%
Guildford — South Africa: not among its largest Glenlyon — South Africa: 1.2%
Canada 0.9% / —
Guildford — Canada: 0.9% Glenlyon — Canada: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Guildford — Germany: not among its largest Glenlyon — Germany: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Guildford — Netherlands: not among its largest Glenlyon — Netherlands: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guildford 95.7% houses
Guildford — Houses: 95.7% Guildford — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Glenlyon 99.4% houses
Glenlyon — Houses: 99.4% Glenlyon — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Guildford Glenlyon
Median house price $692,500 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $607,500 $360,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 3 sales
 42 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Guildford has more rural and farming land (53% vs 42%).

Guildford Glenlyon
Parks and recreation 44% 56%
Rural and farming 53% 42%
Residential 2%
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

Guildford Glenlyon
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.

Guildford Glenlyon
Houses 2.4%
$500/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Guildford Glenlyon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of VIC —

Liveability

Guildford Glenlyon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Guildford carries more crime risk (64 vs 25); Guildford carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 58).

Guildford Glenlyon
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Low
23/100
 Low
17/100
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

Guildford Glenlyon
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Guildford

  • Campbells Creek Primary School - Guildford Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Glenlyon

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

Amenities in the suburb

Guildford Glenlyon
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 5
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 13

Mobility

Guildford sits further from the CBD (135.6 km vs 107.6 km).

Guildford Glenlyon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 135.6 km
+21% vs other
 107.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 95 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3451
 1.4%
postcode 3461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3451
 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.

Guildford Glenlyon
Car (driver) 59.1% / 56.1%
Guildford — Car (driver): 59.1% Glenlyon — Car (driver): 56.1%
Worked from Home 31.8% / 40.2%
Guildford — Worked from Home: 31.8% Glenlyon — Worked from Home: 40.2%
Walked Only 4.5% / 3.7%
Guildford — Walked Only: 4.5% Glenlyon — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Guildford — Car (passenger): 4.5% Glenlyon — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).

Setting

Guildford Glenlyon
Elevation 337 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 447 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Guildford Glenlyon
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
173 premises
 0%
234 premises

Climate

Guildford Glenlyon
Annual rainfall 531 mm 598 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Guildford Glenlyon
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Guildford Glenlyon
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Guildford Glenlyon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Guildford

Professionals Retirees Rural

Glenlyon

Retirees River Rural

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