Guildford vs Vaughan
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Vaughan, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Guildford tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Vaughan suits 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
Guildford
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 30%)
- But Vaughan carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Vaughan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Guildford has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
- Vaughan leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Vaughan
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 110 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (119.9 km vs 135.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Vaughan
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 64/100)
- But Guildford has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Guildford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.9% vs -14.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Guildford and Vaughan 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
Guildford has more residents (330 vs 55); Vaughan has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $59,176).
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 330 +83% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.9% | -14.1% |
| Median age | 46 same for both | |
| Median household income | $59,176/yr | $110,500/yr +87% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $300/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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 (7.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $692,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $607,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Guildford has more rural and farming land (53% vs 36%).
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 44% | 61% |
| Rural and farming | 53% | 36% |
| Residential | 2% | 3% |
| 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 | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 104 across Hepburn | 102 across Mount Alexander |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% | -7% |
Gross rental yield
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.4% $500/wk on $1.1M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 83% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 31% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 3% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Vaughan is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Guildford carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0); Guildford carries more flood risk (23 vs 0).
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | Low 23/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Vaughan
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
Guildford sits further from the CBD (135.6 km vs 119.9 km).
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 135.6 km +12% vs other | 119.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 110 min | 96 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 3451 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 3451 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 (59.1%).
Setting
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 337 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 284 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 173 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 531 mm | 598 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 27.9°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.7°C |
Council rates
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,748/yr | $1,885/yr |
| Council | Hepburn | Mount Alexander |
Federal electorate
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat | Bendigo |
| Member | Catherine King | Lisa Chesters |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Guildford | Vaughan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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