Harkaway vs Guys Hill

Harkaway is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Guys Hill. 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 Guys Hill: a median of $1.48 million, against $1.32 million in Harkaway, though rent is higher in Harkaway. On these figures, Harkaway tends to suit families with children, while Guys Hill suits couples.

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

Harkaway

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Harkaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,322,500 vs $1,482,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Guys Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $375/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Harkaway

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.9 km vs 51 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harkaway

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Harkaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harkaway Guys Hill
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.

Harkaway Guys Hill
Walkability 13 / 0
Harkaway — Walkability: 13/100 Guys Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 54
Harkaway — Safety: 66/100 Guys Hill — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 23 / 14
Harkaway — Low fire risk: 23/100 Guys Hill — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 65 / 33
Harkaway — Low flood risk: 65/100 Guys Hill — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Harkaway rents higher ($375/wk vs $0/wk); Harkaway has more residents (1,011 vs 388).

Harkaway Guys Hill
Population 1,011
+62% vs other
 388
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.1% +1.6%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $145,860/yr $164,632/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harkaway Guys Hill
0-4 4.6% / 2.3%
Harkaway — 0-4: 4.6% Guys Hill — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 16.7% / 12.4%
Harkaway — 5-14: 16.7% Guys Hill — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 7.9% / 10.6%
Harkaway — 15-19: 7.9% Guys Hill — 15-19: 10.6%
20-24 7.4% / 7.7%
Harkaway — 20-24: 7.4% Guys Hill — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 7.3% / 8.5%
Harkaway — 25-34: 7.3% Guys Hill — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 11.9% / 9.3%
Harkaway — 35-44: 11.9% Guys Hill — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 16.0% / 20.1%
Harkaway — 45-54: 16.0% Guys Hill — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 13.7% / 12.6%
Harkaway — 55-64: 13.7% Guys Hill — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 9.2% / 10.6%
Harkaway — 65-74: 9.2% Guys Hill — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 4.7% / 3.9%
Harkaway — 75-84: 4.7% Guys Hill — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.0% / 2.1%
Harkaway — 85+: 1.0% Guys Hill — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harkaway 72.4% couple families
Harkaway — Couple Families: 72.4% Harkaway — Lone Person: 13.1% Harkaway — One Parent Families: 13.1% Harkaway — Group Household: 1.4%
Guys Hill 82.4% couple families
Guys Hill — Couple Families: 82.4% Guys Hill — Lone Person: 13.5% Guys Hill — One Parent Families: 4.1% Guys Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harkaway 6.3% renting
Harkaway — Owned Outright: 47.9% Harkaway — Mortgage: 45.8% Harkaway — Renting: 6.3%
Guys Hill 0.0% renting
Guys Hill — Owned Outright: 49.6% Guys Hill — Mortgage: 50.4% Guys Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Harkaway Guys Hill
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 16.2%
Harkaway — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Guys Hill — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 14.2%
Harkaway — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Guys Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.8%
Harkaway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Guys Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 4.9%
Harkaway — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Guys Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 3.6%
Harkaway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Guys Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Harkaway Guys Hill
England 3.6% / 2.6%
Harkaway — England: 3.6% Guys Hill — England: 2.6%
India 0.7% / 1.8%
Harkaway — India: 0.7% Guys Hill — India: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Harkaway — New Zealand: not among its largest Guys Hill — New Zealand: 2.1%
China 0.7% / 1.3%
Harkaway — China: 0.7% Guys Hill — China: 1.3%
Germany — / 1.3%
Harkaway — Germany: not among its largest Guys Hill — Germany: 1.3%
South Africa 0.9% / —
Harkaway — South Africa: 0.9% Guys Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
Afghanistan 0.9% / —
Harkaway — Afghanistan: 0.9% Guys Hill — Afghanistan: not among its largest
Singapore 0.8% / —
Harkaway — Singapore: 0.8% Guys Hill — Singapore: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harkaway 100.3% houses
Harkaway — Houses: 100.3%
Guys Hill 100.0% houses
Guys Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Harkaway Guys Hill
Median house price $1,322,500 $1,482,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 70 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Harkaway has more rural and farming land (93% vs 50%); Guys Hill has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 0%).

Harkaway Guys Hill
Rural and farming 93% 50%
Environmental 0% 38%
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
Residential 4% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Harkaway Guys Hill
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
 1,323
across Cardinia
Approvals change year on year -15% +13%

Ranking within VIC

Harkaway Guys Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Harkaway is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Harkaway Guys Hill
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Guys Hill carries more flood risk (67 vs 35); Guys Hill carries more crime risk (46 vs 34).

Harkaway Guys Hill
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
35/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Harkaway Guys Hill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Berwick, 5.2 km
 1
Federation University Berwick, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 4.1%

Schools in Harkaway

  • Harkaway Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Guys Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Harkaway Guys Hill
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Guys Hill sits further from the CBD (51 km vs 46.9 km).

Harkaway Guys Hill
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 46.9 km 51 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 3806
 1.1%
postcode 3807
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3806
 47
postcode 3807

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.

Harkaway Guys Hill
Car (driver) 63.5% / 62.6%
Harkaway — Car (driver): 63.5% Guys Hill — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 26.3%
Harkaway — Worked from Home: 29.3% Guys Hill — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.8%
Harkaway — Car (passenger): 4.7% Guys Hill — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Train 1.1% / 5.3%
Harkaway — Train: 1.1% Guys Hill — Train: 5.3%
Bus 0.9% / —
Harkaway — Bus: 0.9% Guys Hill — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.5%).

Setting

Harkaway Guys Hill
Elevation 199 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.6 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Harkaway Guys Hill
Connectivity score 34/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
269 premises
 54%
134 premises

Climate

Harkaway Guys Hill
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Harkaway Guys Hill
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Harkaway Guys Hill
Average residential rate $1,767/yr $1,880/yr
Council Casey Cardinia

Federal electorate

Harkaway Guys Hill
Division Bruce La Trobe
Member Julian Hill Jason Wood
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Harkaway Guys Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Harkaway

Acreage Outer Premium

Guys Hill

Acreage Outer River

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