Havelock vs Eddington
Eddington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in Havelock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eddington, most households are couple families. On these figures, Havelock tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Eddington suits families with children and 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
Eddington
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 44/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Eddington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Eddington
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Eddington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (171.5 km vs 181.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Havelock has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
- Eddington carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Eddington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.7% vs 12.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Havelock and Eddington 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
Eddington has more residents (113 vs 83); Eddington has higher household incomes ($67,132 vs $50,232).
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 | 113 +36% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.2% | +17.7% |
| Median age | 53 | 42 |
| Median household income | $50,232/yr | $67,132/yr +34% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +22% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Zoning mix
Eddington has more rural and farming land (94% vs 40%).
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 40% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 56% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Environmental | 1% | 0% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 35% of VIC |
Liveability
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Eddington carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 14); Havelock carries more crime risk (44 vs 32).
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Flood | High 90/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Waterways | 1 | 4 |
Mobility
Havelock sits further from the CBD (181.3 km vs 171.5 km).
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 181.3 km +5% vs other | 171.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 127 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 | 0.0% postcode 3472 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 | 54 postcode 3472 |
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 (65.9%).
Setting
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 172 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 73 premises |
Climate
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Havelock | Eddington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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