Haven vs Vectis
Comparing Haven and Vectis, VIC: Haven is more walkable (27 vs 0); Haven has more residents (1,443 vs 184); and Haven carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 41).
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Vectis
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $303/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Haven
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 216 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (300.2 km vs 311.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Haven
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Haven
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.7% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Haven and Vectis 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
Haven has more residents (1,443 vs 184); Haven rents higher ($303/wk vs $225/wk).
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,443 +87% vs other | 184 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.7% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 42 |
| Median household income | $112,372/yr +3% vs other | $109,408/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $303/wk +26% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $750,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $280,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Vectis has more rural and farming land (95% vs 54%).
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 54% | 95% |
| Residential | 24% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 9% | 2% |
| Industrial | 5% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 2% |
| Other and special use | 3% | 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
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 94 across Horsham same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +57% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of VIC | Higher than 82% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
Liveability
Haven is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Haven carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 41).
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Haven
- Horsham West and Haven Primary School-Haven Campus Government · Primary
Schools in Vectis
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Vectis sits further from the CBD (311.6 km vs 300.2 km).
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 300.2 km | 311.6 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 206 min | 216 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3401 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3401 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 (81.1%).
Setting
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 132 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 49/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 22% 564 premises | 0% 85 premises |
Climate
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 383 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,228/yr same for both | |
| Council | Horsham same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Haven | Vectis | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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