Mount Glasgow vs Red Lion

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Glasgow, most households are people living alone. In Red Lion, about half of households are 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

Red Lion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 67/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Glasgow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (160.7 km vs 163.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Red Lion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Mount Glasgow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
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.

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Glasgow — Walkability: 0/100 Red Lion — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 69
Mount Glasgow — Safety: 33/100 Red Lion — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 9 / 14
Mount Glasgow — Low fire risk: 9/100 Red Lion — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 55 / 31
Mount Glasgow — Low flood risk: 55/100 Red Lion — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Population 92 111
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% -7.5%
Median age 52
same for both
Median household income $62,348/yr $68,224/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
0-4 4.3% / —
Mount Glasgow — 0-4: 4.3% Red Lion — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.7% / 5.4%
Mount Glasgow — 5-14: 8.7% Red Lion — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 13.0% / 2.7%
Mount Glasgow — 15-19: 13.0% Red Lion — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 3.3% / 3.6%
Mount Glasgow — 20-24: 3.3% Red Lion — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 — / 6.3%
Mount Glasgow — 25-34: not among its largest Red Lion — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 12.0% / 9.0%
Mount Glasgow — 35-44: 12.0% Red Lion — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 13.0% / 24.3%
Mount Glasgow — 45-54: 13.0% Red Lion — 45-54: 24.3%
55-64 22.8% / 18.0%
Mount Glasgow — 55-64: 22.8% Red Lion — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 16.3% / 18.9%
Mount Glasgow — 65-74: 16.3% Red Lion — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 4.3% / 5.4%
Mount Glasgow — 75-84: 4.3% Red Lion — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 4.3% / —
Mount Glasgow — 85+: 4.3% Red Lion — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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.

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
England — / 6.3%
Mount Glasgow — England: not among its largest Red Lion — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 5.4% / —
Mount Glasgow — New Zealand: 5.4% Red Lion — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Glasgow 55.2% lone person
Mount Glasgow — Lone Person: 55.2% Mount Glasgow — Couple Families: 27.6% Mount Glasgow — One Parent Families: 17.2%
Red Lion 48.6% lone person
Red Lion — Lone Person: 48.6% Red Lion — Couple Families: 42.9% Red Lion — One Parent Families: 8.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Glasgow 100.0% houses
Mount Glasgow — Houses: 100.0%
Red Lion 100.0% houses
Red Lion — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 12.6%
Mount Glasgow — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Red Lion — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 9.0%
Mount Glasgow — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Red Lion — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.3%
Mount Glasgow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Red Lion — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Glasgow 0.0% renting
Mount Glasgow — Owned Outright: 57.7% Mount Glasgow — Mortgage: 42.3% Mount Glasgow — Renting: 0.0%
Red Lion 0.0% renting
Red Lion — Owned Outright: 38.2% Red Lion — Mortgage: 61.8% Red Lion — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Mount Glasgow has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 3%).

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Rural and farming 74% 65%
Parks and recreation 1% 31%
Environmental 25% 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

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC

Liveability

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Glasgow carries more crime risk (67 vs 31); Red Lion carries more flood risk (69 vs 45).

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
86/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
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

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Red Lion sits further from the CBD (163.2 km vs 160.7 km).

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 160.7 km 163.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 118 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3371
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3371
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.

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Car (driver) 77.1% / 84.4%
Mount Glasgow — Car (driver): 77.1% Red Lion — Car (driver): 84.4%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 15.6%
Mount Glasgow — Worked from Home: 22.9% Red Lion — Worked from Home: 15.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.4%).

Setting

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Elevation 294 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 251 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Annual rainfall 537 mm 510 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 29.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.9°C

Council rates

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Glasgow Red Lion
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Glasgow

Retirees Rural

Red Lion

Rural

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