Nulla Vale vs Baynton

Nulla Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Baynton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nulla Vale, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Nulla Vale tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Nulla Vale carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 72/100)
  • Baynton is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 30%)

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

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $305/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Nulla Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (84.1 km vs 108.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 82 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nulla Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Nulla Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.4% vs -11.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nulla Vale Baynton
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.

Nulla Vale Baynton
Walkability 0 / 0
Nulla Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Baynton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 28
Nulla Vale — Safety: 71/100 Baynton — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 51 / 40
Nulla Vale — Low fire risk: 51/100 Baynton — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 100 / 82
Nulla Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100 Baynton — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Baynton rents higher ($305/wk vs $150/wk); Nulla Vale has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $79,612).

Nulla Vale Baynton
Population 96
+1% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.4% -11.2%
Median age 49 56
Median household income $100,724/yr
+21% vs other
 $79,612/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $305/wk
+103% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale Baynton
0-4 — / —
Nulla Vale — 0-4: not among its largest Baynton — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.5% / 11.6%
Nulla Vale — 5-14: 12.5% Baynton — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 9.4% / 4.2%
Nulla Vale — 15-19: 9.4% Baynton — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 4.2%
Nulla Vale — 20-24: not among its largest Baynton — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 3.1% / 9.5%
Nulla Vale — 25-34: 3.1% Baynton — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 13.5% / 10.5%
Nulla Vale — 35-44: 13.5% Baynton — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 21.9% / 11.6%
Nulla Vale — 45-54: 21.9% Baynton — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 18.8% / 26.3%
Nulla Vale — 55-64: 18.8% Baynton — 55-64: 26.3%
65-74 14.6% / 17.9%
Nulla Vale — 65-74: 14.6% Baynton — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 9.4% / 3.2%
Nulla Vale — 75-84: 9.4% Baynton — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 4.2%
Nulla Vale — 85+: not among its largest Baynton — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

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.

Nulla Vale Baynton
England 6.2% / 4.2%
Nulla Vale — England: 6.2% Baynton — England: 4.2%
New Zealand — / 4.2%
Nulla Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Baynton — New Zealand: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale 70.0% lone person
Nulla Vale — Lone Person: 70.0% Nulla Vale — Couple Families: 30.0% Nulla Vale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Baynton 44.4% lone person
Baynton — Lone Person: 44.4% Baynton — Couple Families: 40.7% Baynton — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale 95.1% houses
Nulla Vale — Houses: 95.1% Nulla Vale — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Baynton 100.0% houses
Baynton — Houses: 100.0% Baynton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Nulla Vale Baynton
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 12.6%
Nulla Vale — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Baynton — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 10.5%
Nulla Vale — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Baynton — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.4%
Nulla Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Baynton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 6.3%
Nulla Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Baynton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 3.2%
Nulla Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Baynton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nulla Vale 10.5% renting
Nulla Vale — Owned Outright: 42.1% Nulla Vale — Mortgage: 47.4% Nulla Vale — Renting: 10.5%
Baynton 0.0% renting
Baynton — Owned Outright: 64.7% Baynton — Mortgage: 35.3% Baynton — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Nulla Vale Baynton
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Environmental 0% 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

Nulla Vale Baynton
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
 331
across Macedon Ranges
Approvals change year on year +70% +80%

Ranking within VIC

Nulla Vale Baynton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC

Liveability

Nulla Vale Baynton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Baynton carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Baynton carries more crime risk (72 vs 29).

Nulla Vale Baynton
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
29/100
 High
72/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
18/100
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

Nulla Vale Baynton
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

Nulla Vale Baynton
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 7
same for both

Mobility

Baynton sits further from the CBD (108.3 km vs 84.1 km).

Nulla Vale Baynton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 84.1 km 108.3 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3435
 1.0%
postcode 3444
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3435
 49
postcode 3444

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.

Nulla Vale Baynton
Car (driver) 44.2% / 54.1%
Nulla Vale — Car (driver): 44.2% Baynton — Car (driver): 54.1%
Worked from Home 38.5% / 45.9%
Nulla Vale — Worked from Home: 38.5% Baynton — Worked from Home: 45.9%
Train 9.6% / —
Nulla Vale — Train: 9.6% Baynton — Train: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Nulla Vale — Car (passenger): 7.7% Baynton — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.1%).

Setting

Nulla Vale Baynton
Elevation 431 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 483 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nulla Vale Baynton
Connectivity score 27/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Nulla Vale Baynton
Annual rainfall 553 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Nulla Vale Baynton
Average residential rate $1,947/yr $2,065/yr
Council Mitchell Macedon Ranges

Federal electorate

Nulla Vale Baynton
Division Bendigo
same for both
Member Lisa Chesters
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nulla Vale Baynton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nulla Vale

Rural

Baynton

Retirees Rural

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