Red Lion vs Daisy Hill

Comparing Red Lion and Daisy Hill, VIC: Daisy Hill rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Red Lion carries more flood risk (69 vs 13); and Daisy Hill sits further from the CBD (170.1 km vs 163.2 km).

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 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Red Lion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Lion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Red Lion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (163.2 km vs 170.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Red Lion carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 49/100)
  • Daisy Hill has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Daisy Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Red Lion and Daisy 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.

Red Lion Daisy 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.

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Red Lion — Walkability: 0/100 Daisy Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 51
Red Lion — Safety: 69/100 Daisy Hill — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 14 / 16
Red Lion — Low fire risk: 14/100 Daisy Hill — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 31 / 87
Red Lion — Low flood risk: 31/100 Daisy Hill — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Daisy Hill rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Daisy Hill has more residents (398 vs 111).

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Population 111 398
+259% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.5% +3.4%
Median age 52 53
Median household income $68,224/yr
+11% vs other
 $60,788/yr
Median weekly rent — $230/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Lion Daisy Hill
0-4 — / 2.8%
Red Lion — 0-4: not among its largest Daisy Hill — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 5.4% / 11.6%
Red Lion — 5-14: 5.4% Daisy Hill — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 2.7% / 5.3%
Red Lion — 15-19: 2.7% Daisy Hill — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.6% / 4.0%
Red Lion — 20-24: 3.6% Daisy Hill — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 6.3% / 4.5%
Red Lion — 25-34: 6.3% Daisy Hill — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 9.0% / 9.8%
Red Lion — 35-44: 9.0% Daisy Hill — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 24.3% / 15.3%
Red Lion — 45-54: 24.3% Daisy Hill — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 18.0% / 17.3%
Red Lion — 55-64: 18.0% Daisy Hill — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 18.9% / 18.3%
Red Lion — 65-74: 18.9% Daisy Hill — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 5.4% / 10.8%
Red Lion — 75-84: 5.4% Daisy Hill — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ — / 0.8%
Red Lion — 85+: not among its largest Daisy Hill — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Daisy Hill 45.3% lone person
Daisy Hill — Lone Person: 45.3% Daisy Hill — Couple Families: 37.9% Daisy Hill — One Parent Families: 16.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Red Lion 0.0% renting
Red Lion — Owned Outright: 38.2% Red Lion — Mortgage: 61.8% Red Lion — Renting: 0.0%
Daisy Hill 9.8% renting
Daisy Hill — Owned Outright: 53.6% Daisy Hill — Mortgage: 36.6% Daisy Hill — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 20.9%
Red Lion — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Daisy Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 7.5%
Red Lion — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Daisy Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.5%
Red Lion — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Daisy Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Red Lion — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Red Lion Daisy Hill
England 6.3% / 6.3%
Red Lion — England: 6.3% Daisy Hill — England: 6.3%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Red Lion — Philippines: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Philippines: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Red Lion — New Zealand: not among its largest Daisy Hill — New Zealand: 0.8%
Sri Lanka — / 0.8%
Red Lion — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Sri Lanka: 0.8%
Greece — / 0.8%
Red Lion — Greece: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Greece: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Lion 100.0% houses
Red Lion — Houses: 100.0% Red Lion — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Daisy Hill 96.7% houses
Daisy Hill — Houses: 96.7% Daisy Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Median house price — $577,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $350,000

Zoning mix

Red Lion has more rural and farming land (65% vs 38%).

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Rural and farming 65% 38%
Parks and recreation 31% 56%
Environmental 3% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Red Lion Daisy Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC

Liveability

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Red Lion carries more flood risk (69 vs 13); Daisy Hill carries more crime risk (49 vs 31).

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
84/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Low
13/100
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

Red Lion Daisy Hill
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

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Daisy Hill sits further from the CBD (170.1 km vs 163.2 km).

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 163.2 km 170.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3371
 0.2%
postcode 3465
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3371
 36
postcode 3465

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.

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Car (driver) 84.4% / 84.9%
Red Lion — Car (driver): 84.4% Daisy Hill — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 7.1%
Red Lion — Worked from Home: 15.6% Daisy Hill — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Red Lion — Car (passenger): not among its largest Daisy Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Red Lion — Walked Only: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Elevation 251 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Red Lion Daisy Hill
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

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

Federal electorate

Red Lion Daisy Hill
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Lion

Rural

Daisy Hill

Retirees Rural

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