Red Lion vs Majorca

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Red Lion, about half of households are people living alone. In Majorca, most 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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 35%)
  • But Majorca has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Lion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Red Lion

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (118 min vs 129 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (163.2 km vs 173.2 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 50/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Red Lion and Majorca 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 Majorca
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 Majorca
Walkability 0 / 0
Red Lion — Walkability: 0/100 Majorca — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 50
Red Lion — Safety: 69/100 Majorca — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 14 / 18
Red Lion — Low fire risk: 14/100 Majorca — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 31 / 27
Red Lion — Low flood risk: 31/100 Majorca — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Majorca rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Majorca has more residents (198 vs 111).

Red Lion Majorca
Population 111 198
+78% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.5% -6.2%
Median age 52 54
Median household income $68,224/yr
+38% vs other
 $42,224/yr
Median weekly rent — $100/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Lion Majorca
0-4 — / —
Red Lion — 0-4: not among its largest Majorca — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 5.4% / 12.1%
Red Lion — 5-14: 5.4% Majorca — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 2.7% / 8.6%
Red Lion — 15-19: 2.7% Majorca — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 3.6% / 1.5%
Red Lion — 20-24: 3.6% Majorca — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 6.3% / 7.6%
Red Lion — 25-34: 6.3% Majorca — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.0% / 7.6%
Red Lion — 35-44: 9.0% Majorca — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 24.3% / 15.7%
Red Lion — 45-54: 24.3% Majorca — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 18.0% / 23.2%
Red Lion — 55-64: 18.0% Majorca — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 18.9% / 12.6%
Red Lion — 65-74: 18.9% Majorca — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 5.4% / 8.6%
Red Lion — 75-84: 5.4% Majorca — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ — / —
Red Lion — 85+: not among its largest Majorca — 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.

Red Lion Majorca
England 6.3% / 1.5%
Red Lion — England: 6.3% Majorca — England: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 2.0%
Red Lion — Netherlands: not among its largest Majorca — Netherlands: 2.0%

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

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% Red Lion — Other Families: 0.0%
Majorca 55.0% lone person
Majorca — Lone Person: 55.0% Majorca — Couple Families: 21.7% Majorca — One Parent Families: 13.3% Majorca — Other Families: 10.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

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%
Majorca 94.9% houses
Majorca — Houses: 94.9% Majorca — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Red Lion Majorca
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 17.2%
Red Lion — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Majorca — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 3.5%
Red Lion — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Majorca — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.6%
Red Lion — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Majorca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Red Lion — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Majorca — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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%
Majorca 5.5% renting
Majorca — Owned Outright: 49.3% Majorca — Mortgage: 45.2% Majorca — Renting: 5.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Red Lion Majorca
Median house price — $472,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Red Lion Majorca
Rural and farming 65% 75%
Parks and recreation 31% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 11%
Environmental 3% 0%
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 Majorca
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Red Lion Majorca
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 33% 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 15% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Majorca carries more crime risk (50 vs 31).

Red Lion Majorca
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 High
73/100
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 Majorca
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 Majorca
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Majorca sits further from the CBD (173.2 km vs 163.2 km).

Red Lion Majorca
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 163.2 km 173.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 129 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 Majorca
Car (driver) 84.4% / 63.6%
Red Lion — Car (driver): 84.4% Majorca — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 21.8%
Red Lion — Worked from Home: 15.6% Majorca — Worked from Home: 21.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.1%
Red Lion — Car (passenger): not among its largest Majorca — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Red Lion — Walked Only: not among its largest Majorca — Walked Only: 5.5%

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

Setting

Red Lion Majorca
Elevation 251 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Red Lion Majorca
Connectivity score 15/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Lion

Rural

Majorca

Rural

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