Red Lion vs Talbot

Red Lion is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 59 in Talbot. 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 Talbot, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Talbot 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

  • Red Lion carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 79/100)
  • Talbot has more parks and reserves (9 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 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Lion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $160/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Talbot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Talbot

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
  • But Red Lion carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Talbot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.3% vs -7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Red Lion and Talbot 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 Talbot
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 Talbot
Walkability 0 / 31
Red Lion — Walkability: 0/100 Talbot — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 69 / 21
Red Lion — Safety: 69/100 Talbot — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 14 / 15
Red Lion — Low fire risk: 14/100 Talbot — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 31 / 25
Red Lion — Low flood risk: 31/100 Talbot — Low flood risk: 25/100

Demographics

Talbot rents higher ($160/wk vs $0/wk); Talbot has more residents (452 vs 111).

Red Lion Talbot
Population 111 452
+307% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.5% +2.3%
Median age 52 59
Median household income $68,224/yr
+40% vs other
 $41,236/yr
Median weekly rent — $160/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Lion Talbot
0-4 — / 0.7%
Red Lion — 0-4: not among its largest Talbot — 0-4: 0.7%
5-14 5.4% / 6.4%
Red Lion — 5-14: 5.4% Talbot — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 2.7% / 5.5%
Red Lion — 15-19: 2.7% Talbot — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 3.6% / 4.4%
Red Lion — 20-24: 3.6% Talbot — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 6.3% / 5.3%
Red Lion — 25-34: 6.3% Talbot — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 9.0% / 6.0%
Red Lion — 35-44: 9.0% Talbot — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 24.3% / 13.1%
Red Lion — 45-54: 24.3% Talbot — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 18.0% / 26.1%
Red Lion — 55-64: 18.0% Talbot — 55-64: 26.1%
65-74 18.9% / 19.0%
Red Lion — 65-74: 18.9% Talbot — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 5.4% / 8.4%
Red Lion — 75-84: 5.4% Talbot — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 4.2%
Red Lion — 85+: not among its largest Talbot — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

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 — Group Household: 0.0% Red Lion — Other Families: 0.0%
Talbot 62.0% lone person
Talbot — Lone Person: 62.0% Talbot — Couple Families: 16.7% Talbot — One Parent Families: 15.3% Talbot — Group Household: 3.3% Talbot — Other Families: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Talbot 9.8% renting
Talbot — Owned Outright: 59.0% Talbot — Mortgage: 31.2% Talbot — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Talbot
England 6.3% / 4.6%
Red Lion — England: 6.3% Talbot — England: 4.6%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Red Lion — New Zealand: not among its largest Talbot — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Red Lion — Philippines: not among its largest Talbot — Philippines: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Red Lion — Germany: not among its largest Talbot — Germany: 0.7%
Canada — / 0.7%
Red Lion — Canada: not among its largest Talbot — Canada: 0.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Red Lion Talbot
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 17.3%
Red Lion — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Talbot — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.6%
Red Lion — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Talbot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 5.3%
Red Lion — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Talbot — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Red Lion — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Talbot — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Red Lion — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Talbot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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% Red Lion — Townhouses: 0.0%
Talbot 94.0% houses
Talbot — Houses: 94.0% Talbot — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Talbot — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Red Lion Talbot
Median house price — $401,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Talbot has more rural and farming land (78% vs 65%).

Red Lion Talbot
Rural and farming 65% 78%
Parks and recreation 31% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Environmental 3% 1%
Residential 0% 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 Talbot
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Red Lion Talbot
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 83% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC

Liveability

Talbot is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Red Lion Talbot
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Talbot carries more crime risk (79 vs 31).

Red Lion Talbot
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
31/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 High
75/100
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 Talbot
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Red Lion

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Talbot

  • Talbot Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Red Lion Talbot
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Red Lion Talbot
Walkability score 0/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 163.2 km 163.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min
same for both
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.

Red Lion Talbot
Car (driver) 84.4% / 76.2%
Red Lion — Car (driver): 84.4% Talbot — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 11.5%
Red Lion — Worked from Home: 15.6% Talbot — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Red Lion — Car (passenger): not among its largest Talbot — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Red Lion — Walked Only: not among its largest Talbot — Walked Only: 4.6%

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

Setting

Red Lion Talbot
Elevation 251 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Lion

Rural

Talbot

Affordable Retirees Rural

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