Silverleaves vs Rhyll

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Silverleaves, most households are people living alone. In Rhyll, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Silverleaves 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

Rhyll

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 60/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 31%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Rhyll

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 119 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (135.1 km vs 140.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Silverleaves has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 39%)
  • Rhyll carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Silverleaves

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (52.6% vs 47.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Silverleaves Rhyll
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.

Silverleaves Rhyll
Walkability 4 / 4
Silverleaves — Walkability: 4/100 Rhyll — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 40 / 77
Silverleaves — Safety: 40/100 Rhyll — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Silverleaves — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rhyll — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 3 / 36
Silverleaves — Low flood risk: 3/100 Rhyll — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Rhyll has more residents (836 vs 322).

Silverleaves Rhyll
Population 322 836
+160% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +52.6% +47.2%
Median age 61 60
Median household income $67,496/yr
+3% vs other
 $65,208/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+4% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silverleaves Rhyll
0-4 2.5% / 2.3%
Silverleaves — 0-4: 2.5% Rhyll — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 8.7% / 7.1%
Silverleaves — 5-14: 8.7% Rhyll — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 1.9% / 5.0%
Silverleaves — 15-19: 1.9% Rhyll — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 2.8% / 2.2%
Silverleaves — 20-24: 2.8% Rhyll — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 2.2% / 4.5%
Silverleaves — 25-34: 2.2% Rhyll — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 7.1% / 7.9%
Silverleaves — 35-44: 7.1% Rhyll — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 10.2% / 10.5%
Silverleaves — 45-54: 10.2% Rhyll — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 21.7% / 22.8%
Silverleaves — 55-64: 21.7% Rhyll — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 28.0% / 27.8%
Silverleaves — 65-74: 28.0% Rhyll — 65-74: 27.8%
75-84 12.4% / 9.4%
Silverleaves — 75-84: 12.4% Rhyll — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 4.7% / 1.9%
Silverleaves — 85+: 4.7% Rhyll — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Silverleaves 69.1% lone person
Silverleaves — Lone Person: 69.1% Silverleaves — Couple Families: 30.9% Silverleaves — One Parent Families: 0.0% Silverleaves — Group Household: 0.0%
Rhyll 54.9% lone person
Rhyll — Lone Person: 54.9% Rhyll — Couple Families: 32.9% Rhyll — One Parent Families: 10.4% Rhyll — Group Household: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silverleaves 12.2% renting
Silverleaves — Owned Outright: 68.7% Silverleaves — Mortgage: 19.1% Silverleaves — Renting: 12.2%
Rhyll 12.3% renting
Rhyll — Owned Outright: 61.0% Rhyll — Mortgage: 26.7% Rhyll — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Silverleaves Rhyll
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 17.5%
Silverleaves — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Rhyll — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 11.4%
Silverleaves — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Rhyll — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 10.2%
Silverleaves — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Rhyll — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 4.5%
Silverleaves — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Rhyll — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 4.2%
Silverleaves — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Rhyll — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Silverleaves Rhyll
England 5.9% / 6.9%
Silverleaves — England: 5.9% Rhyll — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.8%
Silverleaves — New Zealand: 1.6% Rhyll — New Zealand: 1.8%
Netherlands 2.8% / —
Silverleaves — Netherlands: 2.8% Rhyll — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 1.2% / 0.7%
Silverleaves — South Africa: 1.2% Rhyll — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland 1.6% / —
Silverleaves — Scotland: 1.6% Rhyll — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.1%
Silverleaves — Italy: not among its largest Rhyll — Italy: 1.1%
Ireland — / 0.6%
Silverleaves — Ireland: not among its largest Rhyll — Ireland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silverleaves 96.2% houses
Silverleaves — Houses: 96.2% Silverleaves — Townhouses: 7.6% Silverleaves — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rhyll 97.9% houses
Rhyll — Houses: 97.9% Rhyll — Townhouses: 0.9% Rhyll — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Silverleaves Rhyll
Median house price $775,000 $810,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $570,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 87 days
from 4 sales
 125 days
from 12 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Silverleaves Rhyll
3 bed $740K / $702K
Silverleaves — 3 bed: $740K (11 sales) Rhyll — 3 bed: $702K (15 sales)

11 vs 15 sales

4 bed $918K / $1M
Silverleaves — 4 bed: $918K (9 sales) Rhyll — 4 bed: $1M (14 sales)

9 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Rhyll has more rural and farming land (67% vs 0%); Silverleaves has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 3%).

Silverleaves Rhyll
Rural and farming 0% 67%
Parks and recreation 46% 22%
Residential 37% 4%
Environmental 14% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 98% of Silverleaves and 100% of Rhyll. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Silverleaves Rhyll
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Silverleaves Rhyll
Houses — 3.0%
$540/wk on $935K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Silverleaves Rhyll
House price — Higher than 46% of VIC
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 30% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Silverleaves Rhyll
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Silverleaves carries more crime risk (60 vs 23); Silverleaves carries more flood risk (97 vs 64).

Silverleaves Rhyll
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
23/100
Flood High
97/100
 Moderate
64/100
Coastal erosion High
73/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Silverleaves Rhyll
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Silverleaves

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

Schools in Rhyll

  • Newhaven College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Silverleaves Rhyll
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Silverleaves sits further from the CBD (140.4 km vs 135.1 km).

Silverleaves Rhyll
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 140.4 km
+4% vs other
 135.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3922
 1.3%
postcode 3923
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3922
 43
postcode 3923

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.

Silverleaves Rhyll
Car (driver) 57.5% / 65.5%
Silverleaves — Car (driver): 57.5% Rhyll — Car (driver): 65.5%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 24.8%
Silverleaves — Worked from Home: 31.0% Rhyll — Worked from Home: 24.8%
Walked Only 6.9% / 4.7%
Silverleaves — Walked Only: 6.9% Rhyll — Walked Only: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 1.8%
Silverleaves — Car (passenger): 4.6% Rhyll — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Train — / 2.2%
Silverleaves — Train: not among its largest Rhyll — Train: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.5%).

Setting

Silverleaves Rhyll
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 263 m
981 m to a named beach
 985 m
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Silverleaves Rhyll
Connectivity score 81/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
560 premises
 62%
644 premises

Climate

Silverleaves Rhyll
Annual rainfall 704 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Silverleaves Rhyll
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Silverleaves Rhyll
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Silverleaves Rhyll
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Silverleaves

Acreage Beach Coastal Retirees

Rhyll

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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