Talbot vs Daisy Hill

Daisy Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 59 in Talbot. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Talbot, most households are people living alone. In Daisy Hill, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Daisy Hill: a median of $578,000, against $401,000 in Talbot, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Talbot tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Talbot has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • Daisy Hill is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 32%)

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

First-home buyers

Talbot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($100,000 vs $350,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($401,000 vs $577,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Talbot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Talbot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (163.3 km vs 170.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Talbot is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • Daisy Hill carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 79/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Talbot 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.

Talbot 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.

Talbot Daisy Hill
Walkability 31 / 0
Talbot — Walkability: 31/100 Daisy Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 51
Talbot — Safety: 21/100 Daisy Hill — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 15 / 16
Talbot — Low fire risk: 15/100 Daisy Hill — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 25 / 87
Talbot — Low flood risk: 25/100 Daisy Hill — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Daisy Hill has higher household incomes ($60,788 vs $41,236); Daisy Hill rents higher ($230/wk vs $160/wk).

Talbot Daisy Hill
Population 452
+12% vs other
 398
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +3.4%
Median age 59 53
Median household income $41,236/yr $60,788/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk $230/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Talbot Daisy Hill
0-4 0.7% / 2.8%
Talbot — 0-4: 0.7% Daisy Hill — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 6.4% / 11.6%
Talbot — 5-14: 6.4% Daisy Hill — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 5.5% / 5.3%
Talbot — 15-19: 5.5% Daisy Hill — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.4% / 4.0%
Talbot — 20-24: 4.4% Daisy Hill — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 5.3% / 4.5%
Talbot — 25-34: 5.3% Daisy Hill — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 6.0% / 9.8%
Talbot — 35-44: 6.0% Daisy Hill — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 13.1% / 15.3%
Talbot — 45-54: 13.1% Daisy Hill — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 26.1% / 17.3%
Talbot — 55-64: 26.1% Daisy Hill — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 19.0% / 18.3%
Talbot — 65-74: 19.0% Daisy Hill — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 8.4% / 10.8%
Talbot — 75-84: 8.4% Daisy Hill — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ 4.2% / 0.8%
Talbot — 85+: 4.2% Daisy Hill — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
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% Daisy Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Daisy Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Talbot 9.8% renting
Talbot — Owned Outright: 59.0% Talbot — Mortgage: 31.2% Talbot — Renting: 9.8%
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.

Talbot Daisy Hill
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 20.9%
Talbot — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Daisy Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 5.5%
Talbot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Daisy Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 7.5%
Talbot — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Daisy Hill — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.5%
Talbot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Daisy Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Talbot — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Daisy Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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.

Talbot Daisy Hill
England 4.6% / 6.3%
Talbot — England: 4.6% Daisy Hill — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 2.4% / 0.8%
Talbot — New Zealand: 2.4% Daisy Hill — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 0.7% / 1.3%
Talbot — Philippines: 0.7% Daisy Hill — Philippines: 1.3%
Germany 0.7% / 0.8%
Talbot — Germany: 0.7% Daisy Hill — Germany: 0.8%
Sri Lanka — / 0.8%
Talbot — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Sri Lanka: 0.8%
Greece — / 0.8%
Talbot — Greece: not among its largest Daisy Hill — Greece: 0.8%
Canada 0.7% / —
Talbot — Canada: 0.7% Daisy Hill — Canada: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Talbot 94.0% houses
Talbot — Houses: 94.0% Talbot — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Talbot — Townhouses: 2.3%
Daisy Hill 96.7% houses
Daisy Hill — Houses: 96.7% Daisy Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Daisy Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Talbot Daisy Hill
Median house price $401,000 $577,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $100,000 $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Talbot has more rural and farming land (78% vs 38%).

Talbot Daisy Hill
Rural and farming 78% 38%
Parks and recreation 15% 56%
Environmental 1% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 2%
Residential 2% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Talbot Daisy Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% 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 3% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC

Liveability

Talbot is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Talbot Daisy Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Talbot carries more flood risk (75 vs 13); Talbot carries more crime risk (79 vs 49).

Talbot Daisy Hill
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood High
75/100
 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

Talbot Daisy Hill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Talbot

  • Talbot Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Daisy Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Talbot Daisy Hill
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 10 4

Mobility

Daisy Hill sits further from the CBD (170.1 km vs 163.3 km).

Talbot Daisy Hill
Walkability score 31/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 163.3 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.

Talbot Daisy Hill
Car (driver) 76.2% / 84.9%
Talbot — Car (driver): 76.2% Daisy Hill — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 7.1%
Talbot — Worked from Home: 11.5% Daisy Hill — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 4.8%
Talbot — Car (passenger): 7.7% Daisy Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 4.6% / 3.2%
Talbot — Walked Only: 4.6% Daisy Hill — Walked Only: 3.2%

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

Setting

Talbot Daisy Hill
Elevation 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Talbot 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Talbot

Affordable Retirees Rural

Daisy Hill

Retirees Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Talbot

Talbot vs Red Lion Talbot vs Lillicur Talbot vs Dunach Talbot vs Amherst

Other comparisons with Daisy Hill

Daisy Hill vs Maryborough Daisy Hill vs Golden Point Daisy Hill vs Majorca Daisy Hill vs Red Lion Daisy Hill vs Adelaide Lead Daisy Hill vs Amherst
Full data on Talbot Full data on Daisy Hill
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or