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Daylesford VIC 3460

3,289 addresses · 132 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Hepburn LGA › Daylesford · 89 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Daylesford is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,781 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,185 a week, with median rent near $331 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $847,500.

2,781Population
55Median age
$1,185Median household income / wk
$331Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Daylesford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Daylesford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: Musk, 5.3 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Daylesford.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$847,500House · 2024
$565,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 51.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Daylesford

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Daylesford VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202051.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 49.5%

Population by age in Daylesford
Population by age, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-488
5-14227
15-1995
20-2461
25-34254
35-44268
45-54368
55-64552
65-74492
75-84251
85+124
Dwelling types in Daylesford
Dwelling types, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,128
Townhouse122
Apartment4
Other8
Households by weekly income in Daylesford
Households by weekly income, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650318
$650-1,499391
$1,500-2,999311
$3,000+161
Top ancestries in Daylesford
Top ancestries, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,196
Australian740
Irish491
Scottish452
Other248
Ancestry NS229
Housing tenure in Daylesford
Housing tenure, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned572
Mortgage304
Rented324
Other35
Cars per household in Daylesford
Cars per household, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
079
1571
2423
3115
4+42
Commute to work in Daylesford
Commute to work, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car581
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked83
Bicycle7
Home313
Top countries of birth in Daylesford
Top countries of birth, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England145
New Zealand38
India36
Nepal24
Italy23
Germany18
Languages used at home in Daylesford
Languages used at home, Daylesford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali28
Italian28
Mandarin24
Punjabi15
German14
Spanish11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,022 bird observations recorded near Daylesford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Daylesford

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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