Side by sideSuburb comparison

Encounter Bay vs Hayborough.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Hayborough edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Hayborough scores higher on walkability (0/100 vs 2/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsEncounter Bay vs Hayborough

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Encounter Bay or Hayborough?

Hayborough scores 2/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Encounter Bay
Metric
Hayborough

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$577/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$590/wk
$482/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$520/wk
79.0%
Owner occupied
75.0%
18.0%
Renter occupied
23.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

0
Walk score
2
0
Transit score
0
10
Bike score
35
5,305
Population
2,238
66
Median age
48

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

5
Schools nearby
5
1008
Avg ICSEA
1008

Climate

448 mm
Annual rainfall
448 mm
27.9°C
Mean max (Jan)
27.9°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).