Dalyston VIC 3992

Living Here

Dalyston is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 843 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,352 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $540,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Powlett River Primary School
  • Village High School
  • Bass Coast College Dudley Junior Campus
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Old Dalyston Church
• 2 beaches

  • Powlett River East
  • Powlett River West
• 2 hospitals

  • Wonthaggi Hospital
  • Wonthaggi Medical Centre
• 1 vet

  • Veterinary Clinic
• 1 golf club

  • Wonthaggi Golf Club
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 2 places to stay

  • Powlett River Caravan Park
  • Wonthaggi Coalfields Caravan & Residential Park

Getting around. Bus interchange: Anderson, 9.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Median Sale Prices

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 64.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,741 bird observations recorded near Dalyston — most often seen:

• Superb Fairy-wren (1,030)
• Common Starling (1,025)
• Australian Magpie (1,018)
• White-faced Heron (963)
• Black Swan (847)
• Masked Lapwing (820)
• Little Raven (800)
• Welcome Swallow (798)
• Pacific Black Duck (760)
• Eurasian Blackbird (710)
• Little Pied Cormorant (710)
• Australian White Ibis (700)
• Silver Gull (699)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Dalyston:

• Archies Creek (2.4 km)
• South Dudley (4.7 km)
• North Wonthaggi (5.5 km)
• West Creek (5.9 km)
• Kilcunda (6.3 km)
• Wonthaggi (6.6 km)
• Woolamai (6.6 km)
• Ryanston (7.1 km)

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