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Darley VIC 3340

4,226 addresses · 169 streets

Hawke Electorate › Moorabool LGA › Darley · 50 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Darley is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,190 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,951 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $640,000.

9,190Population
37Median age
$1,951Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bacchus Marsh, 3.9 km south · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 35.2 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Darley.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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

$640,000House · 2024
$412,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 17.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Darley

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

Tree cover measures, Darley VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 67.6%

Population by age in Darley
Population by age, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4583
5-141,361
15-19596
20-24539
25-341,217
35-441,260
45-541,262
55-641,120
65-74799
75-84307
85+135
Dwelling types in Darley
Dwelling types, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,927
Townhouse212
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Darley
Households by weekly income, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650382
$650-1,499775
$1,500-2,9991,007
$3,000+778
Top ancestries in Darley
Top ancestries, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,807
English3,693
Irish1,042
Scottish1,023
Other666
Italian398
Housing tenure in Darley
Housing tenure, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned886
Mortgage1,661
Rented533
Other28
Cars per household in Darley
Cars per household, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
070
1799
21,285
3560
4+396
Commute to work in Darley
Commute to work, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,103
Train55
Bus7
Tram/ferry3
Walked32
Bicycle3
Home817
Top countries of birth in Darley
Top countries of birth, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England300
India157
New Zealand118
Scotland51
Malta44
Netherlands40
Languages used at home in Darley
Languages used at home, Darley VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi94
Greek37
Italian31
Hindi29
Spanish27
Croatian26

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,658 bird observations recorded near Darley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Darley

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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