Deepdene VIC 3103
1,217 addresses · 33 streets
Kooyong Electorate › Boroondara LGA › Deepdene · 9 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Deepdene is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,101 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,243 a week, with median rent near $501 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $3,633,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Balwyn statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Deepdene itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
74 schools
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School
- Deepdene Primary School
- Camberwell Grammar School
- Camberwell Girls Grammar School Junior Campus
- Genazzano FCJ College
- Camberwell Girls Grammar School
- Canterbury Girls' Secondary College
- Preshil Arlington Kindergarten and Primary Campus
- Fintona Girls' School
- Preshil Blackhall Kalimna Secondary Campus
15 childcare & kindergartens
- Yongala Pre-School
- Cara Armstrong Kindergarten
- Maternal and Child Health Centre
- Merrell Kindergarten
- Glass Street Kindergarten
- Kew and North Balwyn Playcentre
- Auburn Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Inc.
- Belford Oaks Community Children’s Centre
- Camberwell Kindergarten & Childcare Centre
- Robert Cochrane Kindergarten
1 playground
1 dog park
Getting around. Train station: East Camberwell, 1.6 km south · Tram stop: Stop 43: Deepdene Shopping Centre, 50 m north-west · Railway halt: Box Hill, 4.7 km east · Bus interchange: Bulleen Park and Ride, 3.9 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Como Landing, 6 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 17.5 km north-west.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Deepdene.
- Deepdene Park Cricket, Soccer, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Goodlife Health Clubs Balwyn Aerobics, Fitness / Gymnasium Workouts
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 13.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 54.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 54.2%
Population by age in Deepdene
| 0-4 | 70 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 235 |
| 15-19 | 159 |
| 20-24 | 143 |
| 25-34 | 183 |
| 35-44 | 233 |
| 45-54 | 251 |
| 55-64 | 267 |
| 65-74 | 238 |
| 75-84 | 195 |
| 85+ | 116 |
Dwelling types in Deepdene
| House | 520 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 186 |
| Apartment | 73 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Deepdene
| <$650 | 108 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 151 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 197 |
| $3,000+ | 269 |
Top ancestries in Deepdene
| Chinese | 592 |
|---|---|
| English | 584 |
| Australian | 427 |
| Irish | 242 |
| Scottish | 187 |
| Other | 174 |
Housing tenure in Deepdene
| Owned | 372 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 205 |
| Rented | 158 |
| Other | 41 |
Cars per household in Deepdene
| 0 | 48 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 295 |
| 2 | 305 |
| 3 | 91 |
| 4+ | 38 |
Commute to work in Deepdene
| Car | 370 |
|---|---|
| Train | 13 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 16 |
| Walked | 24 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 365 |
Top countries of birth in Deepdene
| China | 322 |
|---|---|
| England | 53 |
| Malaysia | 53 |
| India | 46 |
| Vietnam | 32 |
| Italy | 20 |
Languages used at home in Deepdene
| Mandarin | 407 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 58 |
| Greek | 37 |
| Vietnamese | 28 |
| Italian | 23 |
| Hindi | 16 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
142,222 bird observations recorded near Deepdene — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (9,429)
- Noisy Miner (9,014)
- Little Raven (7,945)
- Australian Magpie (7,796)
- Common Myna (7,445)
- Pacific Black Duck (6,964)
- Magpie-lark (6,881)
- Red Wattlebird (6,651)
- Dusky Moorhen (6,069)
- Pied Currawong (5,098)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (4,928)
- Grey Butcherbird (4,925)
- Eurasian Blackbird (4,813)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Deepdene
- Brown Thornbill (4,448)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,784)
- Superb Fairy-wren (3,699)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (3,587)
- White-browed Scrubwren (3,516)
- Rock Dove (3,513)
- Welcome Swallow (3,487)
- Chestnut Teal (3,465)
- Eastern Rosella (3,357)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,992)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,849)
- Grey Fantail (2,807)
- Red-rumped Parrot (2,771)
- Bell Miner (2,610)
- Willie Wagtail (2,564)
- Common Starling (2,448)
- Spotted Pardalote (2,367)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Deepdene:
- Balwyn (1.5 km)
- Canterbury (1.7 km)
- Kew East (2.1 km)
- Hawthorn East (2.4 km)
- Kew (2.6 km)
- Balwyn North (2.6 km)
- Camberwell (3.1 km)
- Hawthorn (3.2 km)
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Streets
- Abercrombie Street (59)
- Angle Road (17)
- Barnsbury Court (5)
- Barnsbury Road (182)
- Belmont Avenue (10)
- Bennett Street (31)
- Burke Road (97)
- Campbell Road (67)
- Chatfield Avenue (13)
- Crest Avenue (21)
- Creswick Street (17)
- Dale Street (11)
- Deepdene Place (7)
- Deepdene Road (58)
- Gordon Street (46)
- Haig Street (13)
- Hardwicke Street (20)
- Highton Grove (14)
- Kitchener Street (43)
- Leonard Street (41)
- Lydia Court (7)
- May Street (48)
- Meadow Grove (34)
- Mont Albert Road (1)
- Palm Grove (9)
- Parkside Avenue (12)
- Pelham Place (5)
- Peverill Street (19)
- Pretoria Street (18)
- Terry Street (59)
- Walsh Street (40)
- Whitehorse Road (186)
- Wolseley Crescent (7)
