Diggers Rest VIC 3427

Living Here

Diggers Rest is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,669 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,991 a week, with median rent near $397 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $655,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sunbury - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Diggers Rest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 6 schools

  • Diggers Rest Primary School
  • Sunbury Primary School
  • Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School
  • Holy Trinity Primary School
  • Sunbury Downs Secondary College
  • Sunbury Heights Primary School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Houdinis Cafe e Cucina
• 8 parks

  • Bloomdale Park
  • Cradle Road Park
  • Bloomdale Av Reserve
  • St Genevieve Central Park
  • Davis Road Park
  • Norm Raven Reserve
  • Punjel Drive Reserve
  • Wanginu Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel
• 1 pharmacy

  • Diggers Rest Pharmacy
• 1 medical clinic

  • Diggers Rest Medical Centre
• 1 hospital

  • Melton Health Hub
• 1 childcare centre

  • Diggers Rest Early Learning Centre
• 1 library

  • Sunbury Library
• 1 post office

  • Diggers Rest General Store
• 1 golf club

  • Goona Warra Golf Course
• 2 dog parks

  • Sunbury Dog Park
  • Redstone Pooch Play Zone
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 1 plumber

  • Reece

Getting around. Train station: Diggers Rest, 1.4 km south-east · Bus interchange: Sunbury Station Bus Interchange, 5.2 km north-east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 12.2 km south-east.

Run a business in Diggers Rest? Get listed →

Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Diggers Rest.

• Diggers Rest Bowling Club Lawn Bowls
• Diggers Rest Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)

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: 2.3% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 71.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,230 bird observations recorded near Diggers Rest — most often seen:

• Little Raven (283)
• Common Starling (263)
• Australian Magpie (256)
• Common Myna (233)
• House Sparrow (205)
• Eurasian Blackbird (190)
• Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (188)
• Red Wattlebird (182)
• Long-billed Corella (177)
• New Holland Honeyeater (142)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (142)
• Magpie-lark (135)
• Red-rumped Parrot (130)

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 Diggers Rest:

• Sunbury (5.1 km)
• Plumpton (5.5 km)
• Calder Park (7 km)
• Bulla (7.6 km)
• Hillside (8.4 km)
• Fraser Rise (9.3 km)
• Bonnie Brook (9.8 km)
• Wildwood (10 km)

Embed this suburb

Add this free Diggers Rest stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Diggers Rest

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.