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Drouin VIC 3818

9,748 addresses · 423 streets

Monash Electorate › Baw Baw LGA › Drouin · 86 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A growing town in West Gippsland within commuting distance of Melbourne, Drouin pairs a country setting with new estates. Households average 2.5 people and the median age is 39. Median household income is $1,432 a week, with rent around $330.

Drouin is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 15,287 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,432 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $605,000.

15,287Population
39Median age
$1,432Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Drouin, 700 m south-east · Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 54.7 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

10 facilities recorded in Drouin.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

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

$605,000House · 2024
$450,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Drouin

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

Tree cover measures, Drouin VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Drouin
Population by age, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,066
5-142,056
15-19806
20-24777
25-342,109
35-441,728
45-541,679
55-641,781
65-741,814
75-841,089
85+380
Dwelling types in Drouin
Dwelling types, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House5,146
Townhouse291
Apartment220
Other70
Households by weekly income in Drouin
Households by weekly income, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,032
$650-1,4991,755
$1,500-2,9991,800
$3,000+738
Top ancestries in Drouin
Top ancestries, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English6,794
Australian6,435
Scottish1,693
Irish1,671
Other838
Ancestry NS798
Housing tenure in Drouin
Housing tenure, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,035
Mortgage2,312
Rented1,225
Other68
Cars per household in Drouin
Cars per household, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0181
11,933
22,325
3778
4+440
Commute to work in Drouin
Commute to work, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,630
Train45
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked78
Bicycle11
Home914
Top countries of birth in Drouin
Top countries of birth, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England597
New Zealand198
Netherlands136
Scotland89
Philippines83
South Africa80
Languages used at home in Drouin
Languages used at home, Drouin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin52
German41
Afrikaans36
Punjabi34
Spanish32
Italian30

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,991 bird observations recorded near Drouin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Drouin

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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