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Drysdale VIC 3222

3,824 addresses · 157 streets

Corangamite Electorate › Greater Geelong LGA › Drysdale · 53 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Drysdale is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 4,976 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,273 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 $685,000.

4,976Population
52Median age
$1,273Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: Drysdale, 1.4 km south-west · Airport: Avalon Airport, 17.6 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Drysdale.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs5/10

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

$685,000House · 2024
$550,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Drysdale

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

Tree cover measures, Drysdale VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 50.8%

Population by age in Drysdale
Population by age, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4170
5-14576
15-19277
20-24212
25-34357
35-44459
45-54568
55-64698
65-74853
75-84543
85+254
Dwelling types in Drysdale
Dwelling types, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,775
Townhouse194
Apartment32
Other0
Households by weekly income in Drysdale
Households by weekly income, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650400
$650-1,499652
$1,500-2,999493
$3,000+314
Top ancestries in Drysdale
Top ancestries, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,399
Australian1,891
Irish668
Scottish646
Other230
German217
Housing tenure in Drysdale
Housing tenure, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned949
Mortgage606
Rented318
Other87
Cars per household in Drysdale
Cars per household, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
084
1732
2718
3246
4+184
Commute to work in Drysdale
Commute to work, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,318
Train8
Bus4
Tram/ferry3
Walked49
Bicycle3
Home349
Top countries of birth in Drysdale
Top countries of birth, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England306
New Zealand61
Netherlands36
Scotland33
Germany29
South Africa25
Languages used at home in Drysdale
Languages used at home, Drysdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian30
Malayalam18
German11
Spanish11
Thai10
Mandarin9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

54,694 bird observations recorded near Drysdale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Drysdale

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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