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Rye VIC 3941

11,379 addresses · 344 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Rye · 64 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A bayside town on the Mornington Peninsula popular for holidays, Rye has an older, seasonal profile (median age 51). Households average 2.2 people. Median household income is $1,334 a week, with rent around $372.

Rye is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,438 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,334 a week, with median rent near $372 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,010,000.

9,438Population
51Median age
$1,334Median household income / wk
$372Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Sorrento Ferry Terminal, 7.4 km north-west · Airport: Avalon Airport, 48.3 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Rye.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs7/10

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

$1,010,000House · 2024
$715,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 34% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rye

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

Tree cover measures, Rye VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 50.2%

Population by age in Rye
Population by age, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4398
5-14971
15-19376
20-24347
25-34857
35-44967
45-541,290
55-641,480
65-741,564
75-84876
85+314
Dwelling types in Rye
Dwelling types, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,529
Townhouse141
Apartment7
Other47
Households by weekly income in Rye
Households by weekly income, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650754
$650-1,4991,162
$1,500-2,999931
$3,000+562
Top ancestries in Rye
Top ancestries, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English3,895
Australian3,283
Irish1,259
Scottish1,057
Ancestry NS867
Italian592
Housing tenure in Rye
Housing tenure, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,697
Mortgage1,110
Rented786
Other69
Cars per household in Rye
Cars per household, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0116
11,306
21,624
3429
4+198
Commute to work in Rye
Commute to work, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,222
Train0
Bus16
Tram/ferry7
Walked49
Bicycle15
Home852
Top countries of birth in Rye
Top countries of birth, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England369
Italy169
New Zealand125
Greece121
Germany52
Scotland49
Languages used at home in Rye
Languages used at home, Rye VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek185
Italian178
Croatian37
German36
French30
Spanish23

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,648 bird observations recorded near Rye — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rye

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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