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.
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
1 supermarket
2 Catholic churches
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
3 post offices
3 service stations
1 gym
1 bakery
1 hardware store
1 beauty salon
1 plumber
Getting around. Ferry wharf: Sorrento Ferry Terminal, 7.4 km north-west · Airport: Avalon Airport, 48.3 km north-west.
Sport & Recreation
4 facilities recorded in Rye.
- RJ Rowley Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Skating, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Rye Bowls Club Lawn Bowls
- Rye Yacht Club Sailing
- The Dunes Golf Links Golf
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: 34% 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 | 34.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 43.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 50.2%
Population by age in Rye
| 0-4 | 398 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 971 |
| 15-19 | 376 |
| 20-24 | 347 |
| 25-34 | 857 |
| 35-44 | 967 |
| 45-54 | 1,290 |
| 55-64 | 1,480 |
| 65-74 | 1,564 |
| 75-84 | 876 |
| 85+ | 314 |
Dwelling types in Rye
| House | 3,529 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 141 |
| Apartment | 7 |
| Other | 47 |
Households by weekly income in Rye
| <$650 | 754 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 1,162 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 931 |
| $3,000+ | 562 |
Top ancestries in Rye
| English | 3,895 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 3,283 |
| Irish | 1,259 |
| Scottish | 1,057 |
| Ancestry NS | 867 |
| Italian | 592 |
Housing tenure in Rye
| Owned | 1,697 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 1,110 |
| Rented | 786 |
| Other | 69 |
Cars per household in Rye
| 0 | 116 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,306 |
| 2 | 1,624 |
| 3 | 429 |
| 4+ | 198 |
Commute to work in Rye
| Car | 2,222 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 16 |
| Tram/ferry | 7 |
| Walked | 49 |
| Bicycle | 15 |
| Home | 852 |
Top countries of birth in Rye
| England | 369 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 169 |
| New Zealand | 125 |
| Greece | 121 |
| Germany | 52 |
| Scotland | 49 |
Languages used at home in Rye
| Greek | 185 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 178 |
| Croatian | 37 |
| German | 36 |
| French | 30 |
| Spanish | 23 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
9,648 bird observations recorded near Rye — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (611)
- Silver Gull (529)
- Red Wattlebird (524)
- Common Myna (497)
- Australian Magpie (493)
- Little Raven (470)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (469)
- Hooded Plover (388)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (381)
- Grey Fantail (350)
- Pacific Gull (346)
- Little Wattlebird (338)
- Common Starling (332)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Rye
- Brown Thornbill (321)
- Australian White Ibis (311)
- Welcome Swallow (280)
- Magpie-lark (272)
- White-browed Scrubwren (270)
- Superb Fairy-wren (269)
- Silvereye (236)
- Grey Butcherbird (211)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (211)
- Swamp Harrier (208)
- Galah (205)
- Little Pied Cormorant (194)
- Singing Honeyeater (194)
- Eastern Rosella (193)
- Eastern Spinebill (190)
- Australasian Gannet (180)
- Australian Pelican (175)
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 Rye:
- Tootgarook (3.5 km)
- Blairgowrie (3.5 km)
- St Andrews Beach (5 km)
- Fingal (5.1 km)
- Rosebud West (5.6 km)
- Capel Sound (5.7 km)
- Sorrento (7 km)
- Boneo (8.1 km)
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Streets
- Tarawill Street (20)
- Tarook Avenue (5)
- Tasman Drive (52)
- Teresa Court (3)
- The Glen (35)
- Thomson Terrace (48)
- Timmins Crescent (27)
- Tinapher Drive (27)
- Toagara Street (64)
- Trinity Court (8)
- Tuerong Street (41)
- Turrana Street (8)
- Twakurra Street (23)
- Tyrone Avenue (3)
- Valentine Street (47)
- Valley Drive (82)
- Victor Avenue (8)
- View Road (23)
- Vistaglen Court (13)
- Wagstaff Street (29)
- Walbrook Road (48)
- Wamba Avenue (2)
- Waratah Street (48)
- Wargundy Avenue (33)
- Warwick Court (7)
- Wayne Court (3)
- Weatherly Court (7)
- Weeroona Street (186)
- Weir Street (95)
- White Cliffs Road (46)
- White Way (4)
- Willonga Street (6)
- Wollert Street (30)
- Wondaree Street (97)
- Woodcutters Way (2)
- Woomera Street (39)
- Wyena Street (10)
- Yannuga Street (24)
- Yaringa Court (25)
- Yarrayne Street (40)
- Yera Crescent (16)
- Yoorala Road (18)
- Yootha Court (12)
- Younger Avenue (4)
