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Diggers Rest, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Diggers Rest (VIC 3427): population 5,669, median age 33, median household income $1,991/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 7. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Diggers Rest is a suburb in Melton, Victoria (postcode 3427), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 5,669 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
5,669
Median age
33
Household income
$1,991/wk
Weekly rent
$397
Unemployment
4.2%
SEIFA IRSD decile
7 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
9.2%
5-14
11.8%
15-19
3.9%
20-24
5.7%
25-34
23.4%
35-44
16.4%
45-54
10.1%
55-64
9.9%
65-74
6.7%
75-84
2.5%
85+
0.4%

Housing tenure

Owned
20.3%
Mortgage
57.1%
Rented
20.7%
Other
0.6%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3427
Population (2021)5,669
Males2,842 (50.1%)
Females2,821 (49.8%)
Median age33 years
Average household size2.6
Median weekly household income$1,991
Median weekly family income$2,214
Median weekly rent$397
Median monthly mortgage$1,800
Labour force3,194
Unemployment rate4.2%
Participation rate75.7%
Born overseas23.6%
Separate houses87.0%
Worked at home22.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile7 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher39.1%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent62.6%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents1.4%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.1%
Households with 2+ vehicles67.0%
Distance from Melbourne CBD32.0 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 33 years. Residents under 15: 21.0%. Residents aged 65 and over: 9.6%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-45239.2%
5-1466711.8%
15-192223.9%
20-243215.7%
25-341,32623.4%
35-4493116.4%
45-5457110.1%
55-645619.9%
65-743816.7%
75-841422.5%
85 and over200.4%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households2,056
Average household size2.6
One person43521.2%
Two persons69833.9%
Three persons40319.6%
Four persons33416.2%
Five persons1296.3%
Six or more persons623.0%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families1,608
Couples with children432.7%
Couples without children59737.1%
One-parent families23114.4%
Other families271.7%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.36
Women with no children37.1%
Women with three or more children19.2%

Of the 753 couple families with children in Diggers Rest, 9.2% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Diggers Rest.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)45.7%
Married (de facto)18.2%
Not married36.1%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings2,188
Occupied2,05694.0%
Unoccupied1356.2%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house1,90387.0%
Semi-detached or townhouse1516.9%
Flat or apartment00.0%
Other dwelling40.2%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright41820.3%
Owned with a mortgage1,17457.1%
Rented42520.7%
Other tenure120.6%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week19.5%
$350 to $549 per week76.6%
$550 or more per week3.9%

0.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,0009.6%
$1,000 to $1,79938.9%
$1,800 to $2,99944.3%
$3,000 or more7.2%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.6%
Two bedrooms3.8%
Three bedrooms47.6%
Four or more bedrooms47.9%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force3,194
Employed3,06295.9%
Unemployed1344.2%
Not in the labour force1,026
Unemployment rate4.2%
Participation rate75.7%

30.1% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Diggers Rest are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $6509.8%
$650 to $1,49925.6%
$1,500 to $2,99942.9%
$3,000 or more21.6%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50028.1%
$500 to $99923.3%
$1,000 to $1,99939.1%
$2,000 or more9.5%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver1,69255.3%
Car passenger923.0%
Train1013.3%
Bus00.0%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle00.0%
Walked only60.2%
Worked at home68822.5%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity2,58245.5%
No religion1,97234.8%
Islam1061.9%
Hinduism2434.3%
Buddhism911.6%
Judaism00.0%
Other or not stated67511.9%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1033761
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10016
IER (economic resources)10467
IEO (education and occupation)9735

Where residents were born

74.8% of residents were born in Australia and 25.2% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Diggers Rest are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India3877.2%
Philippines1442.7%
England941.8%
New Zealand861.6%
Italy601.1%
Sri Lanka450.8%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202115.5%
2011 to 201525.9%
2001 to 201030.7%
Before 200127.9%

Languages spoken at home

74.7% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Diggers Rest are listed below. Across all households, 2.2% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi2725.1%
Italian1132.1%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi861.6%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Tagalog661.2%
Croatian631.2%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Filipino571.1%

Ancestry

Residents of Diggers Rest most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian1,75223.6%
English1,50820.3%
Italian5046.8%
Irish4816.5%
Indian4415.9%
Scottish4045.4%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Diggers Rest residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance37212.6%
Construction37112.6%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing31510.7%
Retail Trade2669.0%
Education and Training2568.7%
Public Administration and Safety2398.1%

The most common occupations among Diggers Rest residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals57819.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers48316.1%
Technicians and Trades Workers47615.9%
Community and Personal Service Workers35511.9%
Managers30510.2%
Machinery Operators and Drivers2849.5%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Diggers Rest, 14.3% are at university or higher education, 10.5% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 69.5% are at school.

62.6% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Diggers Rest residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce50720.2%
Engineering and Related Technologies43817.5%
Society and Culture32713.0%
Health27010.8%
Education2369.4%
Architecture and Building2148.5%

Long-term health conditions

57.9% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Diggers Rest are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma5679.3%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)5338.7%
Arthritis3716.1%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)2514.1%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)1652.7%
Cancer (including remission)1041.7%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)771.3%
Kidney disease410.7%
Stroke380.6%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)160.3%

19.4% of residents report one condition, 6.6% report two, and 2.5% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Diggers Rest contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group8.9%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition12.1%
Provides unpaid child care62.1%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work20.2%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.9%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago83.9%
Moved within Victoria in the last year13.2%
Moved interstate in the last year0.4%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.5%
Same address 5 years ago39.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years49.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.9%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years4.5%

Photo: Diggers Rest, Victoria. Credit: Graeme Bartlett / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 351 offences in Diggers Rest in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person34
B Property and deception offences224
C Drug offences12
D Public order and security offences37
E Justice procedures offences44
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 61.9 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Melton local government area recorded 6,463 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
323
2023
312
2024
392
2025
435
2026
351

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 5669
Median Age 33
Average Household Size 2.6
Median Weekly Household Income $1991
Median Weekly Rent $397
Median Monthly Mortgage $1800
Unemployment Rate 4.2%
Participation Rate 75.7%
Born Overseas 23.6%
Separate House 87%
Worked at Home 22.5%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 7
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 61
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6
Median Weekly Family Income $2214
Postcode 3427

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