Dalyston vs Ryanston

Dalyston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Ryanston. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ryanston, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ryanston: a median of $1.09 million, against $560,000 in Dalyston, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dalyston tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Ryanston suits couples and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ryanston

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 54%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Dalyston

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($559,750 vs $1,087,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dalyston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dalyston is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • Ryanston sits closer to the CBD (121.5 km vs 129.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ryanston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
  • But Dalyston is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Dalyston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (44.6% vs 19.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dalyston and Ryanston drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dalyston Ryanston
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dalyston Ryanston
Walkability 29 / 0
Dalyston — Walkability: 29/100 Ryanston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 81
Dalyston — Safety: 33/100 Ryanston — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dalyston — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ryanston — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 84
Dalyston — Low flood risk: 13/100 Ryanston — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Dalyston has more residents (843 vs 324); Ryanston skews older (50 vs 39).

Dalyston Ryanston
Population 843
+62% vs other
 324
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +44.6% +19.6%
Median age 39 50
Median household income $70,304/yr $80,756/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $350/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalyston Ryanston
0-4 6.0% / 4.9%
Dalyston — 0-4: 6.0% Ryanston — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.9% / 12.7%
Dalyston — 5-14: 12.9% Ryanston — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.0% / 6.5%
Dalyston — 15-19: 4.0% Ryanston — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.0% / 3.4%
Dalyston — 20-24: 5.0% Ryanston — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 14.1% / 5.6%
Dalyston — 25-34: 14.1% Ryanston — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 14.4% / 11.1%
Dalyston — 35-44: 14.4% Ryanston — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.3% / 13.3%
Dalyston — 45-54: 11.3% Ryanston — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 15.7% / 17.9%
Dalyston — 55-64: 15.7% Ryanston — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 12.1% / 19.1%
Dalyston — 65-74: 12.1% Ryanston — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 3.3% / 6.8%
Dalyston — 75-84: 3.3% Ryanston — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 0.5% / 1.9%
Dalyston — 85+: 0.5% Ryanston — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalyston 38.0% couple families
Dalyston — Couple Families: 38.0% Dalyston — Lone Person: 43.7% Dalyston — One Parent Families: 16.2% Dalyston — Group Household: 2.2%
Ryanston 53.6% couple families
Ryanston — Couple Families: 53.6% Ryanston — Lone Person: 33.3% Ryanston — One Parent Families: 13.0% Ryanston — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalyston 14.2% renting
Dalyston — Owned Outright: 31.1% Dalyston — Mortgage: 54.8% Dalyston — Renting: 14.2%
Ryanston 3.8% renting
Ryanston — Owned Outright: 58.1% Ryanston — Mortgage: 38.1% Ryanston — Renting: 3.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dalyston Ryanston
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 15.4%
Dalyston — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Ryanston — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 10.5%
Dalyston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Ryanston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 11.1%
Dalyston — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Ryanston — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 4.3%
Dalyston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Ryanston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 0.9%
Dalyston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Ryanston — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Dalyston Ryanston
England 5.3% / 5.2%
Dalyston — England: 5.3% Ryanston — England: 5.2%
Ireland 0.5% / 1.5%
Dalyston — Ireland: 0.5% Ryanston — Ireland: 1.5%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.2%
Dalyston — South Africa: 0.6% Ryanston — South Africa: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Dalyston — New Zealand: 1.5% Ryanston — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.5%
Dalyston — Thailand: not among its largest Ryanston — Thailand: 1.5%
Philippines 1.3% / —
Dalyston — Philippines: 1.3% Ryanston — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy 0.5% / —
Dalyston — Italy: 0.5% Ryanston — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalyston 99.7% houses
Dalyston — Houses: 99.7% Dalyston — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Ryanston 100.0% houses
Ryanston — Houses: 100.0% Ryanston — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dalyston Ryanston
Median house price $559,750 $1,087,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $247,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 69 days
from 17 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Ryanston has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).

Dalyston Ryanston
Rural and farming 88% 89%
Environmental 0% 11%
Parks and recreation 7% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Dalyston Ryanston
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dalyston Ryanston
House price Higher than 20% of VIC —
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 68% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC

Liveability

Dalyston is more walkable (29 vs 0).

Dalyston Ryanston
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dalyston carries more flood risk (87 vs 16); Dalyston carries more crime risk (67 vs 19).

Dalyston Ryanston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
19/100
Flood High
87/100
 Low
16/100
Coastal erosion Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Dalyston Ryanston
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dalyston

  • Powlett River Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Ryanston

  • Village High School Independent · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dalyston Ryanston
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 4 14

Mobility

Dalyston sits further from the CBD (129.1 km vs 121.5 km).

Dalyston Ryanston
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 129.1 km
+6% vs other
 121.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 101 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3992
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3992
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dalyston Ryanston
Car (driver) 82.2% / 66.4%
Dalyston — Car (driver): 82.2% Ryanston — Car (driver): 66.4%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 29.0%
Dalyston — Worked from Home: 7.7% Ryanston — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 4.6%
Dalyston — Car (passenger): 6.0% Ryanston — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus 1.9% / —
Dalyston — Bus: 1.9% Ryanston — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Dalyston — Walked Only: 1.4% Ryanston — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Dalyston Ryanston
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km
3.4 km to a named beach
 10.4 km

NBN connectivity

Dalyston Ryanston
Connectivity score 78/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
521 premises
 0%
158 premises

Climate

Dalyston Ryanston
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Dalyston Ryanston
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Dalyston Ryanston
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalyston Ryanston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dalyston

Acreage Affordable Quiet

Ryanston

Retirees River Rural

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