Dalyston vs South Dudley

Dalyston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in South Dudley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In South Dudley, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dalyston: a median of $560,000, against $440,000 in South Dudley. On these figures, South Dudley tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Dalyston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Dalyston leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)
  • South Dudley has cheaper houses ($440,000 vs $559,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Dalyston leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 29%)
  • South Dudley has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dalyston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 108 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (129.1 km vs 133.9 km)
  • But South Dudley is more walkable (44/100 vs 29/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Dudley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 29/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • But Dalyston carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 80/100)

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 -8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dalyston and South Dudley 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 South Dudley
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 South Dudley
Walkability 29 / 44
Dalyston — Walkability: 29/100 South Dudley — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 33 / 20
Dalyston — Safety: 33/100 South Dudley — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dalyston — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Dudley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 100
Dalyston — Low flood risk: 13/100 South Dudley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dalyston has more residents (843 vs 421); Dalyston has higher household incomes ($70,304 vs $51,636).

Dalyston South Dudley
Population 843
+50% vs other
 421
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +44.6% -8.7%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $70,304/yr
+27% vs other
 $51,636/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $290/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalyston South Dudley
0-4 6.0% / 4.3%
Dalyston — 0-4: 6.0% South Dudley — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 12.9% / 11.2%
Dalyston — 5-14: 12.9% South Dudley — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 4.0% / 4.3%
Dalyston — 15-19: 4.0% South Dudley — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.0% / 4.5%
Dalyston — 20-24: 5.0% South Dudley — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 14.1% / 14.7%
Dalyston — 25-34: 14.1% South Dudley — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 14.4% / 11.9%
Dalyston — 35-44: 14.4% South Dudley — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 11.3% / 11.9%
Dalyston — 45-54: 11.3% South Dudley — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 15.7% / 14.3%
Dalyston — 55-64: 15.7% South Dudley — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 12.1% / 11.9%
Dalyston — 65-74: 12.1% South Dudley — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.3% / 7.6%
Dalyston — 75-84: 3.3% South Dudley — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 0.5% / 1.9%
Dalyston — 85+: 0.5% South Dudley — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalyston 43.7% lone person
Dalyston — Lone Person: 43.7% Dalyston — Couple Families: 38.0% Dalyston — One Parent Families: 16.2% Dalyston — Group Household: 2.2%
South Dudley 47.8% lone person
South Dudley — Lone Person: 47.8% South Dudley — Couple Families: 28.7% South Dudley — One Parent Families: 17.6% South Dudley — Group Household: 5.9%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
South Dudley 24.4% renting
South Dudley — Owned Outright: 39.8% South Dudley — Mortgage: 35.8% South Dudley — Renting: 24.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dalyston South Dudley
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 21.6%
Dalyston — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% South Dudley — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.2%
Dalyston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% South Dudley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.2%
Dalyston — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% South Dudley — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 3.1%
Dalyston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% South Dudley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.7%
Dalyston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% South Dudley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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 South Dudley
England 5.3% / 4.5%
Dalyston — England: 5.3% South Dudley — England: 4.5%
Netherlands — / 1.7%
Dalyston — Netherlands: not among its largest South Dudley — Netherlands: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Dalyston — New Zealand: 1.5% South Dudley — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / 1.0%
Dalyston — Ireland: 0.5% South Dudley — Ireland: 1.0%
Philippines 1.3% / —
Dalyston — Philippines: 1.3% South Dudley — Philippines: not among its largest
India — / 1.0%
Dalyston — India: not among its largest South Dudley — India: 1.0%
Nepal — / 1.0%
Dalyston — Nepal: not among its largest South Dudley — Nepal: 1.0%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Dalyston — South Africa: 0.6% South Dudley — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 0.5% / —
Dalyston — Italy: 0.5% South Dudley — 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%
South Dudley 100.0% houses
South Dudley — Houses: 100.0% South Dudley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dalyston South Dudley
Median house price $559,750 $440,000
Median unit price — $417,000
Median land price $247,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 69 days
from 17 sales
 25 days
from 4 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dalyston South Dudley
2 bed $450K / $435K
Dalyston — 2 bed: $450K (5 sales) South Dudley — 2 bed: $435K (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

3 bed $532K / $440K
Dalyston — 3 bed: $532K (27 sales) South Dudley — 3 bed: $440K (15 sales)

27 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Dalyston South Dudley
Rural and farming 88% 79%
Residential 3% 12%
Parks and recreation 7% 1%
Commercial 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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 South Dudley
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dalyston South Dudley
House price Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

South Dudley is more walkable (44 vs 29).

Dalyston South Dudley
Grade D —
Score 29/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Dalyston carries more flood risk (87 vs 0); South Dudley carries more crime risk (80 vs 67).

Dalyston South Dudley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
80/100
Flood High
87/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dalyston South Dudley
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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 South Dudley

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Dalyston South Dudley
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

South Dudley sits further from the CBD (133.9 km vs 129.1 km).

Dalyston South Dudley
Walkability score 29/100 44/100
Distance to Melbourne 129.1 km 133.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3992
 0.9%
postcode 3995
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 3992
 47
postcode 3995

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 South Dudley
Car (driver) 82.2% / 68.2%
Dalyston — Car (driver): 82.2% South Dudley — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 14.3%
Dalyston — Worked from Home: 7.7% South Dudley — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 10.4%
Dalyston — Car (passenger): 6.0% South Dudley — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Walked Only 1.4% / 3.9%
Dalyston — Walked Only: 1.4% South Dudley — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bicycle 0.8% / 3.2%
Dalyston — Bicycle: 0.8% South Dudley — Bicycle: 3.2%
Bus 1.9% / —
Dalyston — Bus: 1.9% South Dudley — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Dalyston South Dudley
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km
3.4 km to a named beach
 3.8 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Dalyston South Dudley
Connectivity score 78/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
521 premises
 48%
248 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Dalyston South Dudley
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dalyston South Dudley
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

South Dudley

Acreage Affordable

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