Darlington vs Derrinallum

Darlington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Derrinallum. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Darlington tends to suit people living alone.

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

Derrinallum

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Darlington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Darlington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $170/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Derrinallum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (181.2 km vs 195.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (138 min vs 145 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Derrinallum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Derrinallum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-7.0% vs -21.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Darlington Derrinallum
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.

Darlington Derrinallum
Walkability 0 / 0
Darlington — Walkability: 0/100 Derrinallum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 27
Darlington — Safety: 13/100 Derrinallum — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 43 / 48
Darlington — Low fire risk: 43/100 Derrinallum — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Darlington — Low flood risk: 100/100 Derrinallum — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Derrinallum has more residents (386 vs 84); Darlington has higher household incomes ($56,316 vs $49,192).

Darlington Derrinallum
Population 84 386
+360% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.5% -7.0%
Median age 50 55
Median household income $56,316/yr
+13% vs other
 $49,192/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk $170/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darlington Derrinallum
0-4 4.8% / 5.7%
Darlington — 0-4: 4.8% Derrinallum — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 3.6% / 11.4%
Darlington — 5-14: 3.6% Derrinallum — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 3.6% / 4.1%
Darlington — 15-19: 3.6% Derrinallum — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 3.6% / 2.1%
Darlington — 20-24: 3.6% Derrinallum — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 15.5% / 7.8%
Darlington — 25-34: 15.5% Derrinallum — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 6.0% / 8.3%
Darlington — 35-44: 6.0% Derrinallum — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 20.2% / 9.8%
Darlington — 45-54: 20.2% Derrinallum — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 14.3% / 22.0%
Darlington — 55-64: 14.3% Derrinallum — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 16.7% / 15.8%
Darlington — 65-74: 16.7% Derrinallum — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 9.5% / 11.1%
Darlington — 75-84: 9.5% Derrinallum — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / 3.6%
Darlington — 85+: not among its largest Derrinallum — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darlington 65.2% lone person
Darlington — Lone Person: 65.2% Darlington — Couple Families: 17.4% Darlington — One Parent Families: 17.4% Darlington — Group Household: 0.0%
Derrinallum 56.8% lone person
Derrinallum — Lone Person: 56.8% Derrinallum — Couple Families: 27.0% Derrinallum — One Parent Families: 9.9% Derrinallum — Group Household: 6.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Darlington 33.3% renting
Darlington — Owned Outright: 51.5% Darlington — Mortgage: 15.2% Darlington — Renting: 33.3%
Derrinallum 14.7% renting
Derrinallum — Owned Outright: 58.7% Derrinallum — Mortgage: 26.7% Derrinallum — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Darlington 94.3% houses
Darlington — Houses: 94.3% Darlington — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Derrinallum 101.2% houses
Derrinallum — Houses: 101.2% Derrinallum — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Darlington Derrinallum
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 15.5%
Darlington — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Derrinallum — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.3% / 7.0%
Darlington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3% Derrinallum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 9.8%
Darlington — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Derrinallum — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Darlington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Derrinallum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Darlington — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Derrinallum — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Property market

Darlington Derrinallum
Median house price — $350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Darlington Derrinallum
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Darlington Derrinallum
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
 60
across Corangamite
Approvals change year on year -15% +117%

Ranking within VIC

Darlington Derrinallum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 45% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC

Liveability

Darlington Derrinallum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Darlington carries more crime risk (87 vs 73).

Darlington Derrinallum
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
73/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Darlington Derrinallum
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Darlington

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

Schools in Derrinallum

  • Derrinallum P-12 College Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Darlington Derrinallum
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Darlington sits further from the CBD (195.9 km vs 181.2 km).

Darlington Derrinallum
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 195.9 km
+8% vs other
 181.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 138 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3271
 0.5%
postcode 3325
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 45
postcode 3325

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.

Darlington Derrinallum
Car (driver) 74.2% / 56.4%
Darlington — Car (driver): 74.2% Derrinallum — Car (driver): 56.4%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 22.1%
Darlington — Worked from Home: 25.8% Derrinallum — Worked from Home: 22.1%
Walked Only — / 14.3%
Darlington — Walked Only: not among its largest Derrinallum — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Darlington — Car (passenger): not among its largest Derrinallum — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bicycle — / 2.9%
Darlington — Bicycle: not among its largest Derrinallum — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Darlington Derrinallum
Elevation 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Darlington Derrinallum
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
227 premises

Climate

Darlington Derrinallum
Annual rainfall 594 mm 602 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C —

Council rates

Darlington Derrinallum
Average residential rate $1,613/yr $2,335/yr
Council Moyne Corangamite

Federal electorate

Darlington Derrinallum
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Darlington Derrinallum
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Darlington

Retirees Rural

Derrinallum

Affordable Retirees Rural

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