Deer Park vs Ravenhall

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deer Park, about half of households are couple families. In Ravenhall, the large majority of households are people living alone. Deer Park is closer to the city centre: 24.7 km, against 28.6 km. On these figures, Ravenhall tends to suit young adults and 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

Deer Park

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 2)
  • But Ravenhall has more separate houses rather than flats (117% vs 87%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Deer Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 60%)
  • has cheaper land ($640,000 vs $1,402,170)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Deer Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 155%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $1,500/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Deer Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.7 km vs 28.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Deer Park

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 13/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Ravenhall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (98.4% vs 0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Deer Park Ravenhall
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.

Deer Park Ravenhall
Walkability 74 / 13
Deer Park — Walkability: 74/100 Ravenhall — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 26 / 3
Deer Park — Safety: 26/100 Ravenhall — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 10 / 12
Deer Park — Low fire risk: 10/100 Ravenhall — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 55 / 80
Deer Park — Low flood risk: 55/100 Ravenhall — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Deer Park has more residents (18,145 vs 2,295); Ravenhall rents higher ($1,500/wk vs $350/wk).

Deer Park Ravenhall
Population 18,145
+87% vs other
 2,295
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% +98.4%
Median age 35 33
Median household income $75,712/yr
+34% vs other
 $50,232/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $1,500/wk
+329% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deer Park Ravenhall
0-4 6.6% / —
Deer Park — 0-4: 6.6% Ravenhall — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.7% / —
Deer Park — 5-14: 13.7% Ravenhall — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 5.3% / 2.1%
Deer Park — 15-19: 5.3% Ravenhall — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 6.1% / 13.0%
Deer Park — 20-24: 6.1% Ravenhall — 20-24: 13.0%
25-34 17.0% / 38.4%
Deer Park — 25-34: 17.0% Ravenhall — 25-34: 38.4%
35-44 15.6% / 28.2%
Deer Park — 35-44: 15.6% Ravenhall — 35-44: 28.2%
45-54 11.6% / 12.7%
Deer Park — 45-54: 11.6% Ravenhall — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 9.7% / 4.4%
Deer Park — 55-64: 9.7% Ravenhall — 55-64: 4.4%
65-74 9.1% / 0.9%
Deer Park — 65-74: 9.1% Ravenhall — 65-74: 0.9%
75-84 4.4% / 0.6%
Deer Park — 75-84: 4.4% Ravenhall — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ 0.9% / —
Deer Park — 85+: 0.9% Ravenhall — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deer Park 25.5% lone person
Deer Park — Lone Person: 25.5% Deer Park — Couple Families: 46.9% Deer Park — One Parent Families: 20.6% Deer Park — Group Household: 4.4% Deer Park — Other Families: 2.6%
Ravenhall 100.0% lone person
Ravenhall — Lone Person: 100.0% Ravenhall — Couple Families: 0.0% Ravenhall — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ravenhall — Group Household: 0.0% Ravenhall — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deer Park 30.5% renting
Deer Park — Owned Outright: 32.0% Deer Park — Mortgage: 37.5% Deer Park — Renting: 30.5%
Ravenhall 0.0% renting
Ravenhall — Owned Outright: 100.0% Ravenhall — Mortgage: 0.0% Ravenhall — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Deer Park Ravenhall
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 1.2%
Deer Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Ravenhall — Bachelor Degree: 1.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 1.0%
Deer Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Ravenhall — Certificate III & IV: 1.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / —
Deer Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Ravenhall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Deer Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Ravenhall — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Deer Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Ravenhall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

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.

Deer Park Ravenhall
Vietnam 10.0% / 3.2%
Deer Park — Vietnam: 10.0% Ravenhall — Vietnam: 3.2%
India 4.5% / 0.9%
Deer Park — India: 4.5% Ravenhall — India: 0.9%
New Zealand 2.0% / 3.0%
Deer Park — New Zealand: 2.0% Ravenhall — New Zealand: 3.0%
Philippines 4.1% / —
Deer Park — Philippines: 4.1% Ravenhall — Philippines: not among its largest
China 1.6% / 1.0%
Deer Park — China: 1.6% Ravenhall — China: 1.0%
Myanmar 2.1% / —
Deer Park — Myanmar: 2.1% Ravenhall — Myanmar: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.0%
Deer Park — Malaysia: not among its largest Ravenhall — Malaysia: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deer Park 87.1% houses
Deer Park — Houses: 87.1% Deer Park — Townhouses: 12.1% Deer Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Ravenhall 116.7% houses
Ravenhall — Houses: 116.7% Ravenhall — Townhouses: 0.0% Ravenhall — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Deer Park Ravenhall
Median house price $700,000 —
Median unit price $540,500 —
Median land price $640,000 $1,402,170
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 188 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Deer Park Ravenhall
Residential 56% 0%
Other and special use 0% 48%
Industrial 18% 26%
Commercial 10% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 6%
Rural and farming 0% 9%
Parks and recreation 6% 7%
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

Deer Park Ravenhall
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
 4,602
across Melton
Approvals change year on year +40% +5%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Deer Park Ravenhall
Houses 3.8%
$530/wk on $730K
 —
Units 4.6%
$460/wk on $520K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Deer Park Ravenhall
House price Higher than 37% of VIC —
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Schools Higher than 48% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 55% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 38% of VIC —

Liveability

Deer Park is more walkable (74 vs 13); Deer Park scores higher overall (35 vs 27).

Deer Park Ravenhall
Grade C D
Score 35/100 27/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 —

Risk profile

Deer Park carries more flood risk (45 vs 20); Ravenhall carries more crime risk (97 vs 74).

Deer Park Ravenhall
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
88/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
97/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Deer Park Ravenhall
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Deer Park

  • Deer Park West Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Deer Park North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Peter Chanel School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Building and Construction - Deer Park Independent · Secondary
  • Victoria University Secondary College-Deer Park Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Ravenhall

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

Amenities in the suburb

Deer Park Ravenhall
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 20 3
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 12 2
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Ravenhall sits further from the CBD (28.6 km vs 24.7 km).

Deer Park Ravenhall
Walkability score 74/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 24.7 km 28.6 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 31 min
Public transport score 92/100
Rail · Bus
 89/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 306.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 28.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3023
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 3023
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.

Deer Park Ravenhall
Car (driver) 69.2% / 50.0%
Deer Park — Car (driver): 69.2% Ravenhall — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 25.0%
Deer Park — Worked from Home: 17.9% Ravenhall — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 0.8% / 25.0%
Deer Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Ravenhall — Walked Only: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Deer Park — Car (passenger): 6.1% Ravenhall — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 4.7% / —
Deer Park — Train: 4.7% Ravenhall — Train: not among its largest
Bus 1.2% / —
Deer Park — Bus: 1.2% Ravenhall — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Deer Park Ravenhall
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 13.0 km

NBN connectivity

Deer Park Ravenhall
Connectivity score 75/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
7,218 premises
 69%
1,203 premises

Climate

Deer Park Ravenhall
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Deer Park Ravenhall
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Deer Park Ravenhall
Average residential rate $1,847/yr $1,779/yr
Council Brimbank Melton

Federal electorate

Deer Park Ravenhall
Division Gorton
same for both
Member Alice Jordan-Baird
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deer Park Ravenhall
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deer Park

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

Ravenhall

Multicultural Outer Trains Transport Hub

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