Dereel vs Enfield
Enfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Dereel. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Enfield, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Enfield: a median of $610,000, against $535,000 in Dereel. On these figures, Dereel tends to suit people living alone, while Enfield suits families with children and couples.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Dereel has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
- Enfield is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 57%)
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
- Dereel has cheaper houses ($535,000 vs $610,000)
- Enfield leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Enfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Enfield
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (135.6 km vs 144.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 111 min)
- But Dereel is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dereel
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dereel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.6% vs 6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dereel and Enfield drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Enfield has higher household incomes ($97,864 vs $65,312); Dereel skews older (46 vs 39).
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 664 +14% vs other | 574 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.6% | +6.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 39 |
| Median household income | $65,312/yr | $97,864/yr +50% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +5% vs other | $285/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $535,000 | $610,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $382,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 153 days from 3 sales | 107 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Dereel has more rural and farming land (64% vs 25%); Dereel has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 1%).
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 71% |
| Rural and farming | 64% | 25% |
| Environmental | 24% | 1% |
| Residential | 5% | 3% |
| 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
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Golden Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +10% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
Dereel is more walkable (13 vs 5).
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 30/100 | 33/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Enfield carries more flood risk (40 vs 22).
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | Low 22/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| 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
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 3 |
| Waterways | 17 | 21 |
Mobility
Dereel sits further from the CBD (144.6 km vs 135.6 km).
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 144.6 km +6% vs other | 135.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 105 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).
Setting
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 337 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 430 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 305 premises | 0% 227 premises |
Climate
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 502 mm | 605 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C | 25.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C | 3.5°C |
Council rates
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,052/yr same for both | |
| Council | Golden Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dereel | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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