Dreeite vs Beeac

Dreeite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 51 in Beeac. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dreeite, the large majority of households are couple families. In Beeac, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Dreeite tends to suit families with children and couples, while Beeac suits people living alone 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dreeite is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 44%)
  • Beeac has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Beeac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Beeac

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Beeac

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (143.8 km vs 166.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 124 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beeac

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Dreeite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.0% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dreeite Beeac
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.

Dreeite Beeac
Walkability 0 / 0
Dreeite — Walkability: 0/100 Beeac — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 32
Dreeite — Safety: 35/100 Beeac — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 56
Dreeite — Low fire risk: 100/100 Beeac — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 47 / 12
Dreeite — Low flood risk: 47/100 Beeac — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Beeac has more residents (394 vs 77); Dreeite rents higher ($350/wk vs $220/wk).

Dreeite Beeac
Population 77 394
+412% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +40.0% +6.5%
Median age 37 51
Median household income $71,448/yr
+8% vs other
 $65,520/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+37% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dreeite Beeac
0-4 6.5% / 3.8%
Dreeite — 0-4: 6.5% Beeac — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 19.5% / 10.7%
Dreeite — 5-14: 19.5% Beeac — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.2% / 4.6%
Dreeite — 15-19: 5.2% Beeac — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.8% / 1.5%
Dreeite — 20-24: 7.8% Beeac — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 6.5% / 9.1%
Dreeite — 25-34: 6.5% Beeac — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 10.4% / 12.9%
Dreeite — 35-44: 10.4% Beeac — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 9.1% / 11.2%
Dreeite — 45-54: 9.1% Beeac — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 10.4% / 17.3%
Dreeite — 55-64: 10.4% Beeac — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 9.1% / 18.3%
Dreeite — 65-74: 9.1% Beeac — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 — / 4.3%
Dreeite — 75-84: not among its largest Beeac — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 4.1%
Dreeite — 85+: not among its largest Beeac — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dreeite 75.0% couple families
Dreeite — Couple Families: 75.0% Dreeite — Lone Person: 25.0% Dreeite — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dreeite — Other Families: 0.0% Dreeite — Group Household: 0.0%
Beeac 33.6% couple families
Beeac — Couple Families: 33.6% Beeac — Lone Person: 46.2% Beeac — One Parent Families: 10.9% Beeac — Other Families: 5.0% Beeac — Group Household: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dreeite 13.6% renting
Dreeite — Owned Outright: 36.4% Dreeite — Mortgage: 50.0% Dreeite — Renting: 13.6%
Beeac 10.6% renting
Beeac — Owned Outright: 51.2% Beeac — Mortgage: 38.1% Beeac — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dreeite 100.0% houses
Dreeite — Houses: 100.0% Dreeite — Townhouses: 0.0%
Beeac 98.9% houses
Beeac — Houses: 98.9% Beeac — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Dreeite Beeac
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 19.3%
Dreeite — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Beeac — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.1%
Dreeite — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Beeac — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 6.3%
Dreeite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Beeac — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Dreeite — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Beeac — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Dreeite — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Beeac — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Dreeite Beeac
Median house price — $531,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Beeac has more rural and farming land (75% vs 63%).

Dreeite Beeac
Rural and farming 63% 75%
Parks and recreation 37% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Dreeite Beeac
New dwellings approved 226
across Colac Otway
same for both
Approvals change year on year +64%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dreeite Beeac
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Dreeite Beeac
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Beeac carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Beeac carries more flood risk (88 vs 53).

Dreeite Beeac
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 High
88/100
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

Dreeite Beeac
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dreeite

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

Schools in Beeac

  • Beeac Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dreeite Beeac
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Dreeite sits further from the CBD (166.8 km vs 143.8 km).

Dreeite Beeac
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 166.8 km
+14% vs other
 143.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3249
 0.5%
postcode 3251
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3249
 32
postcode 3251

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.

Dreeite Beeac
Car (driver) 61.5% / 68.2%
Dreeite — Car (driver): 61.5% Beeac — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 18.8%
Dreeite — Worked from Home: 15.4% Beeac — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Walked Only 11.5% / 8.5%
Dreeite — Walked Only: 11.5% Beeac — Walked Only: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / 4.5%
Dreeite — Car (passenger): 11.5% Beeac — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Dreeite Beeac
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dreeite Beeac
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
252 premises

Climate

Dreeite Beeac
Annual rainfall 607 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dreeite Beeac
Average residential rate $2,023/yr
same for both
Council Colac Otway
same for both

Federal electorate

Dreeite Beeac
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dreeite Beeac
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dreeite

Family Rural

Beeac

Affordable Retirees Rural

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