Drouin West vs Jindivick

Jindivick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Drouin West. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Drouin West, most households are couple families. In Jindivick, about half of households are couple families.

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

Jindivick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Drouin West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($193/wk vs $381/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Drouin West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 81 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (95.8 km vs 101.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Drouin West has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
  • Jindivick carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Jindivick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.9% vs 9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Drouin West Jindivick
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.

Drouin West Jindivick
Walkability 22 / 21
Drouin West — Walkability: 22/100 Jindivick — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 55 / 87
Drouin West — Safety: 55/100 Jindivick — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 1 / 3
Drouin West — Low fire risk: 1/100 Jindivick — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 26 / 54
Drouin West — Low flood risk: 26/100 Jindivick — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Jindivick rents higher ($381/wk vs $193/wk); Jindivick has more residents (584 vs 361).

Drouin West Jindivick
Population 361 584
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +18.9%
Median age 54 49
Median household income $82,316/yr $95,420/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $193/wk $381/wk
+97% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drouin West Jindivick
0-4 3.9% / 3.3%
Drouin West — 0-4: 3.9% Jindivick — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 9.4% / 12.3%
Drouin West — 5-14: 9.4% Jindivick — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 2.5% / 6.8%
Drouin West — 15-19: 2.5% Jindivick — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.2% / 3.9%
Drouin West — 20-24: 4.2% Jindivick — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.2% / 7.0%
Drouin West — 25-34: 7.2% Jindivick — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 8.6% / 10.8%
Drouin West — 35-44: 8.6% Jindivick — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 14.7% / 14.0%
Drouin West — 45-54: 14.7% Jindivick — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 18.0% / 19.9%
Drouin West — 55-64: 18.0% Jindivick — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 19.1% / 13.5%
Drouin West — 65-74: 19.1% Jindivick — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 8.0% / 7.9%
Drouin West — 75-84: 8.0% Jindivick — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 2.5% / 2.1%
Drouin West — 85+: 2.5% Jindivick — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drouin West 56.5% couple families
Drouin West — Couple Families: 56.5% Drouin West — Lone Person: 29.4% Drouin West — One Parent Families: 7.1% Drouin West — Group Household: 7.1% Drouin West — Other Families: 0.0%
Jindivick 54.9% couple families
Jindivick — Couple Families: 54.9% Jindivick — Lone Person: 28.6% Jindivick — One Parent Families: 9.8% Jindivick — Group Household: 2.3% Jindivick — Other Families: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drouin West 6.2% renting
Drouin West — Owned Outright: 58.6% Drouin West — Mortgage: 35.2% Drouin West — Renting: 6.2%
Jindivick 9.4% renting
Jindivick — Owned Outright: 52.6% Jindivick — Mortgage: 38.0% Jindivick — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Drouin West Jindivick
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 18.5%
Drouin West — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Jindivick — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 11.1%
Drouin West — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Jindivick — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 8.2%
Drouin West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Jindivick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 4.1%
Drouin West — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Jindivick — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.1%
Drouin West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Jindivick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Drouin West Jindivick
England 4.7% / 4.8%
Drouin West — England: 4.7% Jindivick — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.5%
Drouin West — New Zealand: 1.1% Jindivick — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 1.4% / 0.5%
Drouin West — Germany: 1.4% Jindivick — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Drouin West — Netherlands: 1.1% Jindivick — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Drouin West — South Africa: not among its largest Jindivick — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Drouin West — Philippines: not among its largest Jindivick — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drouin West 100.0% houses
Drouin West — Houses: 100.0% Drouin West — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jindivick 99.5% houses
Jindivick — Houses: 99.5% Jindivick — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Drouin West Jindivick
Median house price — $1,330,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Drouin West Jindivick
Rural and farming 91% 84%
Parks and recreation 5% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

Drouin West Jindivick
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Drouin West Jindivick
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of VIC
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Drouin West Jindivick
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Drouin West carries more crime risk (45 vs 13); Drouin West carries more flood risk (74 vs 46).

Drouin West Jindivick
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
97/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
13/100
Flood High
74/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

Drouin West Jindivick
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Drouin West

  • Drouin West Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Jindivick

  • Jindivick Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Drouin West Jindivick
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 2 0
GPs 0 1
Waterways 2 44

Mobility

Jindivick sits further from the CBD (101.2 km vs 95.8 km).

Drouin West Jindivick
Walkability score 22/100 21/100
Distance to Melbourne 95.8 km 101.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 81 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3818
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3818
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.

Drouin West Jindivick
Car (driver) 60.5% / 64.0%
Drouin West — Car (driver): 60.5% Jindivick — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 25.8%
Drouin West — Worked from Home: 30.8% Jindivick — Worked from Home: 25.8%
Walked Only 5.2% / 5.8%
Drouin West — Walked Only: 5.2% Jindivick — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.3%
Drouin West — Car (passenger): 3.5% Jindivick — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Drouin West — Bicycle: not among its largest Jindivick — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Drouin West Jindivick
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 203 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.0 km 41.9 km

NBN connectivity

Drouin West Jindivick
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
157 premises
 0%
230 premises

Climate

Drouin West Jindivick
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Drouin West Jindivick
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Drouin West Jindivick
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drouin West Jindivick
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drouin West

Retirees River Rural

Jindivick

Premium Quiet Rural

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