Drumborg vs Heywood
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Drumborg, about half of households are couple families. In Heywood, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Drumborg: a median of $1.65 million, against $360,000 in Heywood. On these figures, Drumborg tends to suit couples, while Heywood suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
- Drumborg carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 78/100)
- Heywood has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Heywood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($360,000 vs $1,650,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Heywood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (248 min vs 274 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (332.2 km vs 352.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Drumborg carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 78/100)
- Heywood has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Drumborg and Heywood 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
Heywood has more residents (1,815 vs 160); Drumborg has higher household incomes ($75,192 vs $56,004).
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 160 | 1,815 +1034% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.3% | +5.2% |
| Median age | 49 | 48 |
| Median household income | $75,192/yr +26% vs other | $56,004/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,650,000 | $360,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $151,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 67 days from 17 sales |
Zoning mix
Heywood has more rural and farming land (75% vs 49%).
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 49% | 75% |
| Parks and recreation | 50% | 21% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Glenelg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 42% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 93% of VIC |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 73% of VIC |
Liveability
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 8/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Heywood carries more crime risk (78 vs 16); Heywood carries more flood risk (47 vs 35).
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | High 78/100 |
| Flood | Low 35/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Drumborg
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Heywood
- Heywood Consolidated School Government · Primary at peers
- Heywood District Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 11 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 48 | 18 |
Mobility
Drumborg sits further from the CBD (352.3 km vs 332.2 km).
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 352.3 km +6% vs other | 332.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 274 min | 248 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3304 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3304 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 (77.1%).
Setting
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.0 km | 14.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 50/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 24% 962 premises |
Climate
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 860 mm | 661 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.2°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C | — |
Council rates
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,852/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glenelg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Drumborg | Heywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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