Drummond North vs Fryerstown

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Drummond North, about half of households are couple families. In Fryerstown, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Drummond North: a median of $1.43 million, against $730,000 in Fryerstown, though rent is higher in Fryerstown. On these figures, Drummond North tends to suit couples, while Fryerstown suits 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

  • Drummond North is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 45%)
  • Fryerstown carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)

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

  • Drummond North leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)
  • Fryerstown has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,425,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Drummond North

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Drummond North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (103.2 km vs 124.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fryerstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Drummond North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.6% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Drummond North Fryerstown
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.

Drummond North Fryerstown
Walkability 0 / 0
Drummond North — Walkability: 0/100 Fryerstown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 88
Drummond North — Safety: 59/100 Fryerstown — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 37 / 33
Drummond North — Low fire risk: 37/100 Fryerstown — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Drummond North — Low flood risk: 100/100 Fryerstown — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fryerstown rents higher ($275/wk vs $230/wk); Drummond North has higher household incomes ($74,256 vs $64,012).

Drummond North Fryerstown
Population 203 232
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +1.8%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $74,256/yr
+14% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk $275/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drummond North Fryerstown
0-4 3.0% / 2.2%
Drummond North — 0-4: 3.0% Fryerstown — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 10.8% / 11.2%
Drummond North — 5-14: 10.8% Fryerstown — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.4% / 5.2%
Drummond North — 15-19: 6.4% Fryerstown — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.9% / 2.6%
Drummond North — 20-24: 3.9% Fryerstown — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 2.5% / 9.9%
Drummond North — 25-34: 2.5% Fryerstown — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 11.3% / 13.8%
Drummond North — 35-44: 11.3% Fryerstown — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 17.2% / 16.8%
Drummond North — 45-54: 17.2% Fryerstown — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 16.3% / 23.7%
Drummond North — 55-64: 16.3% Fryerstown — 55-64: 23.7%
65-74 19.2% / 11.2%
Drummond North — 65-74: 19.2% Fryerstown — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 3.0% / 7.3%
Drummond North — 75-84: 3.0% Fryerstown — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.0% / 1.7%
Drummond North — 85+: 2.0% Fryerstown — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drummond North 44.1% lone person
Drummond North — Lone Person: 44.1% Drummond North — Couple Families: 50.8% Drummond North — One Parent Families: 5.1% Drummond North — Group Household: 0.0%
Fryerstown 49.1% lone person
Fryerstown — Lone Person: 49.1% Fryerstown — Couple Families: 32.7% Fryerstown — One Parent Families: 12.7% Fryerstown — Group Household: 5.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drummond North 0.0% renting
Drummond North — Owned Outright: 55.1% Drummond North — Mortgage: 44.9% Drummond North — Renting: 0.0%
Fryerstown 9.9% renting
Fryerstown — Owned Outright: 47.3% Fryerstown — Mortgage: 42.9% Fryerstown — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Drummond North Fryerstown
Bachelor Degree 19.2% / 19.4%
Drummond North — Bachelor Degree: 19.2% Fryerstown — Bachelor Degree: 19.4%
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 10.3%
Drummond North — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Fryerstown — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.9%
Drummond North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Fryerstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 8.2%
Drummond North — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Fryerstown — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.3%
Drummond North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Fryerstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Drummond North Fryerstown
England 6.4% / 4.3%
Drummond North — England: 6.4% Fryerstown — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.7%
Drummond North — New Zealand: 2.5% Fryerstown — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland — / 2.6%
Drummond North — Scotland: not among its largest Fryerstown — Scotland: 2.6%
Netherlands — / 1.7%
Drummond North — Netherlands: not among its largest Fryerstown — Netherlands: 1.7%
Malaysia 1.5% / —
Drummond North — Malaysia: 1.5% Fryerstown — Malaysia: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.3%
Drummond North — Canada: not among its largest Fryerstown — Canada: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drummond North 100.0% houses
Drummond North — Houses: 100.0% Drummond North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Fryerstown 95.9% houses
Fryerstown — Houses: 95.9% Fryerstown — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Drummond North Fryerstown
Median house price $1,425,000 $730,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Drummond North has more rural and farming land (60% vs 35%).

Drummond North Fryerstown
Parks and recreation 39% 61%
Rural and farming 60% 35%
Residential 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

Drummond North Fryerstown
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
 102
across Mount Alexander
Approvals change year on year -6% -7%

Ranking within VIC

Drummond North Fryerstown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC

Liveability

Drummond North Fryerstown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Drummond North carries more crime risk (41 vs 12).

Drummond North Fryerstown
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
12/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
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

Drummond North Fryerstown
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

Drummond North Fryerstown
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Fryerstown sits further from the CBD (124.3 km vs 103.2 km).

Drummond North Fryerstown
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 103.2 km 124.3 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3446
 1.2%
postcode 3451
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 3446
 59
postcode 3451

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.

Drummond North Fryerstown
Car (driver) 54.8% / 67.4%
Drummond North — Car (driver): 54.8% Fryerstown — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 39.3% / 29.2%
Drummond North — Worked from Home: 39.3% Fryerstown — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Walked Only 6.0% / 3.4%
Drummond North — Walked Only: 6.0% Fryerstown — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Drummond North Fryerstown
Elevation 485 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Drummond North Fryerstown
Connectivity score 26/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 0%
75 premises

Climate

Drummond North Fryerstown
Annual rainfall 598 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Drummond North Fryerstown
Average residential rate $1,748/yr $1,885/yr
Council Hepburn Mount Alexander

Federal electorate

Drummond North Fryerstown
Division Ballarat Bendigo
Member Catherine King Lisa Chesters
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drummond North Fryerstown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drummond North

Rural

Fryerstown

Professionals Rural

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