Drung vs Riverside

Riverside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Drung. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Riverside, most households are couple families. On these figures, Drung tends to suit people living alone, while Riverside 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

Riverside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 54%)

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

Drung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Drung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (196 min vs 209 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (288.6 km vs 299.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Drung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Riverside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.0% vs -19.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Drung Riverside
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.

Drung Riverside
Walkability 0 / 4
Drung — Walkability: 0/100 Riverside — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 50 / 49
Drung — Safety: 50/100 Riverside — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 64 / 56
Drung — Low fire risk: 64/100 Riverside — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 22 / 4
Drung — Low flood risk: 22/100 Riverside — Low flood risk: 4/100

Demographics

Riverside has more residents (287 vs 119); Riverside rents higher ($280/wk vs $190/wk).

Drung Riverside
Population 119 287
+141% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -19.0% +4.0%
Median age 50 41
Median household income $96,200/yr
+10% vs other
 $86,632/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $280/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Drung Riverside
0-4 — / 6.6%
Drung — 0-4: not among its largest Riverside — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 9.2% / 15.7%
Drung — 5-14: 9.2% Riverside — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 9.2% / 5.2%
Drung — 15-19: 9.2% Riverside — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.9% / 4.9%
Drung — 20-24: 5.9% Riverside — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 5.9% / 11.1%
Drung — 25-34: 5.9% Riverside — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 11.8% / 9.8%
Drung — 35-44: 11.8% Riverside — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 15.1% / 16.7%
Drung — 45-54: 15.1% Riverside — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 20.2% / 17.1%
Drung — 55-64: 20.2% Riverside — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 16.8% / 9.8%
Drung — 65-74: 16.8% Riverside — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 2.5% / 5.2%
Drung — 75-84: 2.5% Riverside — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.5% / 1.4%
Drung — 85+: 2.5% Riverside — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Drung 43.6% couple families
Drung — Couple Families: 43.6% Drung — Lone Person: 38.5% Drung — One Parent Families: 10.3% Drung — Other Families: 0.0% Drung — Group Household: 7.7%
Riverside 67.2% couple families
Riverside — Couple Families: 67.2% Riverside — Lone Person: 17.2% Riverside — One Parent Families: 5.2% Riverside — Other Families: 10.3% Riverside — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Drung 8.0% renting
Drung — Owned Outright: 46.0% Drung — Mortgage: 46.0% Drung — Renting: 8.0%
Riverside 12.1% renting
Riverside — Owned Outright: 48.5% Riverside — Mortgage: 39.4% Riverside — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Drung 100.0% houses
Drung — Houses: 100.0%
Riverside 101.1% houses
Riverside — Houses: 101.1%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Drung Riverside
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 18.1%
Drung — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Riverside — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 10.1%
Drung — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Riverside — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 5.6%
Drung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Riverside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.0%
Drung — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Riverside — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Drung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Riverside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Property market

Drung Riverside
Median house price — $720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Drung Riverside
Rural and farming 93% 96%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Drung Riverside
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Drung Riverside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC

Liveability

Drung Riverside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Riverside carries more flood risk (96 vs 78).

Drung Riverside
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood High
78/100
 High
96/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Drung Riverside
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

Drung Riverside
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 17 1

Mobility

Riverside sits further from the CBD (299.4 km vs 288.6 km).

Drung Riverside
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 288.6 km 299.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 196 min 209 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3401
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.

Drung Riverside
Car (driver) 63.5% / 79.1%
Drung — Car (driver): 63.5% Riverside — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 13.9%
Drung — Worked from Home: 27.0% Riverside — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 9.5% / 4.3%
Drung — Car (passenger): 9.5% Riverside — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Drung — Walked Only: not among its largest Riverside — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Drung Riverside
Elevation 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Drung Riverside
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Drung Riverside
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Drung Riverside
Average residential rate $2,228/yr
same for both
Council Horsham
same for both

Federal electorate

Drung Riverside
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Drung Riverside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Drung

Rural

Riverside

Family Rural

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