Ravenhall vs Derrimut

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ravenhall, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Derrimut, most households are couple families. Derrimut is closer to the city centre: 24.7 km, against 28.6 km. On these figures, Ravenhall tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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

Derrimut

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • But Ravenhall has more separate houses rather than flats (117% vs 97%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Derrimut

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 60%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Derrimut

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 155%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $1,500/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Derrimut

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.7 km vs 28.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Derrimut

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 13/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Ravenhall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (98.4% vs 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ravenhall Derrimut
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.

Ravenhall Derrimut
Walkability 13 / 26
Ravenhall — Walkability: 13/100 Derrimut — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 3 / 21
Ravenhall — Safety: 3/100 Derrimut — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 12 / 12
Ravenhall — Low fire risk: 12/100 Derrimut — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 80 / 89
Ravenhall — Low flood risk: 80/100 Derrimut — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Derrimut has more residents (8,651 vs 2,295); Ravenhall rents higher ($1,500/wk vs $400/wk).

Ravenhall Derrimut
Population 2,295 8,651
+277% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +98.4% +4.6%
Median age 33 32
Median household income $50,232/yr $118,144/yr
+135% vs other
Median weekly rent $1,500/wk
+73% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ravenhall Derrimut
0-4 — / 8.1%
Ravenhall — 0-4: not among its largest Derrimut — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 — / 19.9%
Ravenhall — 5-14: not among its largest Derrimut — 5-14: 19.9%
15-19 2.1% / 6.6%
Ravenhall — 15-19: 2.1% Derrimut — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 13.0% / 5.6%
Ravenhall — 20-24: 13.0% Derrimut — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 38.4% / 13.5%
Ravenhall — 25-34: 38.4% Derrimut — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 28.2% / 20.8%
Ravenhall — 35-44: 28.2% Derrimut — 35-44: 20.8%
45-54 12.7% / 12.9%
Ravenhall — 45-54: 12.7% Derrimut — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 4.4% / 7.4%
Ravenhall — 55-64: 4.4% Derrimut — 55-64: 7.4%
65-74 0.9% / 3.6%
Ravenhall — 65-74: 0.9% Derrimut — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 0.6% / 1.3%
Ravenhall — 75-84: 0.6% Derrimut — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ — / 0.2%
Ravenhall — 85+: not among its largest Derrimut — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (38.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ravenhall 100.0% lone person
Ravenhall — Lone Person: 100.0% Ravenhall — Couple Families: 0.0% Ravenhall — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ravenhall — Group Household: 0.0% Ravenhall — Other Families: 0.0%
Derrimut 10.3% lone person
Derrimut — Lone Person: 10.3% Derrimut — Couple Families: 69.9% Derrimut — One Parent Families: 16.1% Derrimut — Group Household: 2.8% Derrimut — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ravenhall 0.0% renting
Ravenhall — Owned Outright: 100.0% Ravenhall — Mortgage: 0.0% Ravenhall — Renting: 0.0%
Derrimut 22.3% renting
Derrimut — Owned Outright: 16.5% Derrimut — Mortgage: 61.2% Derrimut — Renting: 22.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ravenhall Derrimut
Bachelor Degree 1.2% / 14.2%
Ravenhall — Bachelor Degree: 1.2% Derrimut — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Certificate III & IV 1.0% / 8.3%
Ravenhall — Certificate III & IV: 1.0% Derrimut — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.3%
Ravenhall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Derrimut — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Ravenhall — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Derrimut — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Ravenhall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Derrimut — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

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.

Ravenhall Derrimut
Vietnam 3.2% / 10.0%
Ravenhall — Vietnam: 3.2% Derrimut — Vietnam: 10.0%
Philippines — / 7.3%
Ravenhall — Philippines: not among its largest Derrimut — Philippines: 7.3%
India 0.9% / 5.9%
Ravenhall — India: 0.9% Derrimut — India: 5.9%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.5%
Ravenhall — New Zealand: 3.0% Derrimut — New Zealand: 2.5%
China 1.0% / 1.1%
Ravenhall — China: 1.0% Derrimut — China: 1.1%
Pakistan — / 1.3%
Ravenhall — Pakistan: not among its largest Derrimut — Pakistan: 1.3%
Malaysia 1.0% / —
Ravenhall — Malaysia: 1.0% Derrimut — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ravenhall 116.7% houses
Ravenhall — Houses: 116.7% Ravenhall — Townhouses: 0.0% Ravenhall — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Derrimut 96.8% houses
Derrimut — Houses: 96.8% Derrimut — Townhouses: 2.9% Derrimut — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ravenhall Derrimut
Median house price — $846,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,402,170 —

Zoning mix

Derrimut has more industrially zoned land (47% vs 26%).

Ravenhall Derrimut
Other and special use 48% 5%
Industrial 26% 47%
Parks and recreation 7% 18%
Residential 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 13%
Rural and farming 9% 0%
Commercial 5% 0%
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

Ravenhall Derrimut
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
 670
across Brimbank
Approvals change year on year +5% +40%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ravenhall Derrimut
Houses — 3.6%
$600/wk on $860K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ravenhall Derrimut
House price — Higher than 55% of VIC
Income Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 84% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Derrimut is more walkable (26 vs 13); Derrimut scores higher overall (39 vs 27).

Ravenhall Derrimut
Grade D C
Score 27/100 39/100
Socio-economic band — mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Ravenhall carries more crime risk (97 vs 79).

Ravenhall Derrimut
Bushfire High
88/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 High
79/100
Flood Low
20/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 41
within 5 km

Schools

Ravenhall Derrimut
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ravenhall

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

Schools in Derrimut

  • Derrimut Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Lawrence Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ravenhall Derrimut
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 6
Parks & reserves 1 13
Childcare 2 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 2 7
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 21

Mobility

Ravenhall sits further from the CBD (28.6 km vs 24.7 km).

Ravenhall Derrimut
Walkability score 13/100 26/100
Distance to Melbourne 28.6 km
+14% vs other
 24.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 27 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 60.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3023
 1.2%
postcode 3026
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 3023
 40
postcode 3026

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.

Ravenhall Derrimut
Car (driver) 50.0% / 66.2%
Ravenhall — Car (driver): 50.0% Derrimut — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 22.9%
Ravenhall — Worked from Home: 25.0% Derrimut — Worked from Home: 22.9%
Walked Only 25.0% / 0.6%
Ravenhall — Walked Only: 25.0% Derrimut — Walked Only: 0.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Ravenhall — Car (passenger): not among its largest Derrimut — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Train — / 3.8%
Ravenhall — Train: not among its largest Derrimut — Train: 3.8%
Bus — / 0.6%
Ravenhall — Bus: not among its largest Derrimut — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Ravenhall Derrimut
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.0 km 9.0 km

NBN connectivity

Ravenhall Derrimut
Connectivity score 85/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
1,203 premises
 58%
3,598 premises

Climate

Ravenhall Derrimut
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ravenhall Derrimut
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ravenhall Derrimut
Average residential rate $1,779/yr $1,847/yr
Council Melton Brimbank

Federal electorate

Ravenhall Derrimut
Division Gorton Fraser
Member Alice Jordan-Baird Daniel Mulino
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ravenhall Derrimut
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ravenhall

Multicultural Outer Trains Transport Hub

Derrimut

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural

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