Dalyston VIC 3992
Located in Victoria, Dalyston sits 129 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 45 minutes by car. The locality has 843 residents, a median age of 39, and a median household income of $70,304 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 44.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $280 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,473. Dalyston is characterised by high flood risk and high crime risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Dalyston a good place to live?
Dalyston scores a D (29/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 29/100 · 129.1 km · 103 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $560K · Cheaper than 80% of VIC
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 67/100 · Flood 87/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 39 · 843 residents
Liveability Rating
29 / 100 · Ranked #728 in VICEach bar is Dalyston's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Dalyston?
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Our score
29 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataDalyston's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $560,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$559,750
9% above its 4 neighbours (median $515,000)
Based on 50 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 69 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $450K
- 3 bed 27 sales $532K
- 4 bed 16 sales $608K
Land
$247,000
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 120 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Dalyston are currently listed at around $580,000 on average. Based on 18 houses listed in the past six months.
$580K
18 houses listed in the last 6 months.
18 of the suburb's 341 dwellings (5.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Dalyston safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Dalyston sits in the moderate band, with 37 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 6% on the prior year.
37 offences
5.7% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20257 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1996–2024Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 3.4 km
- Rate
- -0.14 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -4.8 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
One school serve Dalyston, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 47 students in one school (avg 47)
Primary
Walkability
Dalyston is car-dependent on foot — at 29/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Dalyston.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 1.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 1.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 48 min
- Span of service
- 17.4 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Dalyston.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 63%
- Premises covered
- 521
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Bass Coast: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Dalyston is home to 843 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $70,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
843
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$70,304/yr
Census Median Rent
$280/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,473/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$36,140/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.4%
Total Dwellings
341
Owner-Occupier Rate
85.8%
Houses
99.7%
Rental Stress
20.7%
Mortgage Stress
25.1%
Work From Home
7.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.2%
- Employment Rate
- 62%
- Completed Year 12
- 33.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
7 residents (0.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
15.4% of residents (122) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (119).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 792 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (6 of 427).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,727 a year through Bass Coast based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 88%
- Parks and recreation 7%
- Residential 3%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Bass Coast
In the year to August 2026, 393 new dwellings were approved across Bass Coast. That mix is 369 houses and 24 units.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Wonthaggi, 6.2 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 3.4 km
- 3.4 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 906 mm
- 119 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 24.6°C
- 6 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.9°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 2.8 kmWater SupplyTop reported: Boron & compounds · Fluoride compounds
- 3.2 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Total Phosphorus · Ammonia (total)
EV adoption
In postcode 3992, 6 of 1,277 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (21 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3992, 327 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 572 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 28 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3992 in 2025-26. The most was 28, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $559,750 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Mary Aldred Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mary Aldred | 45.9% | 54.1% | -1.2 |
| 2022 | Russell Broadbent | 47.1% | 52.9% | -4.0 |
| 2019 | Russell Broadbent | 42.6% | 57.4% | -0.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jordan Crugnale Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jordan Crugnale ALP | 50.2% | 50.2% | 49.8% |
| 2018 | Jordan Crugnale ALP | 52.4% | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| 2014 | Brian Paynter LP | 54.5% | 45.5% | 54.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
Looking at a specific address in Dalyston?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 843 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Dalyston
Is Dalyston a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Dalyston is moderate (67/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Dalyston?
Dalyston has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (87/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Dalyston a good place to live?
Dalyston has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (29/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Dalyston?
Dalyston, VIC had a population of 843 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Dalyston, VIC?
The postcode for Dalyston, VIC is 3992.
How far is Dalyston from Melbourne?
Dalyston is 129 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 103 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Dalyston?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dalyston was $70,304 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Dalyston?
There are too few current rental listings in Dalyston for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $280, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Dalyston?
The median age of residents in Dalyston was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Dalyston?
There is 1 school inside the Dalyston boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Dalyston walkable?
Dalyston scores 29/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Dalyston?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dalyston, Wonthaggi (6.2 km away), summer days average 24.6°C, winter nights 6.9°C, 906 mm of rain a year over 119 rainy days, and 6 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dalyston?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Dalyston belong to?
Dalyston sits within the Bass Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Dalyston?
The average residential rates bill through Bass Coast is $1,727 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Dalyston?
Across Bass Coast, 393 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Dalyston in?
Dalyston sits within the federal Division of Monash, currently held by Mary Aldred (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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