Median price trend for houses
Based on 171 sales in the preceding 12 months
$660,000
Up 3.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $520k
- 3 bed
- $607k
- 4 bed
- $715k
- 5+ bed
- $718k
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The quick read on
Diggers Rest
VIC 3427 · Hume
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $660,000
- Population
- 5,669
- Postcode
- 3427
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Diggers Rest, Victoria
Property market insights for Diggers Rest
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Diggers Rest VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 192 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$500 per week
Down 4.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Diggers Rest, VIC is currently $660,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Diggers Rest has a 12-month growth rate of 3.9% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $520,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $607,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $715,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $718,000 in Diggers Rest.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Diggers Rest is $500 per week. The median house rent has decreased 4.8% over the last 12 months.
Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $550,000 in Diggers Rest. The median rent for units and apartments in Diggers Rest is $475 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Diggers Rest safe?
The overall rate for Diggers Rest is 1,971 offences per 100,000 residents — 51% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Diggers Rest.
Overall crime rate
1,971
offences per 100,000 residents
51% belowGreater Melbourne
Diggers RestGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Diggers Rest?
Diggers Rest VIC 3427 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
5,669 people call Diggers Rest home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,991 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,669
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $397 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.0%Above
15–3433.0%Above
35–5426.5%Below
55–7416.6%Below
75 and over2.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses92.7%Above
Townhouses7.4%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright20.7%Below
Paying a mortgage58.2%Above
Renting21.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.9%Below
One car31.3%Below
Two cars44.9%Above
Three or more22.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.5%Below
Drove to work55.3%Above
Train, tram or bus3.3%In line
Walked or cycled0.2%Below
What stands out in Diggers Rest
22.5% of workers in Diggers Rest worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
6.8% of Diggers Rest residents were born in India.
34.8% of people in Diggers Rest described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Diggers Rest
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Diggers Rest VIC 3427.
Is Diggers Rest family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.0% of Diggers Rest's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
1,608 family households lived in Diggers Rest; 46.8% were couple families and 14.4% were one-parent families.
42.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Diggers Rest?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Diggers Rest had 5,669 residents at the 2021 Census.
39.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
19.5% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Diggers Rest?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 92.7% of occupied private dwellings in Diggers Rest.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Diggers Rest?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
20.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
58.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.1% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Diggers Rest?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Diggers Rest had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 21.2% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 33.9%, while 25.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Diggers Rest?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
55.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
3.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Diggers Rest?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 31.3% of the total.
67.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Diggers Rest, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
39.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 60.5% reported a different address.
23.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Diggers Rest?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
70.9% of residents used only English at home.
23.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 1.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Diggers Rest residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.6% of Diggers Rest's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.4% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
6.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Diggers Rest?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 26.6% of ancestry responses in Diggers Rest.
Australian ancestry made up 30.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Diggers Rest?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 10.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.1% of workers, and education and training employed 8.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Diggers Rest?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 71.2%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
44.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Diggers Rest show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.0% reported asthma, 6.5% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Diggers Rest?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 35.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Diggers Rest?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,991 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $397 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Diggers Rest compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.5% in Diggers Rest, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 20.7% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 21.1% in Diggers Rest, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Diggers Rest
Is Diggers Rest expensive?
The median house price is $660,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Diggers Rest good for families?
The Census counted 1,608 local families, and 21.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Diggers Rest?
Larger houses have a median around $718,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Diggers Rest
184 streets in Diggers Rest
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abode Pl
- Advisory Way
- Ainsworth Cr
- Air Ave
- Arcuata
- Argus Cl
- Austen
- Autumn
- Aviation Dr
- Banks Dr
- Bedford St
- Bellwood Way
- Biplane
- Bloomdale Ave
- Bluegrass
- Bouquet Cct
- Bowie Close
- Browning St
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- Buckley Rd
- Budding St
- Bud St
- Bulla-Diggers Rest Rd
- Burrow Dr
- Calder Hwy
- Carroll St
- Civic St
- Clacy St
- Colour Rd
- Complexion Ln
- Cottonwood Rd
- Cradle Rd
- Craftsman Dr
- Crinnion Rd
- Daffodil Cr
- Dairy Rd
- Davis Road
- Diggers Rest-Coimadai Rd
- Dillon Ct
- Dryden Ch
- Dulce St
- Duncans Ln
- Dundas St
- Earhart St
- Easy St
- Echidna St
- Edwards Rd
- Egret
- Ellis Drive
- Ellis St
- Essence St
- Eucalyptus Cct
- Eureka Rd
- Explorer Cr
- Fairfield Cr
- Farm Rd
- Fernside Dr
- Festival St
- Figwood Drive
- Flake Ct
- Flourish
- Flower
- Foxfield Walk
- Fragrant Cr
- Gardenview Drive
- Glencoe Dr
- Glitter Rd
- Goldfield
- Goldfield Road
- Greenedge
- Hamilton St
- Harmony
- Hero St
- Hesby St
- Himalaya Dr
- Holden Rd
- Horizon St
- Houdini Dr
- Howitt St
- Illusion Tce
- Ingot Rd
- Jonquil
- Kipling Cct
- Lance Rd
- License Rd
- Lifestyle St
- Lilium St
- Lime Cr
- Lindbergh Bvd
- Lode Ct
- Macadamia
- Madisons Ave
- Man Dr
- Maninga Park Ct
- Mark Ct
- Marlu Ln
- Maroon
- Mcleods Rd
- Meadowview Drive
- Miners Ct
- Montana Cr
- Monterey St
- Morefield Ct
- Mountview Dr
- Mt Aitken Rd
- Mullock Rd
- Napier St
- Node
- Nugget St
- Oaklands St
- Odyssey Dr
- Old Calder Hwy
- Old Vineyard Road
- Olive Leaf
- Oliveleaf Walk
- Paddock St
- Paynter Ave
- Pepper Cl
- Peppercress St
- Plumpton Rd
- Precious Rd
- Primula St
- Prominent Rd
- Prospector Cr
- Punjel Dr
- Quartz Rd
- Raglan St
- Respite
- Resthaven
- Rockfern Cr
- Romeo Ct
- Romulea Circuit
- Romulea Cr
- Rosehill
- Rynas
- Screen Rd
- Search Rd
- Shearing Rd
- Sheepyard Way
- Shoring Rd
- Showman Dr
- Silk Dr
- Silver Dr
- Skinny Ln
- Skinny Walk
- Soul
- Spearys Rd
- Splendour Cct
- Stable Ln
- Stake Rd
- Sully Ct
- Takeoff St
- Tame St
- Teatree St
- Tenement St
- Teppo Ct
- Territory
- Thompsons Rd
- Thrive Cr
- Townsings Rd
- Tran Ave
- Travellers St
- Trophy
- Universal Ct
- Uraina Ln
- Verde St
- Vignette Rd
- Vineyard Rd
- Violetta Bvd
- Vitales
- Voisin Dr
- Walbridge St
- Watsons Rd
- Weiss St
- Welcome Rd
- Wheat St
- Willowtree Walk
- Winch Rd
- Wine Pl
- Wine St
- Wing St
- Woodside Crescent
- Zeppelin
- Zieria St
- Zinnia
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