Suburbs Diggers Rest

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Diggers Rest VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Diggers Rest, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Diggers Rest VIC is 5,669 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Diggers Rest is $970 per week ($50,440 per year). Median rent in Diggers Rest is $397 per week ($1,720 per month). Diggers Rest has a median age of 33 years, younger than the national median of 38. Diggers Rest has a population density of 83.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Diggers Rest is India. The most common religion is No Religion (38% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Punjabi. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Diggers Rest is $1,800.

There were 458 recorded offences in Diggers Rest in 2025-25, a rate of 81 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (190 offences).

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📍 Diggers Rest, Victoria — 37.6139°S, 144.7012°E

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Diggers Rest Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Diggers Rest Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$970/wk
$50,440 per year
#1437 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$397/wk
$1,720 per month
#2189 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
33years
5 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,800/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.7 per bedroom

Diggers Rest Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.2% (2,842) Female 49.8% (2,821)

Population Density

83.7
people per km²
5,669 people · 67.8 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$2,214
Family income/wk

Diggers Rest Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Diggers Rest Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
26.3% 418 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
73.7% 1,174 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Diggers Rest Country of Birth

Australia
86.4%
India
8.7%
England
1.9%
Croatia
0.9%
Fiji
0.5%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.4%
Chile
0.3%
Germany
0.3%
Egypt
0.3%
China
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Diggers Rest Religion

No Religion
38.4%
Catholic
30.3%
Not stated
7.2%
Anglican
6.3%
Other Religions Tot
5.2%
Othr Rel Sikhism
4.9%
Hinduism
4.7%
Christian (other)
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Diggers Rest Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
65.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
16.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
13.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Diggers Rest Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Punjabi
30.7%
Other
17.6%
SAL Tot
13.5%
Italian
11.2%
Hindi
9.4%
SAL Tagalog
6.4%
Croatian
6.0%
IAL Sinhal
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Diggers Rest Employment

💼
Employed full-time
49.6% 1,984 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.3% 851 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.3% 133 people
🏠
Not in labour force
25.7% 1,029 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Diggers Rest Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
37.7%
Bachelor Degree
27.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.2%
Postgraduate Degree
8.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.4%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Diggers Rest Occupation

Professionals
25.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.6%
Clerical & Administrative
14.7%
Community & Personal Service
12.7%
Managers
10.5%
Labourers
6.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.7%
Sales Workers
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Diggers Rest Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.1%
Engineering
16.7%
Society & Culture
13.6%
Education
10.5%
Health
10.0%
Architecture & Building
9.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.2%
Information Technology
5.7%
Creative Arts
4.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.5%
Agriculture & Environment
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Diggers Rest Dwelling Types

Separate house
92.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
7.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Diggers Rest Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
0.7%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
2.6%
$500-$649/wk
2.2%
$650-$799/wk
5.0%
$800-$999/wk
4.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
16.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
11.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.5%
$4,000+/wk
6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Diggers Rest Marital Status

💍
Married
46.0% 2,061
↔️
Separated
3.4% 152
📋
Divorced
8.5% 382
🕊️
Widowed
2.4% 107
👤
Never married
39.7% 1,777

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Diggers Rest Ancestry

Australian
26.1%
English
22.5%
Other
11.7%
Italian
7.5%
Irish
7.2%
Indian
6.6%
Scottish
6.0%
Maltese
3.6%
Filipino
3.1%
German
2.8%
Croatian
1.8%
Chinese
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Diggers Rest School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
36.9%
Secondary — Government
19.3%
Pre-school
13.9%
Vocational Education
13.6%
Primary — Catholic
6.9%
Secondary — Catholic
4.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Diggers Rest Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.4% 470
✅
No need for assistance
95.6% 10,180

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Diggers Rest Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
9.5% 401
—
Not a volunteer
90.5% 3,800

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Diggers Rest Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
2.6%
$300-$449/mo
0.7%
$450-$599/mo
0.4%
$600-$799/mo
2.7%
$800-$999/mo
3.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
14.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
26.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
35.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
9.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Diggers Rest How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
73.9%
Did not go to work
15.9%
Train
4.4%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Truck
0.8%
Other
0.4%
Walked only
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Diggers Rest Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.9%
1 vehicle
31.3%
2 vehicles
44.8%
3 vehicles
13.1%
4+ vehicles
8.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Diggers Rest Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.3%
2 bedrooms
3.9%
3 bedrooms
47.7%
4 bedrooms
43.8%
5 bedrooms
3.7%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Diggers Rest Population Mobility

16.2%
moved in the last year
60.5%
moved in the last 5 years
4.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
71.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Diggers Rest Indigenous Population

1.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
145
Indigenous residents
10,629
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Diggers Rest Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
534
Asthma
255
Diabetes
142
Arthritis
130
Heart disease
95
Lung condition
80
Cancer
50
Kidney disease
39
Stroke
37
Dementia
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Diggers Rest Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.4%
$1-$149/wk
2.6%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
3.3%
$400-$499/wk
2.3%
$500-$649/wk
2.1%
$650-$799/wk
7.9%
$800-$999/wk
11.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
12.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
10.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.2%
$3,500+/wk
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Diggers Rest Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
47.9%
Couple — no children
25.9%
Couple — no children under 15
13.2%
One parent — children under 15
7.4%
One parent — no children under 15
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Diggers Rest Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
1.9% 81
👤
Never served
97.9% 4,134

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Diggers Rest Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.0% 543
—
Did not provide
87.0% 3,633

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Diggers Rest Children Ever Born

No children
37.6%
1 child
16.9%
2 children
27.0%
3 children
13.2%
4 children
3.9%
5+ children
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Diggers Rest When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
12
1951–1960
53
1961–1970
113
1971–1980
85
1981–1990
65
1991–2000
93
2001–2010
366
2011–2015
296
2016
49
2017
48
2018
32
2019
65
2020
24

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Diggers Rest Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.0%
5–14 hours
29.9%
15–29 hours
12.0%
30+ hours
9.6%
Did not do domestic work
27.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Diggers Rest Household Size

1 person
21.1%
2 persons
33.9%
3 persons
19.6%
4 persons
16.2%
5 persons
6.3%
6+ persons
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Diggers Rest Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,396
Moved from VIC
691
Moved — same area (SA2)
102
Moved from overseas
28
Moved from NSW
9
Moved from QLD
8
Moved from SA
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Diggers Rest Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.3%
Step family — no other children
5.5%
Blended family — no other children
3.7%
Intact family — other children present
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Diggers Rest Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 458 total

Theft
190
Justice Procedures
76
Assault
50
Property Damage
45
Break & Enter
37
Weapons
25
Drug Offences
19
Robbery
6
Fraud
5
Public Order
5

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Diggers Rest Schools

4
schools nearby
3
government
1038
avg ICSEA score
1,674
total students
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 431 students
1065
ICSEA
Sunbury Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 400 students
1056
ICSEA
Diggers Rest Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 560 students
1034
ICSEA
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School Government
Combined · U · 283 students
998
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Diggers Rest Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,991/wk
Median Rent $397/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Diggers Rest

≈ $8,628/month
Median rent $397/wk
Left after rent $1,594/wk
Rent share 19.9%

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Diggers Rest vs State & National Average

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Pop: 2,838 Income: $1,132/wk Rent: $380/wk
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Pop: 2,855 Income: $662/wk Rent: $370/wk
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Pop: 2,862 Income: $837/wk Rent: $426/wk
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Pop: 2,875 Income: $613/wk Rent: $300/wk
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Frequently Asked Questions About Diggers Rest

What is the population of Diggers Rest VIC?

The population of Diggers Rest VIC is 5,669 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 83.7 people per km².Diggers Rest is ranked #1,391 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Diggers Rest?

The median personal income in Diggers Rest VIC is $970 per week, or $50,440 per year.The median household income is $1,991 per week.Family income is $2,214 per week.Diggers Rest is ranked #1,437 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Diggers Rest?

Median rent in Diggers Rest VIC is $397 per week ($1,720 per month).Rent represents 19.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Diggers Rest ranks #2,189 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Diggers Rest?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Diggers Rest VIC is $1,800. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Diggers Rest?

The median age in Diggers Rest VIC is 33 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Diggers Rest a good suburb to live in?

Diggers Rest is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 5,669.The median income is $970/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20754. All dollar figures in AUD.