Drouin VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Drouin VIC is 15,287 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Drouin is $694 per week ($36,088 per year). Median rent in Drouin is $330 per week ($1,430 per month). Drouin has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. Drouin has a population density of 291.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Drouin is England. The most common religion is No Religion (52% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Drouin is $1,647.

There were 1,196 recorded offences in Drouin in 2025-25, a rate of 78 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (288 offences).

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Drouin Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Drouin Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$694/wk
$36,088 per year
#5604 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$330/wk
$1,430 per month
#3803 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
39years
1 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,647/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.7 per bedroom

Drouin Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.7% (7,293) Female 52.3% (7,999)

Population Density

291.9
people per km²
15,287 people · 52.4 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,776
Family income/wk

Drouin 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)

Drouin Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
46.8% 2,035 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
53.2% 2,312 dwellings

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

Drouin Country of Birth

Australia
93.5%
England
4.5%
India
0.7%
Germany
0.5%
China
0.2%
Canada
0.2%
Greece
0.1%
Fiji
0.1%
Hong Kong
0.1%
Croatia
0.1%

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

Drouin Religion

No Religion
52.0%
Catholic
18.3%
Anglican
10.6%
Not stated
7.1%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.9%
Christian (other)
3.3%
Uniting Church
2.9%
Baptist
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Drouin Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
49.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
23.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
17.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.4%

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

Drouin Languages Spoken at Home

Other
40.4%
Mandarin
11.5%
Spanish
9.6%
Afrikaans
9.1%
German
8.7%
Italian
8.2%
SAL Tot
6.7%
French
5.8%

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

Drouin Employment

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Employed full-time
34.1% 3,771 people
Employed part-time
22.2% 2,454 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.6% 293 people
🏠
Not in labour force
41.1% 4,546 people

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

Drouin Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
49.0%
Bachelor Degree
19.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.5%
Postgraduate Degree
4.4%
Certificate I/II
2.7%

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

Drouin Occupation

Professionals
22.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
20.5%
Community & Personal Service
15.6%
Managers
11.1%
Clerical & Administrative
11.1%
Labourers
8.1%
Sales Workers
5.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.6%

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

Drouin Field of Study

Engineering
17.4%
Management & Commerce
15.4%
Society & Culture
14.7%
Health
12.3%
Education
12.1%
Architecture & Building
10.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.9%
Agriculture & Environment
3.5%
Creative Arts
3.4%
Information Technology
2.2%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.0%

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

Drouin Dwelling Types

Separate house
94.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
5.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Drouin Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
7.4%
$500-$649/wk
6.0%
$650-$799/wk
8.2%
$800-$999/wk
8.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.9%
$4,000+/wk
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Drouin Marital Status

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Married
48.4% 5,886
↔️
Separated
3.4% 414
📋
Divorced
9.8% 1,197
🕊️
Widowed
6.1% 742
👤
Never married
32.3% 3,924

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Drouin Ancestry

English
34.3%
Australian
32.5%
Scottish
8.5%
Irish
8.4%
Other
4.2%
German
3.3%
Dutch
2.9%
Italian
2.5%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.4%
New Zealander
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%
Polish
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Drouin School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.1%
Secondary — Government
21.3%
Vocational Education
12.8%
Pre-school
12.1%
Primary — Catholic
9.8%
Secondary — Catholic
5.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.2%

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

Drouin Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
7.9% 2,308
No need for assistance
92.1% 26,761

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

Drouin Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.5% 1,675
Not a volunteer
85.5% 9,861

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Drouin Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.3%
$300-$449/mo
1.9%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
3.5%
$800-$999/mo
6.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
18.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
27.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
8.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Drouin How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.6%
Did not go to work
14.7%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Walked only
1.4%
Truck
1.1%
Train
0.8%
Bicycle
0.2%
Other
0.2%
Bus
0.1%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.1%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.1%

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

Drouin Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.2%
1 vehicle
34.2%
2 vehicles
41.1%
3 vehicles
13.8%
4+ vehicles
7.8%

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

Drouin Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.1%
2 bedrooms
14.0%
3 bedrooms
40.7%
4 bedrooms
38.0%
5 bedrooms
4.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

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

Drouin Population Mobility

16.2%
moved in the last year
51.5%
moved in the last 5 years
4.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
57.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Drouin Indigenous Population

1.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
553
Indigenous residents
28,755
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Drouin Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,941
Asthma
704
Arthritis
624
Diabetes
459
Heart disease
456
Lung condition
405
Cancer
268
Stroke
219
Kidney disease
200
Dementia
72

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

Drouin Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.4%
$1-$149/wk
4.3%
$150-$299/wk
6.9%
$300-$399/wk
5.1%
$400-$499/wk
4.6%
$500-$649/wk
3.9%
$650-$799/wk
11.2%
$800-$999/wk
12.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Drouin Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
42.3%
Couple — no children
29.7%
Couple — no children under 15
13.0%
One parent — children under 15
9.3%
One parent — no children under 15
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Drouin Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.0% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 12
🏅
Previously served
3.2% 366
👤
Never served
96.7% 11,198

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Drouin Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.2% 1,742
Did not provide
84.8% 9,750

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Drouin Children Ever Born

No children
27.4%
1 child
11.8%
2 children
29.2%
3 children
20.5%
4 children
8.3%
5+ children
2.7%

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

Drouin When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
66
1951–1960
256
1961–1970
344
1971–1980
240
1981–1990
265
1991–2000
143
2001–2010
309
2011–2015
172
2016
30
2017
32
2018
23
2019
42
2020
19

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

Drouin Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.1%
5–14 hours
29.1%
15–29 hours
13.8%
30+ hours
10.9%
Did not do domestic work
26.1%

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

Drouin Household Size

1 person
25.4%
2 persons
37.1%
3 persons
14.5%
4 persons
13.1%
5 persons
6.4%
6+ persons
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Drouin Where Residents Moved From

Same address
12,014
Moved from VIC
1,529
Moved — same area (SA2)
668
Moved from overseas
40
Moved from QLD
23
Moved from NSW
22
Moved from SA
11
Moved from WA
9
Moved from TAS
5

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

Drouin Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.3%
Step family — no other children
8.9%
Blended family — no other children
6.3%
Intact family — other children present
0.7%
Other couple — children only
0.6%
Blended family — other children present
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Drouin Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 1,196 total

Theft
288
Justice Procedures
282
Assault
233
Property Damage
163
Break & Enter
94
Drug Offences
53
Weapons
39
Public Order
22
Fraud
19
Robbery
2
Traffic
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Drouin Schools

4
schools nearby
3
government
985
avg ICSEA score
2,277
total students
St Ita's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 458 students
1011
ICSEA
Drouin South Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 202 students
982
ICSEA
Drouin Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,113 students
975
ICSEA
Drouin Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 504 students
972
ICSEA

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

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Drouin Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,432/wk
Median Rent $330/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.0%

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

If you earn X in Drouin

≈ $6,205/month
Median rent $330/wk
Left after rent $1,102/wk
Rent share 23.0%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Drouin vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Drouin

What is the population of Drouin VIC?

The population of Drouin VIC is 15,287 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 291.9 people per km².Drouin is ranked #261 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Drouin?

The median personal income in Drouin VIC is $694 per week, or $36,088 per year.The median household income is $1,432 per week.Family income is $1,776 per week.Drouin is ranked #5,604 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Drouin?

Median rent in Drouin VIC is $330 per week ($1,430 per month).Rent represents 23.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Drouin ranks #3,803 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Drouin?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Drouin VIC is $1,647. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Drouin?

The median age in Drouin VIC is 39 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Drouin a good suburb to live in?

Drouin is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 15,287.The median income is $694/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.0% 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: 20790. All dollar figures in AUD.