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Deanside house prices & rent trends — the risks to check before you buy

Deanside is a small community with a median age of 29, more socio-economically advantaged than most areas on the ABS's SEIFA index. Housing here is overwhelmingly standalone houses. The area is still light on cafés, shops and other everyday amenity. It's not served by train or tram. The median house price sits at $700,000. Worth weighing against who lives here and how the area is set up, before you look at the planning and risk checks below for a specific property in Deanside.

Ready to look at a specific property here? See the due diligence hub for what to verify before you sign.

House median
$700,000
▲ 3.7%/yr
Unit median
$456,000
apartment / flat
Median rent
$401/wk
per week
Gross yield
3.0%
rent ÷ house price

Delora's modelled price context for Deanside

How Deanside's current median compares with what Delora's hedonic model estimates from the suburb's own fundamentals — separate from the official-record figures below, and not a valuation of any individual property.

Modelled price context

Modelled 11% below its estimated fundamentals

$700,000
current median
$786,000
modelled fundamentals estimate

Historically, suburbs trading below their modelled fundamentals have more often than not gone on to beat the metro median — but a substantial minority haven't, so read this as a reason to look closer, not a prediction. Even on the more cautious end of the model's uncertainty range, Deanside still models at least 4% below its estimated fundamentals.

This is a suburb-level model, not a valuation of any individual property, and not investment advice — see the methodology below.

Suburbs with the largest modelled gap →   What drives this price? →   Why do estimates never agree? →   Checking a specific listing's price →

See what's driving that number (methodology)
The local safety recordcuts about $160k
The general location and prestigecuts about $92k
How highly educated the area isadds about $49k
How popular it is with work-from-home buyerscuts about $44k
How close it is to the coastcuts about $21k
How close it is to a schoolcuts about $21k

This model compares Deanside with a typical Greater Melbourne suburb on the things buyers actually care about — location, transport, schools, incomes and risk — then estimates a dollar figure for the difference. These are the factors contributing most to the estimate above. The model carries genuine uncertainty (see the range noted above) and describes the suburb, not any specific property in it.

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Suburb boundary with planning overlays — toggle them top-right. Map © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO; overlays © Vicmap Planning.

Deanside by the numbers

Cost & market
Typical house price
$700,000
median sale · ▲ 3.7% / yr
Typical unit price
$456,000
median apartment / flat
Typical rent
$401/wk
median weekly (Census 2021)
Rental yield
3.0%
gross — annual rent ÷ house price
Vacant land
$380,000
median land sale
Who lives here
Population
654
usual residents (Census 2021)
Owner-occupied
75%
24% rented
Median age
29 yrs
of residents
Personal income
$982/wk
median, per week
Household income
$2,210/wk
median, per week
Avg household size
3.1 people
people per home · 84% family households
Monthly mortgage
$2,211/mo
median repayment
Recorded crime
79 per 1,000 residents
a year, across all of Melton council, not just Deanside · around the state average
How advantaged the area is

Deciles 1–10 vs all Victorian areas — 10 = most advantaged — from the ABS SEIFA index. A demographic measure, not a house-price one. These three don’t always move together — a suburb with lots of renters or students, for example, can score high on education but lower on income and housing costs.

Overall advantage
7/10
More advantaged than most
Economic resources
8/10
income, housing costs & wealth
Education & occupation
7/10
qualifications & skilled jobs
The homes here

Mix of dwelling types across the suburb (Census 2021)

Houses 101%Townhouses 0%Apartments 0%

Who owns and rents here (Census 2021)

Owned 75%Private rental 22%Social housing 0%
More detail on building height and bedroom mix (Census 2021)

Bedroom mix (share of all occupied dwellings):

  • 3 bedrooms: 35%
  • 4 or more bedrooms: 66%

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Location & lifestyle
Distance to the CBD
~24 km
from the suburb centre
Getting around
0 train · 0 tram · 3 bus
nearest train station ~4.5 km · counts are stop points, not stations (a station is often several)
Cafés & amenity density
0 cafés
Low café & amenity density — likely more car-dependent
Restaurants
0
places to eat nearby
Supermarkets
0
grocery stores nearby
Pharmacies
0
chemists nearby
Parks
20
green space nearby
Schools
0
primary & secondary
Nearest Centrelink
~7.8 km
outside the suburb
Zoning & planning controls — check before you buy

Land use across the suburb (planning zones)

Urban Growth 54%Rural / Green 42%Other 4%
Zoning
Urban Growth
mostly Urban Growth Zone – Schedule 12 (UGZ12) · 45% of the suburb
Heritage overlay
Very low · 0%
2 named overlay areas (HO128, HO4) — oldest gazetted 2018
Flood overlay
Very low · 1%
of the suburb — verify this address
Bushfire overlay
Very low · 0%
of the suburb — verify this address
Building & development controls

Planning overlays that can affect building, renovating or removing vegetation somewhere in Deanside — confirm whether any apply to the specific address.

  • Significant Landscape Overlay — controls to protect the area’s landscape character
  • Environmental Significance Overlay — environmental values that constrain development
  • Development-contributions levy — new development pays an infrastructure contribution

Overlay colours reflect how much of the suburb an overlay covers — green under ~8%, amber ~8–20%, red above 20%. Public-acquisition, contamination (EAO) and floodway overlays are flagged (below) wherever they apply, because even a small area can include a specific property.
Recorded crime is a council-wide rate — every offence police logged over the latest year (theft, property damage, drug and traffic offences and the like, not only violent crime) divided by the council’s residents. A broad area signal, not a figure for this exact street.
All figures are suburb-level indicators, not property-specific — always confirm the exact address on the Section 32. Sources: ABS Census 2021, Valuer-General Victoria, DFFH Rental Report, Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Vicmap Planning, Victorian Government UDP, Victorian Department of Education (schools & zones, via data.vic, CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap. What do these terms mean?

How Deanside compares

Where Deanside ranks against other suburbs on the measures buyers ask about — a higher bar isn’t always “better”, it’s just where this suburb sits.

Price
more expensive than 8%
Advantage
more advantaged than 37%
Recorded crime (council area)
lower recorded crime than 47%
Café & amenity density
denser in cafés & shops than 1%
CBD access
closer to the city than 49%
Price
more expensive than 61%
Advantage
more advantaged than 71%
Café & amenity density
denser in cafés & shops than 1%
CBD access
closer to the city than 72%

Prices & rents over time

How Deanside’s market has moved — up to 12 years of sale prices and 20+ years of rents.

Median sale price over time
By year (Valuer-General Victoria). Small-suburb medians can swing year to year on a few big sales — read the trend, not the wiggles.
HousesUnits
YearHousesUnits
2024$665,000
2023$640,000$558,000
2022$585,000$524,000
2021$540,000$429,000
2020$499,500$459,000
2019$335,000$459,000
2018$456,500$459,000
2017$340,000

Planning changes in Deanside

Planning controls on land in Deanside have changed since 2017. Each row below is one gazetted amendment — a batch of parcels changed together in the same notice, not a single lot — the kind of thing that moves land value and that portals don’t show.

2018New overlay — 3 parcels gained heritage protection controls · gazetted Feb 2018

Source: Vicmap Planning Scheme History (2017–present); parcel-level zone & overlay changes grouped by suburb, zone transition and gazettal batch. A suburb-level record — confirm the specific parcel. See how Melbourne’s zoning changed over the decade →

Schools

Parts of Deanside fall within 7 primary and 5 secondary government school catchments. No schools sit within the suburb boundary itself, though the catchments above extend into it from neighbouring areas.

Government schools have address-based catchment zones; Catholic and independent schools set their own enrolment processes.

Zoned government schools
Catchments that cover part of Deanside — a suburb can span several, and your exact address decides which applies. Confirm at findmyschool.vic.gov.au.
Primary
Aintree Primary SchoolBrookside P-9 CollegeCreekside K-9 CollegeDeanside Primary SchoolMindalk Primary SchoolRockbank Primary SchoolSpringside Primary School
Secondary
Brookside P-9 CollegeCreekside K-9 CollegeLakeview Senior CollegeSpringside West Secondary CollegeYarrabing Secondary College

What to check before you buy in Deanside

Deanside has relatively light heritage-overlay coverage (about 0%), though it can still apply to individual parcels. The specific things worth confirming here, plus the two every buyer should check.

C1

Public Acquisition Overlay

Part of Deanside is reserved for a future public work (e.g. a road or rail project) under a Public Acquisition Overlay — land it covers can be compulsorily acquired by the authority. Check whether this specific property is affected before you commit.

C2

Easements & covenants

Check Section 3 for easements (e.g. drainage/sewer along a boundary — you usually can’t build over them) and restrictive covenants (single-dwelling, materials, height) that limit your plans.

C3

Owners corporation (if applicable)

Apartments and many townhouses in Deanside are in an owners corporation. If so, the statement must include its certificate — review annual fees, any special levies, the maintenance fund and insurance.

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Buyer questions about Deanside

What should I check in a Section 32 for Deanside?

For Deanside, pay particular attention to any heritage overlay (none mapped at suburb level — check the specific parcel), any flood-related overlay (~1%), easements and restrictive covenants on the title, and — for apartments — the owners-corporation certificate with its fees and any special levies.

Does Deanside have heritage overlays?

No heritage overlay coverage was mapped for Deanside at the suburb level. That doesn't rule out an individually heritage-listed property or a Heritage Overlay on a specific parcel — check the planning section of the Section 32 for this address.

Is a free Section 32 review legal advice?

No. Delora gives a fast, plain-English review to help you understand the statement and ask better questions. Always have a licensed conveyancer or solicitor review the contract before you sign.

Neighbouring suburbs

The 7 suburbs that border Deanside.

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Learn how to use this page

The heritage, flood and bushfire figures above are suburb-wide — they tell you how common an overlay is here, not whether it applies to one specific address. Confirm via VicPlan and an in-person inspection before you rely on them.