VIC · Northern Grampians Council

Dalyenong, 3477

  • National parks
What Dalyenong is known for: National parks

Suburb profile

Dalyenong is a residential smaller community in Northern Grampians with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Living here

Population

No census data available for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Community & culture

Language at home
0 English only · 0 other
Australian citizens
0

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2025)
6
Against the person
0
Against property
0
Increase (daily rate)
+500%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • D11 Firearms Offences5
  • D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dalyenong I59 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Dalyenong West Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • John Douglas Conservation ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover featuresOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
115 mm · ~14 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 8°
Rainfall
133 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
180 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
172 mm · ~22 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Period: seasonal · Updated on site · Static grid from WorldClim monthly averages

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • D11 Firearms Offencescrime5
  • D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offencescrime1
  • Dalyenong I59 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Dalyenong West Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • John Douglas Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve

Data sources & freshness

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