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VIC · Glenelg Council

Drik Drik, 3304

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Updated

  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
What Drik Drik is known for: National parks, Green suburb, Café precinct, Excellent transport, Education hub

Suburb profile

Drik Drik is a residential smaller community in Glenelg 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. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. 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.

Population

Population
46
Median age
61
Median household income / week
$1,666
Dwelling vacancy
16.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 24
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
71.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian 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 (2026)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
43.5
State safety percentile
40.2th (lower crime is better)
No change (daily rate)
0%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • C21 Cultivate Drugs1
  • D35 Improper Movement On Public Or Private Space1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Balrook Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Drik Drik H51 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Keegans Bend Reference AreaNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
4
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Recent changes

  • C21 Cultivate Drugscrime1
  • D35 Improper Movement On Public Or Private Spacecrime1
  • Balrook Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Drik Drik H51 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Keegans Bend Reference Areagovernmentnature_reserve

Data sources & freshness

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