VIC · Hepburn Council
Drummond, VIC, 3461
Current weather
8.8°CRain showers
99% humidity · 23.8 km/h wind · 10.5° / 6.8° today · 25.7 mm rain
Desirability index
#101 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Drummond is a small locality in the Hepburn area, home to around 294 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 4 offences in 2026, and roughly 13.6 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 294
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 131
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,975
- Employment rate
- 57.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
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)
- 4
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 13.6
- State safety percentile
- 7.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- 0%
Most common offence types
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences1
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods1
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- Burke Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Drummond I89 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Drummond I90 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 80.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #101 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Burke Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Drummond I89 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Drummond I90 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime1
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime1
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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