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VIC · Horsham Council

Drung, 3401

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Drung is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Drung is a residential smaller community in Horsham 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. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.

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

Population

Population
119
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,850
Dwelling vacancy
16.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
10 of 61
Median monthly mortgage
$1,213
Employment rate
76.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 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)
10
Against the person
4
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
84
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 30 residents
State safety percentile
69.4th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-23.1%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A81 Dangerous Driving1
  • A89 Other Dangerous Or Negligent Acts Endangering People1
  • B22 Graffiti1
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
  • Other Crimes Against The Person2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

5 planning-related records

2021· 2 proposals

  • May 2021

  • Farm Storage Shed
    0 Western HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Dwelling
    606 School RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 3 proposals

  • October 2020

  • Subdivision of Land (Two lot subdivision)
    508 School RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of easements E-1 and E-2
    70 West RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Development of an extension to an existing dwelling in the Environmental Significance Overlay - Schedule 5
    1783 Horsham-Lubeck RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Green Lake Recreation ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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
No overlay at centroid

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)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

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

  • A81 Dangerous Drivingcrime1
  • A89 Other Dangerous Or Negligent Acts Endangering Peoplecrime1
  • B22 Graffiticrime1
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
  • Other Crimes Against The Personcrime2
  • Green Lake Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
  • Development of an extension to an existing dwelling in the Environmental Significance Overlay - Schedule 5planning1783 Horsham-Lubeck RoadLodged 13 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Dwellingplanning606 School RoadLodged 26 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Farm Storage Shedplanning0 Western HighwayLodged 24 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of easements E-1 and E-2planning70 West RoadLodged 07 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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