DerrimutVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3026 · Brimbank
Daily life in Derrimut is family-centric, with a strong emphasis on community and family activities. The suburb has a high rate of car usage for commuting, with 58.4% of residents driving to work, while 20.2% work from home. This reflects a balanced work-life dynamic, although the work-from-home rate is slightly lower than the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community feel is enhanced by the high percentage of family households, which stands at 88.5%.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Derrimut
Houses · The median house in Derrimut went for $845,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, 4.5% below the Victorian median of $885,000. That is 2.6% up on the twelve months before, on 72 sales.
Half the houses sold fell in a narrow $788,000 to $916,000 band.
Houses
$845k
median of 72 sales
2.6% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 55% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $788k and $916k.
Last sold within the past month
72 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses have added 9.7% since 2022, $770,000 to $845,000.
- Houses
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses |
|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $847k |
| 2025 · part year | $825k |
| 2024 | $750k |
| 2023 | $740k |
| 2022 | $770k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $795k | 19 | -9.1%low confidence19 sales this quarter, 17 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $875k | 17 | +4.7%low confidence17 sales this quarter, 24 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $836k | 24 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Derrimut
In Derrimut, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $852,000 from 51 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $766,000 from 14 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $766k | 14 · few |
| 4 | $852k | 51 |
| 5 | $914k | 5 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
2 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Derrimut
All schools · Derrimut's 2 schools teach 1,028 students, down 11.1% in ten years — and 3 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
2
2 primary
Students, all schools
1,028
2025 · −11.1% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−14.1%
1,028 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−11.2%
907 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Derrimut have fallen 11.1% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,156 |
| 2016 | 1,198 |
| 2017 | 1,264 |
| 2018 | 1,245 |
| 2019 | 1,229 |
| 2020 | 1,197 |
| 2021 | 1,195 |
| 2022 | 1,159 |
| 2023 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 1,104 |
| 2025 | 1,028 |
Which schools in Derrimut are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 961 | 195 | 1,156 |
| 2016 | 1,020 | 178 | 1,198 |
| 2017 | 1,041 | 223 | 1,264 |
| 2018 | 1,042 | 203 | 1,245 |
| 2019 | 1,043 | 186 | 1,229 |
| 2020 | 1,021 | 176 | 1,197 |
| 2021 | 1,028 | 167 | 1,195 |
| 2022 | 1,012 | 147 | 1,159 |
| 2023 | 1,012 | 157 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 970 | 134 | 1,104 |
| 2025 | 907 | 121 | 1,028 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 2 schools in Derrimut
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 1 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrimut Primary School | Government | Primary | 574 | −18.6% | −24.3% |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 454 | −7.7% | +14.1% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Derrimut
3 government catchments cover Derrimut — 2 secondary and 1 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Sunshine College | Secondary |
| Victoria University Secondary College | Secondary |
| Derrimut Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Derrimut is a suburb with a total population of 8,648, characterized by a young median age of 32, which is notably lower than the Victorian average of 38. The community is predominantly composed of families, with 65.2% being couples with children, and the average household size is 3.6 people. The suburb has a significant cultural diversity, with 52.4% of residents born overseas, compared to the Victorian average of 35.0%. The housing market is primarily owner-dominated, with 59.8% of homes owned with a mortgage and 16.1% owned outright.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Derrimut · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 70 |
| Investors | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
| Retirees | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 88.5%
- Majority of homes are separate houses at 96.8%
- Average household size of 3.6 supports family living
- 65.2% of households are couples with children
Against the state
How Derrimut differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Separate houses | 96.8% |
| Townhouses | 2.9% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 20.2% |
| Drove a car | 58.4% |
| Public transport | 4.6% |
| Walked only | 0.5% |
| Car passenger | 4.8% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Young population with a median age of 32 (vs VIC 38)
- High family presence with 65.2% couples with children
- Above average median household income of $2,272 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant cultural diversity with 52.4% born overseas
- Predominantly separate houses at 96.8% (vs VIC 73.4%)
Things to be aware of
- Unemployment rate of 5.8% is slightly above the VIC average of 5.0%
- Lower work-from-home percentage at 20.2% compared to VIC 25.7%
- High reliance on cars for commuting with only 4.6% using public transport
- Lower percentage of bachelor degree holders at 26.7% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Limited rental opportunities with only 21.8% of properties rented
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.