Deanside, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

68/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Deanside is more socio-economically advantaged than about 68% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1018, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Deanside at a glance

Population (2021): 654
Median age: 29
Median weekly household income: $2,210
SEIFA score: 1018
Coordinates: -37.7348, 144.6889

Deanside demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Deanside using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 41%, 25% of homes are rented, and 49% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	180	27%
Youth (15–24)	96	14%
Young adults (25–44)	275	41%
Mid-life (45–64)	89	13%
Seniors (65+)	28	4%

Share of the 668 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	27	14%
Owned with a mortgage	124	62%
Rented	49	25%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	204	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 204 occupied private dwellings in Deanside.

Median weekly rent: $401
Median monthly mortgage: $2,211
Average household size: 3.1 people
Median weekly family income: $2,330
Median weekly personal income: $982

Community and culture

Born overseas: 314 (49%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 379 (60%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 352 (78%)
Labour-force participation: 73.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%
Employed full-time: 221
Employed part-time: 98

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Deanside

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Deanside is January (average daytime high around 26.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 658 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	26.6°C	14.8°C	57 mm
Feb	25.5°C	14.2°C	29 mm
Mar	23.8°C	13.3°C	42 mm
Apr	19.9°C	10.8°C	57 mm
May	16.1°C	8.6°C	53 mm
Jun	13.4°C	6.8°C	58 mm
Jul	12.9°C	6.2°C	46 mm
Aug	13.6°C	6.3°C	52 mm
Sep	16.2°C	7.3°C	57 mm
Oct	19.4°C	8.8°C	71 mm
Nov	21.5°C	10.7°C	70 mm
Dec	24.2°C	12.5°C	66 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Deanside

Where is Deanside?

Deanside is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Deanside?

At the 2021 Census, Deanside had a population of about 654.

Is Deanside an advantaged area?

Deanside has an ABS SEIFA score of 1018, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 68 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 68% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Deanside?

Deanside has average daytime highs of about 19.4°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 658 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).