Deanside

Deanside
Suburb
Townhouses in Rosewood Estate at the intersection of Merindah Boulevard and Taylors Road, Deanside, Victoria, in September 2026
Townhouses in Rosewood Estate at the intersection of Merindah Boulevard and Taylors Road, Deanside, Victoria, in September 2026
Deanside is located in Melbourne
Deanside
Deanside
Interactive map of Deanside
Coordinates: 37°43′36″S 144°41′50″E / 37.72657°S 144.6972°E / -37.72657; 144.6972
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Established2017
Government
 • State electorates
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total654 (2021 census)
Postcode
3336
Suburbs around Deanside
Bonnie Brook Fraser Rise Fraser Rise
Aintree Deanside Caroline Springs
Truganina Truganina Ravenhall

Deanside is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km (15 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Deanside recorded a population of 654 at the 2021 census.

The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017, following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton, and officially came into effect in mid-2017.

Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was split between Rockbank and Plumpton.

Historical Significance

Much of the suburb is now designated for low-density residential development, such as that seen here on Taylors Road near Plumpton Road.

The suburb now known as Deanside has a rich agricultural and archaeological history. The Deanside Homestead Complex is the core part of the Rockbank pastoral run originally owned by notable pastoralist William Cross Yuille (1819-1894) and subsequently sold to William John Turner Clarke (1805-1874) who owned the 40,000 acre Rockbank Estate. Following the sale in 1853, Deanside became the head station of Clarke's pastoralist empire. The Deanside Homestead Complex is an agricultural complex including the archaeological remains of a mansion and other farm-related structures which was one of the first pastoral properties held in the district. On the historical significance of the area, The Victorian Heritage Council claims that "The homestead complex is an important and early example of a prosperous rural holding in mid to late nineteenth-century Victoria."

Transport

Road

Deanside is a developing suburb, and currently lacks many transport connections. In the absence of many transport options, the suburb is a car-centric suburb, and primarily reliant on Taylors Road and Sinclairs Road.

Bus

Two bus routes service Deanside:

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Deanside (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Locality boundaries". Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Landy, Samantha (10 February 2017). "Eleven new suburbs to be established in the Melton growth area, west of Melbourne's CBD". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "New suburbs". City of Melton. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Victorian Heritage Database (17 December 2015). "DEANSIDE HOMESTEAD COMPLEX". VHD Heritage Council. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "456 Melton - Sunshine Station via Caroline Springs". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "464 Watergardens Station - Rockbank Station via Taylors Road (from 4 October 2026)". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 13 October 2026.