Rye - Melbourne Suburb

Rye Vic 3941

Intro:  

Rye is a suburb located on Melbourne’s beautiful Mornington Peninsula, 83 kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD.  The Mornington Peninsula Shire is its ruling council and the Post code is 3941.

Rye offers the best dramatic Ocean Beaches such as Gunnamatta Beach, and also wonderful flatwater Bay Beaches, this makes it the ideal get away for families and adventure seekers alike.  Rye is also a wonderful place to live with affordable housing and excellent facilities for families.  Rye has come a long way in its development over the last 10 years offering great cafes and restaurants and plenty of things to do and see like the award-winning Peninsula Hot Springs.  

Demographics:

The population of Rye according to the census held in 2016 is 8160 people living in this beautiful seaside suburb.  It is popular with the older demographic with over 37.48% of its population being aged 60 +.  Families are a close second coming in at 40-59-year-old demographic being 26.6%.  48.76% of Rye’s demographic is married as Rye offers families a relief from high housing costs being nearly half the price of a 3-bedroom house in the suburbs of Melbourne.  

Christians hold the majority of religionist beliefs for the town of Rye, making up 57.17% of its total population, no other faiths come close to the Christian population living in the of the town Rye.  The most common language spoken is English.  The Hospitality and Tourism Industry are Rye biggest employee’s.  

Median rent prices are $300 per week and a majority of Rye’s population own their own homes or have mortgages of $474 per week.

Schools:

There are not many schools located in Rye but its surrounding areas have some great Schools nearby.  The Rye primary school is a wonderful public school with a very good reputation.  Here is a list of schools located in Rye and close by Tootgarook and Rosebud areas which are within 10 kilometres of Rye.

Transport

Transport has been a major issue in Rye for many years, there are regular buses up and down Point Nepean Road but there are limited Taxi numbers allocated to this part of the Mornington Peninsula so you need to plan well ahead of time if you need transportation anywhere in Rye.  The Town main shopping stripe is able to do on foot and is a nice walk.  Uber is also an option that the locals are happy to have access to.  In summer, there are more options like the Bali tuktuk style bikes with 2 seater passenger cabins on the back.

Health:

Rosebud Hospital: 1527 Point Nepean Road Rosebud West is the only public hospital located on the Sothern Peninsula.  It is a very busy Hospital and has a fantastic emergency department for all medical needs.

Rye Family Clinic is located in the main street of Rye, 2339 Point Nepean Road.  This clinic is a one stop shop offering General Medical appointments, Psychology, Podiatry, Mental Health Nurse, Physiotherapist’s, Dental and Pathology on site.  This is a bulk billing Medical Centre and you can make an appointment online.  They are open from 8.30am to 7pm.

Real Estate:

Rye is a great place to buy a home at an affordable price.

Median Property Price for Rye according to Realestate.com currently 2018 is $665,000 for a 3-bedroom house (price last updated 5th February 2018) and to rent a house the average weekly rent is $370 per week. (Rent data updated 5th February 2018) The housing market shows higher demand in Rye of 1076 views of the property as appose to 893 views for the average of Victoria.  Rye is still a great bargain to purchase a house but not for long as the market is flooded with medium price buyers looking to live close to the water and still be within 1 hour of Melbourne’s CBD.

Shopping:

The main shops of Rye are all located on Point Nepean Road, you can walk the entire distance in 20 minutes. They have a Safeway/Woolworths Supermarket that during the Summer period is Victoria’s busiest store and you can line up for quite a while to pay for your groceries. The shopping stripe offers lovely homewares boutiques, Hairdressers, Elle Bache Beauty Salon, Newsagent, Fishing and Tackle store and lots of great Cafes and restaurants to choose from.  The major shopping centre is located in Rosebud called the Rosebud Plaza.  

Things to do:

Restaurants

Rye offers some of the best international cuisines on the Mornington Peninsula.