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Dandenong North VIC 3175

9,648 addresses · 314 streets

Bruce Electorate › Greater Dandenong LGA › Dandenong North · 27 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An established, multicultural south-eastern Melbourne suburb, Dandenong North is affordable and family-oriented. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 38. Median household income is $1,436 a week, with rent around $341.

Dandenong North is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 22,550 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,436 a week, with median rent near $341 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $756,000.

22,550Population
38Median age
$1,436Median household income / wk
$341Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dandenong North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dandenong North itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Yarraman, 2.9 km south-west · Railway halt: Clydesdale, 5.5 km north · Bus interchange: Monash University, 8.4 km north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 10.1 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Dandenong North.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$756,000House · 2024
$580,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dandenong North

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Dandenong North VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 54%

Population by age in Dandenong North
Population by age, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,324
5-142,618
15-191,328
20-241,363
25-343,350
35-443,129
45-542,759
55-642,515
65-742,245
75-841,366
85+543
Dwelling types in Dandenong North
Dwelling types, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House6,439
Townhouse846
Apartment238
Other7
Households by weekly income in Dandenong North
Households by weekly income, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,373
$650-1,4992,275
$1,500-2,9992,253
$3,000+1,093
Top ancestries in Dandenong North
Top ancestries, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other7,216
Australian3,099
English3,019
Ancestry NS1,596
Indian1,522
Greek1,229
Housing tenure in Dandenong North
Housing tenure, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,627
Mortgage2,549
Rented2,103
Other107
Cars per household in Dandenong North
Cars per household, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0433
12,566
22,838
31,015
4+553
Commute to work in Dandenong North
Commute to work, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,253
Train94
Bus134
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle12
Home1,492
Top countries of birth in Dandenong North
Top countries of birth, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India1,451
Sri Lanka1,445
Afghanistan806
Vietnam625
China405
Greece397
Languages used at home in Dandenong North
Languages used at home, Dandenong North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek947
Vietnamese885
Sinhalese867
Arabic838
Serbian756
Tamil714

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

132,400 bird observations recorded near Dandenong North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dandenong North

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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