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Donvale VIC 3111

6,010 addresses · 206 streets

Menzies Electorate › Manningham LGA › Donvale · 20 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Donvale is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 12,644 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,100 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,514,000.

12,644Population
45Median age
$2,100Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Donvale - Park Orchards statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Donvale itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mitcham, 3 km south · Railway halt: Box Hill, 6 km west · Bus interchange: Ringwood Station/Maroondah Hwy, 4.8 km south-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 22.1 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Donvale.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$1,514,000House · 2024
$872,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 32.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Donvale

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

Tree cover measures, Donvale VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202183.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in Donvale
Population by age, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4527
5-141,552
15-19805
20-24728
25-341,059
35-441,526
45-541,816
55-641,648
65-741,357
75-841,040
85+584
Dwelling types in Donvale
Dwelling types, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,749
Townhouse444
Apartment128
Other0
Households by weekly income in Donvale
Households by weekly income, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650597
$650-1,499903
$1,500-2,9991,110
$3,000+1,441
Top ancestries in Donvale
Top ancestries, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English3,105
Australian2,757
Chinese2,647
Other1,693
Italian1,130
Irish904
Housing tenure in Donvale
Housing tenure, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,881
Mortgage1,581
Rented666
Other126
Cars per household in Donvale
Cars per household, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0141
11,220
21,850
3651
4+417
Commute to work in Donvale
Commute to work, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,872
Train46
Bus57
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle6
Home2,064
Top countries of birth in Donvale
Top countries of birth, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China951
Hong Kong390
Malaysia388
England284
Iran235
India230
Languages used at home in Donvale
Languages used at home, Donvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,121
Cantonese966
Greek364
Italian301
Persian259
Arabic205

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

118,836 bird observations recorded near Donvale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Donvale

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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