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Doveton VIC 3177

5,193 addresses · 126 streets

Bruce Electorate › Casey LGA › Doveton · 31 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Doveton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,603 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,273 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 55% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $600,000.

9,603Population
34Median age
$1,273Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dandenong, 2.5 km west · Bus interchange: Fountain Gate SC, 6.5 km south-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 12.3 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Doveton.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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

$600,000House · 2024
$544,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Doveton

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

Tree cover measures, Doveton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.5% · Labour-force participation 50.4%

Population by age in Doveton
Population by age, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4728
5-141,162
15-19537
20-24642
25-341,841
35-441,475
45-541,047
55-64930
65-74706
75-84388
85+146
Dwelling types in Doveton
Dwelling types, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,650
Townhouse524
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in Doveton
Households by weekly income, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650673
$650-1,4991,070
$1,500-2,999918
$3,000+291
Top ancestries in Doveton
Top ancestries, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other4,193
English1,266
Australian1,132
Ancestry NS937
Indian548
Serbian461
Housing tenure in Doveton
Housing tenure, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned714
Mortgage994
Rented1,348
Other42
Cars per household in Doveton
Cars per household, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0287
11,242
21,069
3322
4+191
Commute to work in Doveton
Commute to work, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,586
Train43
Bus69
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle12
Home303
Top countries of birth in Doveton
Top countries of birth, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Afghanistan1,173
India570
Sri Lanka486
Pakistan326
Philippines198
New Zealand179
Languages used at home in Doveton
Languages used at home, Doveton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Serbian438
Tamil426
Vietnamese247
Punjabi221
Arabic190
Sinhalese188

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

65,024 bird observations recorded near Doveton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Doveton

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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