Dandenong Town Hall with red building nearby
The quick read on
VIC 3175 · Greater Dandenong
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Dandenong, Victoria
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dandenong VIC
Based on 176 sales in the preceding 12 months
$763,000
Up 3.8% over 12 months
Based on 182 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$550 per week
Up 4.8% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Dandenong, VIC is currently $763,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dandenong has a 12-month growth rate of 3.8% for houses and 13.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $570,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $757,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $885,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,140,000 in Dandenong.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dandenong is $550 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Dandenong is $475,000, which has increased 13.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $308,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $428,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $620,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $835,000 in Dandenong. The median rent for units and apartments in Dandenong is $475 per week and has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Dandenong is 3,232 offences per 100,000 residents — 19% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Dandenong.
Overall crime rate
3,232
offences per 100,000 residents
19% belowGreater Melbourne
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Dandenong VIC 3175 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
30,127 people call Dandenong home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,267 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
10.8% of workers in Dandenong worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
9.5% of Dandenong residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
13.7% of people in Dandenong described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dandenong VIC 3175.
19.0% of Dandenong's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
6,771 family households lived in Dandenong; 47.2% were couple families and 20.0% were one-parent families.
43.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Dandenong had 30,127 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
21.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 41.3% of occupied private dwellings in Dandenong.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 39.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 19.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
20.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
24.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
55.0% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Dandenong had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 27.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 26.5%, while 28.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
10.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
61.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
5.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
12.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 44.3% of the total.
43.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
50.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 49.9% reported a different address.
60.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
23.5% of residents used only English at home.
66.4% used a language other than English at home.
2.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 2.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
60.5% of Dandenong's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 39.5% was born in Australia.
2.5% of residents were born in China.
9.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 62.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 9.7% of ancestry responses in Dandenong.
Australian ancestry made up 9.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
12.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 6.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 4.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 51.8%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
27.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
65.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.2% reported asthma, 5.4% arthritis and 5.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
23.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,267 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $319 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 10.8% in Dandenong, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 20.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 55.0% in Dandenong, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $763,000, while units and apartments sit at $475,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 6,771 local families, and 19.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,140,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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