Dandenong, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 30,127
- Median age
- 33
- Household income
- $1,267/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 43%
- Renting
- 53%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- Dandenong Railway Station · 0.6 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Dandenong Hospital · 1.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Current market rent
$520/wk
median of 1,601 new leases, year to Sep 2025
Official state bond/rent data (CC BY), suburb level.
Community safety
9,404 recorded incidents in 2025–26 · up 0.1% vs 2024–25
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Dandenong Primary School
Secondary
Dandenong High School
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Dandenong - North
District population (2025)
23,327