Mount Dandenong - Olinda

VIC

Mount Dandenong - Olinda is a declining region in VIC with 9,587 residents.

SA2 code: 211051282
State: VIC

Population

9,587

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-3.7%

3yr: -0.5% · 10yr: -4.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$400/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,102/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Mount Dandenong - Olinda (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -0.5%5yr: -3.7%10yr: -4.8%Total: -2.0%

Population grew from 9,787 to 9,587 over 24 years, averaging -0.1% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Almost entirely detached houses (99.2%), owner-occupied (89.8%), built for families (44% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 99.2%

3,511 houses24 townhouses3 apartments

Tenure

Owned 39.1%

Mortgage 50.7%

Owned 39.1%Mortgage 50.7%Renting 8.2%Other / NS 2.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

90 (2.6%)

2 bed

421 (12.0%)

3 bed

1,545 (44.0%)

4 bed

1,114 (31.8%)

5 bed

274 (7.8%)

6+ bed

64 (1.8%)