Dandenong - North

VIC

Dandenong - North is a stable region in VIC with 23,327 residents.

SA2 code: 212041563
State: VIC

Population

23,327

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.4%

3yr: +9.3% · 10yr: +3.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$310/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,208/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Dandenong - North (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +9.3%5yr: +1.4%10yr: +3.1%Total: +38.8%

Population grew from 16,806 to 23,327 over 24 years, averaging 1.4% 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

Public housing 5.2%

Mostly townhouses (40.7%), rental-heavy (54.4% renting), built for families (49% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 37.0%

Townhouses 40.7%

Apartments 22.3%

2,709 houses2,974 townhouses1,633 apartments

Tenure

Owned 19.5%

Mortgage 21.9%

Renting 54.4%

Owned 19.5%Mortgage 21.9%Renting 54.4%Other / NS 4.2%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

400 (5.6%)

2 bed

3,488 (48.9%)

3 bed

2,426 (34.0%)

4 bed

633 (8.9%)

5 bed

141 (2.0%)

6+ bed

42 (0.6%)