Dandenong - South

VIC

Dandenong - South is a stable region in VIC with 10,039 residents.

SA2 code: 212041564
State: VIC

Population

10,039

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.4%

3yr: +5.3% · 10yr: +8.2%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$341/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,288/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Dandenong - South (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.3%5yr: +1.4%10yr: +8.2%Total: +75.3%

Population grew from 5,728 to 10,039 over 24 years, averaging 2.4% 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 3.0%

Predominantly detached houses (61%), mixed tenure (51.8% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 61.0%

Townhouses 29.9%

1,745 houses855 townhouses259 apartments

Tenure

Owned 27.4%

Mortgage 24.4%

Renting 43.3%

Owned 27.4%Mortgage 24.4%Renting 43.3%Other / NS 4.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

233 (8.3%)

2 bed

949 (33.7%)

3 bed

986 (35.1%)

4 bed

469 (16.7%)

5 bed

141 (5.0%)

6+ bed

34 (1.2%)