Dandenong North vs Endeavour Hills

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dandenong North, about half of households are couple families. In Endeavour Hills, most households are couple families.

Dandenong North and Endeavour Hills are neighbouring suburbs with notably different income and risk profiles. Endeavour Hills has a median household income of $90,480 compared to Dandenong North's $74,672, and scores higher on liveability (59 versus 51). However, Dandenong North carries significantly lower bushfire risk (0 versus 32) and flood risk (70 versus 59), while also offering slightly better rental yields on units (4.9% versus 4.5%). Both suburbs have similar walkability and are roughly equidistant from the CBD, though Dandenong North sits a little closer at 33.8 km.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Endeavour Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (5 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 16)
  • has more childcare (22 vs 17)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Dandenong North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($757,500 vs $1,010,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dandenong North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($341/wk vs $375/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Dandenong North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (33.8 km vs 35.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Dandenong North and Endeavour Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Walkability 85 / 86
Dandenong North — Walkability: 85/100 Endeavour Hills — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 35 / 38
Dandenong North — Safety: 35/100 Endeavour Hills — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
Dandenong North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Endeavour Hills — Low fire risk: 68/100
Low flood risk 30 / 41
Dandenong North — Low flood risk: 30/100 Endeavour Hills — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Endeavour Hills has higher household incomes ($90,480 vs $74,672).

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Population 22,550 24,455
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +0.7%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $74,672/yr $90,480/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $341/wk $375/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
0-4 5.9% / 5.6%
Dandenong North — 0-4: 5.9% Endeavour Hills — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.6% / 12.0%
Dandenong North — 5-14: 11.6% Endeavour Hills — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.9% / 5.7%
Dandenong North — 15-19: 5.9% Endeavour Hills — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.0% / 6.2%
Dandenong North — 20-24: 6.0% Endeavour Hills — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 14.9% / 13.6%
Dandenong North — 25-34: 14.9% Endeavour Hills — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.9% / 13.9%
Dandenong North — 35-44: 13.9% Endeavour Hills — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.2% / 12.0%
Dandenong North — 45-54: 12.2% Endeavour Hills — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.2% / 14.1%
Dandenong North — 55-64: 11.2% Endeavour Hills — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 10.0% / 11.1%
Dandenong North — 65-74: 10.0% Endeavour Hills — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 6.1% / 4.4%
Dandenong North — 75-84: 6.1% Endeavour Hills — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.4% / 1.5%
Dandenong North — 85+: 2.4% Endeavour Hills — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dandenong North 47.7% couple families
Dandenong North — Couple Families: 47.7% Dandenong North — Lone Person: 26.9% Dandenong North — One Parent Families: 18.9% Dandenong North — Group Household: 4.7% Dandenong North — Other Families: 1.8%
Endeavour Hills 57.4% couple families
Endeavour Hills — Couple Families: 57.4% Endeavour Hills — Lone Person: 20.8% Endeavour Hills — One Parent Families: 17.1% Endeavour Hills — Group Household: 3.3% Endeavour Hills — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dandenong North 28.9% renting
Dandenong North — Owned Outright: 36.1% Dandenong North — Mortgage: 35.0% Dandenong North — Renting: 28.9%
Endeavour Hills 19.0% renting
Endeavour Hills — Owned Outright: 37.9% Endeavour Hills — Mortgage: 43.1% Endeavour Hills — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 12.8%
Dandenong North — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Endeavour Hills — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 11.6%
Dandenong North — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Endeavour Hills — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 9.3%
Dandenong North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Endeavour Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.7%
Dandenong North — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Endeavour Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.5%
Dandenong North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Endeavour Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Sri Lanka 6.4% / 5.5%
Dandenong North — Sri Lanka: 6.4% Endeavour Hills — Sri Lanka: 5.5%
India 6.4% / 4.6%
Dandenong North — India: 6.4% Endeavour Hills — India: 4.6%
Afghanistan 3.6% / 3.6%
Dandenong North — Afghanistan: 3.6% Endeavour Hills — Afghanistan: 3.6%
China 1.8% / 3.4%
Dandenong North — China: 1.8% Endeavour Hills — China: 3.4%
Vietnam 2.8% / 1.3%
Dandenong North — Vietnam: 2.8% Endeavour Hills — Vietnam: 1.3%
England 1.4% / 1.4%
Dandenong North — England: 1.4% Endeavour Hills — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dandenong North 85.5% houses
Dandenong North — Houses: 85.5% Dandenong North — Townhouses: 11.2% Dandenong North — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Endeavour Hills 87.5% houses
Endeavour Hills — Houses: 87.5% Endeavour Hills — Townhouses: 12.4% Endeavour Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Median house price $790,500 $849,000
Median unit price $590,000 $630,000
Median land price $757,500 $1,010,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 234 sales
 26 days
from 274 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
2 bed $520K / $605K
Dandenong North — 2 bed: $520K (55 sales) Endeavour Hills — 2 bed: $605K (11 sales)

55 vs 11 sales

3 bed $660K / $684K
Dandenong North — 3 bed: $660K (37 sales) Endeavour Hills — 3 bed: $684K (18 sales)

37 vs 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
2 bed $675K / $682K
Dandenong North — 2 bed: $675K (14 sales) Endeavour Hills — 2 bed: $682K (7 sales)

14 vs 7 sales

3 bed $755K / $785K
Dandenong North — 3 bed: $755K (237 sales) Endeavour Hills — 3 bed: $785K (218 sales)

237 vs 218 sales

4 bed $888K / $910K
Dandenong North — 4 bed: $888K (111 sales) Endeavour Hills — 4 bed: $910K (183 sales)

111 vs 183 sales

5 bed $910K / $1.05M
Dandenong North — 5 bed: $910K (20 sales) Endeavour Hills — 5 bed: $1.05M (43 sales)

20 vs 43 sales

6 bed $956K / $1.14M
Dandenong North — 6 bed: $956K (5 sales) Endeavour Hills — 6 bed: $1.14M (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Residential 66% 54%
Parks and recreation 2% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 32% 8%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
 3,412
across Casey
Approvals change year on year -34% -15%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Houses 4.0%
$600/wk on $788K
 3.9%
$630/wk on $850K
Units 4.7%
$520/wk on $576K
 4.5%
$535/wk on $617K

Ranking within VIC

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
House price Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Income Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
Schools Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 95% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Endeavour Hills scores higher overall (59 vs 51).

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 59/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Endeavour Hills carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Dandenong North carries more flood risk (70 vs 59).

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood High
70/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Inside the suburb 7 11
Rated above peers 2 5
Rated at peers 2 4
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 8.4 km
 None

Schools in Dandenong North

  • Lyndale Greens Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lyndale Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Rosewood Downs Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wooranna Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Elizabeth's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Basketball - Dandenong Independent · Secondary

Schools in Endeavour Hills

  • Gleneagles Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Maranatha Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mossgiel Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Southern Cross Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Thomas Mitchell Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Chalcot Lodge Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 5 6
Parks & reserves 16 22
Childcare 17 22
GPs 5 4
Pharmacies 4 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2
same for both
Fuel stations 2 5
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Endeavour Hills sits further from the CBD (35.8 km vs 33.8 km).

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Walkability score 85/100 86/100
Distance to Melbourne 33.8 km 35.8 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 36 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 93/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 227.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 288.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3175
 1.0%
postcode 3802
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3175
 44
postcode 3802

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Car (driver) 71.0% / 68.5%
Dandenong North — Car (driver): 71.0% Endeavour Hills — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 18.3% / 23.2%
Dandenong North — Worked from Home: 18.3% Endeavour Hills — Worked from Home: 23.2%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.0%
Dandenong North — Car (passenger): 5.6% Endeavour Hills — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 2.3% / 1.9%
Dandenong North — Train: 2.3% Endeavour Hills — Train: 1.9%
Bus 2.2% / 0.7%
Dandenong North — Bus: 2.2% Endeavour Hills — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 15.1 km

NBN connectivity

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
8,768 premises
 2%
8,940 premises

Climate

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Average residential rate $2,123/yr $1,767/yr
Council Greater Dandenong Casey

Federal electorate

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Division Bruce
same for both
Member Julian Hill
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dandenong North Endeavour Hills
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dandenong North

Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

Endeavour Hills

Easy Commute Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

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