Dandenong South vs Eumemmerring

Eumemmerring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 51 in Dandenong South. In Dandenong South, the large majority of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Eumemmerring, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Dandenong South: a median of $4.11 million, against $725,000 in Eumemmerring, though rent is higher in Eumemmerring. On these figures, Dandenong South tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Eumemmerring suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Eumemmerring

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 5%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (61% vs 24%)
  • carries lower crime risk (90/100 vs 100/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eumemmerring

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($725,000 vs $4,110,000)
  • has cheaper units ($570,000 vs $2,420,000)
  • has cheaper land ($740,000 vs $2,420,000)
  • But Dandenong South leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

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

Renters

Dandenong South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (80% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $323/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eumemmerring

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 18/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.2 km vs 41.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dandenong South

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 39%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Eumemmerring is more walkable (80/100 vs 18/100)

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

Investors

Eumemmerring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.3% vs -21.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dandenong South and Eumemmerring 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 South Eumemmerring
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 South Eumemmerring
Walkability 18 / 80
Dandenong South — Walkability: 18/100 Eumemmerring — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 0 / 10
Dandenong South — Safety: 0/100 Eumemmerring — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dandenong South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eumemmerring — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 49
Dandenong South — Low flood risk: 33/100 Eumemmerring — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Eumemmerring has more residents (2,285 vs 125); Eumemmerring has higher household incomes ($63,284 vs $42,692).

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Population 125 2,285
+1728% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.9% +17.3%
Median age 51 35
Median household income $42,692/yr $63,284/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk $323/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
0-4 — / 7.5%
Dandenong South — 0-4: not among its largest Eumemmerring — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 — / 11.7%
Dandenong South — 5-14: not among its largest Eumemmerring — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 — / 5.4%
Dandenong South — 15-19: not among its largest Eumemmerring — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.0% / 6.0%
Dandenong South — 20-24: 4.0% Eumemmerring — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 16.0% / 18.9%
Dandenong South — 25-34: 16.0% Eumemmerring — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 8.8% / 13.9%
Dandenong South — 35-44: 8.8% Eumemmerring — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 19.2% / 10.5%
Dandenong South — 45-54: 19.2% Eumemmerring — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 22.4% / 9.9%
Dandenong South — 55-64: 22.4% Eumemmerring — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 13.6% / 8.2%
Dandenong South — 65-74: 13.6% Eumemmerring — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 8.8% / 5.9%
Dandenong South — 75-84: 8.8% Eumemmerring — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 2.4%
Dandenong South — 85+: not among its largest Eumemmerring — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South 94.6% lone person
Dandenong South — Lone Person: 94.6% Dandenong South — Couple Families: 0.0% Dandenong South — One Parent Families: 5.4% Dandenong South — Group Household: 0.0% Dandenong South — Other Families: 0.0%
Eumemmerring 37.4% lone person
Eumemmerring — Lone Person: 37.4% Eumemmerring — Couple Families: 36.8% Eumemmerring — One Parent Families: 18.2% Eumemmerring — Group Household: 6.1% Eumemmerring — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South 80.0% renting
Dandenong South — Owned Outright: 20.0% Dandenong South — Mortgage: 0.0% Dandenong South — Renting: 80.0%
Eumemmerring 41.0% renting
Eumemmerring — Owned Outright: 25.2% Eumemmerring — Mortgage: 33.8% Eumemmerring — Renting: 41.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 11.2%
Dandenong South — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Eumemmerring — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 9.6%
Dandenong South — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Eumemmerring — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 7.5%
Dandenong South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Eumemmerring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Dandenong South — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Eumemmerring — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Dandenong South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Eumemmerring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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 South Eumemmerring
Afghanistan — / 9.9%
Dandenong South — Afghanistan: not among its largest Eumemmerring — Afghanistan: 9.9%
India 2.4% / 4.6%
Dandenong South — India: 2.4% Eumemmerring — India: 4.6%
New Zealand 4.8% / 1.4%
Dandenong South — New Zealand: 4.8% Eumemmerring — New Zealand: 1.4%
England 4.0% / 2.0%
Dandenong South — England: 4.0% Eumemmerring — England: 2.0%
Scotland 4.0% / —
Dandenong South — Scotland: 4.0% Eumemmerring — Scotland: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 3.5%
Dandenong South — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Eumemmerring — Sri Lanka: 3.5%
Pakistan — / 2.5%
Dandenong South — Pakistan: not among its largest Eumemmerring — Pakistan: 2.5%
China 2.4% / —
Dandenong South — China: 2.4% Eumemmerring — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dandenong South 24.0% houses
Dandenong South — Houses: 24.0% Dandenong South — Flats / Apartments: 70.7% Dandenong South — Townhouses: 5.3%
Eumemmerring 60.9% houses
Eumemmerring — Houses: 60.9% Eumemmerring — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Eumemmerring — Townhouses: 37.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Median house price $4,110,000 $725,000
Median unit price $2,420,000 $570,000
Median land price $2,420,000 $740,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Dandenong South has more industrially zoned land (69% vs 11%); Dandenong South has more commercially zoned land (14% vs 1%).

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Industrial 69% 11%
Residential 0% 60%
Parks and recreation 1% 18%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 10%
Commercial 14% 1%
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 South Eumemmerring
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 South Eumemmerring
Houses — 3.7%
$600/wk on $836K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
House price — Higher than 45% of VIC
Income Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 28% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Eumemmerring is more walkable (80 vs 18).

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dandenong South carries more flood risk (67 vs 51); Dandenong South carries more crime risk (100 vs 90).

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
100/100
 High
90/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 40
within 5 km
 30
within 5 km

Schools

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 28 2
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 13 3
Waterways 11 1

Mobility

Dandenong South sits further from the CBD (41.2 km vs 38.2 km).

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Walkability score 18/100 80/100
Distance to Melbourne 41.2 km
+7% vs other
 38.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 36 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 204.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3175
 0.6%
postcode 3177
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3175
 29
postcode 3177

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 South Eumemmerring
Car (driver) 62.9% / 76.5%
Dandenong South — Car (driver): 62.9% Eumemmerring — Car (driver): 76.5%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 13.8%
Dandenong South — Worked from Home: 14.5% Eumemmerring — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Walked Only 11.3% / 0.8%
Dandenong South — Walked Only: 11.3% Eumemmerring — Walked Only: 0.8%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 5.1%
Dandenong South — Car (passenger): 6.5% Eumemmerring — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus 4.8% / 1.3%
Dandenong South — Bus: 4.8% Eumemmerring — Bus: 1.3%
Train — / 2.1%
Dandenong South — Train: not among its largest Eumemmerring — Train: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).

Setting

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Connectivity score 86/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 57%
3,965 premises
 13%
1,139 premises

Climate

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
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 South Eumemmerring
Average residential rate $2,123/yr $1,767/yr
Council Greater Dandenong Casey

Federal electorate

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Division Isaacs Bruce
Member Mark Dreyfus Julian Hill
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dandenong South Eumemmerring
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dandenong South

Luxury Outer

Eumemmerring

Multicultural Outer Parks River Townhouses

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