Dingley Village vs Heatherton

Heatherton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Dingley Village. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dingley Village: a median of $1.22 million, against $1.11 million in Heatherton. Heatherton is closer to the city centre: 25.7 km, against 29.1 km.

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

Dingley Village

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 10)

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

First-home buyers

Heatherton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($553,500 vs $762,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Heatherton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dingley Village is more walkable (63/100 vs 45/100)
  • Heatherton sits closer to the CBD (25.7 km vs 29.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Dingley Village

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 45/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dingley Village and Heatherton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dingley Village Heatherton
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.

Dingley Village Heatherton
Walkability 63 / 45
Dingley Village — Walkability: 63/100 Heatherton — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 43 / 27
Dingley Village — Safety: 43/100 Heatherton — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dingley Village — Low fire risk: 100/100 Heatherton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 42
Dingley Village — Low flood risk: 67/100 Heatherton — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Dingley Village has more residents (10,495 vs 2,826); Dingley Village skews older (45 vs 41).

Dingley Village Heatherton
Population 10,495
+73% vs other
 2,826
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% -2.8%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $102,960/yr $108,576/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $471/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dingley Village Heatherton
0-4 4.5% / 4.9%
Dingley Village — 0-4: 4.5% Heatherton — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.1% / 15.5%
Dingley Village — 5-14: 13.1% Heatherton — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 6.3% / 7.4%
Dingley Village — 15-19: 6.3% Heatherton — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.2% / 4.7%
Dingley Village — 20-24: 5.2% Heatherton — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.0% / 9.6%
Dingley Village — 25-34: 8.0% Heatherton — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 12.7% / 13.5%
Dingley Village — 35-44: 12.7% Heatherton — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 14.7% / 18.7%
Dingley Village — 45-54: 14.7% Heatherton — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 13.4% / 11.2%
Dingley Village — 55-64: 13.4% Heatherton — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 11.7% / 8.7%
Dingley Village — 65-74: 11.7% Heatherton — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 7.4% / 4.2%
Dingley Village — 75-84: 7.4% Heatherton — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 3.1% / 1.5%
Dingley Village — 85+: 3.1% Heatherton — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dingley Village 55.3% couple families
Dingley Village — Couple Families: 55.3% Dingley Village — Lone Person: 27.5% Dingley Village — One Parent Families: 14.1% Dingley Village — Group Household: 1.9% Dingley Village — Other Families: 1.3%
Heatherton 55.3% couple families
Heatherton — Couple Families: 55.3% Heatherton — Lone Person: 25.3% Heatherton — One Parent Families: 14.9% Heatherton — Group Household: 3.1% Heatherton — 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.

Dingley Village 10.8% renting
Dingley Village — Owned Outright: 47.0% Dingley Village — Mortgage: 42.2% Dingley Village — Renting: 10.8%
Heatherton 27.5% renting
Heatherton — Owned Outright: 29.8% Heatherton — Mortgage: 42.7% Heatherton — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dingley Village Heatherton
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 16.6%
Dingley Village — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Heatherton — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 9.2%
Dingley Village — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Heatherton — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.2%
Dingley Village — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Heatherton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 6.4%
Dingley Village — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Heatherton — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.4%
Dingley Village — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Heatherton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Dingley Village Heatherton
England 3.9% / 3.4%
Dingley Village — England: 3.9% Heatherton — England: 3.4%
China 2.2% / 3.6%
Dingley Village — China: 2.2% Heatherton — China: 3.6%
India 2.2% / 2.4%
Dingley Village — India: 2.2% Heatherton — India: 2.4%
South Africa 0.8% / 3.8%
Dingley Village — South Africa: 0.8% Heatherton — South Africa: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.5%
Dingley Village — New Zealand: 1.2% Heatherton — New Zealand: 1.5%
Malaysia — / 1.6%
Dingley Village — Malaysia: not among its largest Heatherton — Malaysia: 1.6%
Vietnam 1.2% / —
Dingley Village — Vietnam: 1.2% Heatherton — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dingley Village 80.4% houses
Dingley Village — Houses: 80.4% Dingley Village — Townhouses: 18.6% Dingley Village — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Heatherton 81.7% houses
Heatherton — Houses: 81.7% Heatherton — Townhouses: 10.6% Heatherton — Flats / Apartments: 7.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dingley Village Heatherton
Median house price $1,220,000 $1,110,000
Median unit price $762,000 $553,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 62 sales
 22 days
from 10 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.

Dingley Village Heatherton
3 bed $1.1M / $1.1M
Dingley Village — 3 bed: $1.1M (46 sales) Heatherton — 3 bed: $1.1M (21 sales)

46 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.27M / $1.24M
Dingley Village — 4 bed: $1.27M (62 sales) Heatherton — 4 bed: $1.24M (13 sales)

62 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Heatherton has more rural and farming land (47% vs 24%).

Dingley Village Heatherton
Rural and farming 24% 47%
Residential 46% 8%
Other and special use 4% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 11%
Industrial 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 9% 4%
Commercial 0% 6%
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

Dingley Village Heatherton
New dwellings approved 465
across Kingston (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -36%
same for both

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.

Dingley Village Heatherton
Houses 3.4%
$748/wk on $1.16M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dingley Village Heatherton
House price Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools Higher than 100% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of VIC —

Liveability

Dingley Village is more walkable (63 vs 45); Dingley Village scores higher overall (79 vs 62).

Dingley Village Heatherton
Grade A B
Score 79/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Heatherton carries more flood risk (58 vs 33); Heatherton carries more crime risk (73 vs 57).

Dingley Village Heatherton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
73/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 19
within 5 km
 25
within 5 km

Schools

Dingley Village Heatherton
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 6.5 km
 2
Monash Clayton, 5.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.7%

Schools in Dingley Village

  • Dingley Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kingswood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Mark's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Heatherton

  • Christway College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dingley Village Heatherton
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 8 1
Parks & reserves 13 10
Childcare 8 1
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Dingley Village sits further from the CBD (29.1 km vs 25.7 km).

Dingley Village Heatherton
Walkability score 63/100 45/100
Distance to Melbourne 29.1 km
+12% vs other
 25.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 34 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 143.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 105.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3172
 1.8%
postcode 3202
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3172
 32
postcode 3202

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.

Dingley Village Heatherton
Car (driver) 64.0% / 55.2%
Dingley Village — Car (driver): 64.0% Heatherton — Car (driver): 55.2%
Worked from Home 28.5% / 34.0%
Dingley Village — Worked from Home: 28.5% Heatherton — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 4.4%
Dingley Village — Car (passenger): 3.6% Heatherton — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train 1.5% / 2.9%
Dingley Village — Train: 1.5% Heatherton — Train: 2.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.3%
Dingley Village — Walked Only: 1.3% Heatherton — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Dingley Village Heatherton
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 4.7 km
4.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Dingley Village Heatherton
Connectivity score 77/100 87/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
4,418 premises
 45%
1,358 premises

Climate

Dingley Village Heatherton
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dingley Village Heatherton
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ 7.6 µg/m³
PM10 20.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 0.98 pphm —

Council rates

Dingley Village Heatherton
Average residential rate $1,940/yr
same for both
Council Kingston (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Dingley Village Heatherton
Division Isaacs
same for both
Member Mark Dreyfus
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dingley Village Heatherton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dingley Village

Outer Parks Quiet

Heatherton

Middle-Ring

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