Dooen vs Longerenong

Longerenong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 47 in Dooen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dooen, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dooen tends to suit families with children and couples, while Longerenong suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dooen is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 59%)
  • Longerenong carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Longerenong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (204 min vs 216 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (298.8 km vs 311.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longerenong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Dooen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.2% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dooen Longerenong
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.

Dooen Longerenong
Walkability 0 / 0
Dooen — Walkability: 0/100 Longerenong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 53
Dooen — Safety: 21/100 Longerenong — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 89 / 72
Dooen — Low fire risk: 89/100 Longerenong — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 45 / 23
Dooen — Low flood risk: 45/100 Longerenong — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Dooen skews older (47 vs 32); Dooen has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $67,860).

Dooen Longerenong
Population 250
+5% vs other
 237
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% -1.7%
Median age 47 32
Median household income $99,632/yr
+32% vs other
 $67,860/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $160/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dooen Longerenong
0-4 5.6% / 4.2%
Dooen — 0-4: 5.6% Longerenong — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.0% / 10.1%
Dooen — 5-14: 14.0% Longerenong — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 5.2% / 16.9%
Dooen — 15-19: 5.2% Longerenong — 15-19: 16.9%
20-24 2.4% / 11.8%
Dooen — 20-24: 2.4% Longerenong — 20-24: 11.8%
25-34 8.0% / 8.0%
Dooen — 25-34: 8.0% Longerenong — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 7.6% / 8.0%
Dooen — 35-44: 7.6% Longerenong — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 16.4% / 11.8%
Dooen — 45-54: 16.4% Longerenong — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 22.4% / 17.7%
Dooen — 55-64: 22.4% Longerenong — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 7.6% / 11.0%
Dooen — 65-74: 7.6% Longerenong — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 9.2% / 2.5%
Dooen — 75-84: 9.2% Longerenong — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Dooen — 85+: not among its largest Longerenong — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dooen 59.2% couple families
Dooen — Couple Families: 59.2% Dooen — Lone Person: 24.5% Dooen — One Parent Families: 16.3%
Longerenong 35.3% couple families
Longerenong — Couple Families: 35.3% Longerenong — Lone Person: 41.2% Longerenong — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dooen 10.1% renting
Dooen — Owned Outright: 47.2% Dooen — Mortgage: 42.7% Dooen — Renting: 10.1%
Longerenong 16.9% renting
Longerenong — Owned Outright: 64.6% Longerenong — Mortgage: 18.5% Longerenong — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dooen Longerenong
Philippines — / 4.2%
Dooen — Philippines: not among its largest Longerenong — Philippines: 4.2%
England 1.2% / 2.5%
Dooen — England: 1.2% Longerenong — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.7%
Dooen — New Zealand: 1.6% Longerenong — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Dooen Longerenong
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 17.3%
Dooen — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Longerenong — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.0% / 6.3%
Dooen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.0% Longerenong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 2.1%
Dooen — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Longerenong — Bachelor Degree: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Dooen — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Longerenong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dooen 100.0% houses
Dooen — Houses: 100.0%
Longerenong 100.0% houses
Longerenong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Dooen Longerenong
Rural and farming 92% 93%
Other and special use 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Dooen Longerenong
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dooen Longerenong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Dooen Longerenong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Longerenong carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 11); Dooen carries more crime risk (79 vs 47).

Dooen Longerenong
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
28/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dooen Longerenong
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

Dooen Longerenong
Parks & reserves 4 3
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Dooen sits further from the CBD (311.4 km vs 298.8 km).

Dooen Longerenong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 311.4 km
+4% vs other
 298.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 min 204 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3401
same for both

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.

Dooen Longerenong
Car (driver) 73.4% / 57.7%
Dooen — Car (driver): 73.4% Longerenong — Car (driver): 57.7%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 33.3%
Dooen — Worked from Home: 15.3% Longerenong — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 6.5% / 3.8%
Dooen — Walked Only: 6.5% Longerenong — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.1%
Dooen — Car (passenger): 4.8% Longerenong — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Dooen Longerenong
Elevation 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dooen Longerenong
Connectivity score 31/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
128 premises
 0%
112 premises

Climate

Dooen Longerenong
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Dooen Longerenong
Average residential rate $2,228/yr
same for both
Council Horsham
same for both

Federal electorate

Dooen Longerenong
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dooen Longerenong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dooen

Rural

Longerenong

Rural Students

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