Kalorama vs Mount Dandenong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kalorama, most households are couple families. In Mount Dandenong, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Dandenong: a median of $1.01 million, against $900,000 in Kalorama.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kalorama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,007,500)

Weighs house prices and 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

They split

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

  • Kalorama sits closer to the CBD (43.5 km vs 47.4 km)
  • Mount Dandenong is more walkable (40/100 vs 26/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Dandenong

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 26/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

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

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
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.

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Walkability 26 / 40
Kalorama — Walkability: 26/100 Mount Dandenong — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 60 / 64
Kalorama — Safety: 60/100 Mount Dandenong — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 22 / 23
Kalorama — Low fire risk: 22/100 Mount Dandenong — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Kalorama — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Dandenong — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Dandenong skews older (45 vs 43).

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Population 1,277 1,271
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +1.6%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $108,524/yr
+2% vs other
 $106,860/yr
Median weekly rent $416/wk $415/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
0-4 6.0% / 4.4%
Kalorama — 0-4: 6.0% Mount Dandenong — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.6% / 12.7%
Kalorama — 5-14: 13.6% Mount Dandenong — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.1% / 5.1%
Kalorama — 15-19: 5.1% Mount Dandenong — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.8% / 5.2%
Kalorama — 20-24: 3.8% Mount Dandenong — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.5% / 8.9%
Kalorama — 25-34: 9.5% Mount Dandenong — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 14.8% / 12.7%
Kalorama — 35-44: 14.8% Mount Dandenong — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 18.3% / 13.5%
Kalorama — 45-54: 18.3% Mount Dandenong — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 13.3% / 14.6%
Kalorama — 55-64: 13.3% Mount Dandenong — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 11.0% / 13.1%
Kalorama — 65-74: 11.0% Mount Dandenong — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 4.9% / 6.8%
Kalorama — 75-84: 4.9% Mount Dandenong — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 0.6% / 2.0%
Kalorama — 85+: 0.6% Mount Dandenong — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalorama 55.4% couple families
Kalorama — Couple Families: 55.4% Kalorama — Lone Person: 30.9% Kalorama — One Parent Families: 10.4% Kalorama — Group Household: 3.4%
Mount Dandenong 49.4% couple families
Mount Dandenong — Couple Families: 49.4% Mount Dandenong — Lone Person: 31.9% Mount Dandenong — One Parent Families: 14.2% Mount Dandenong — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalorama 5.9% renting
Kalorama — Owned Outright: 37.0% Kalorama — Mortgage: 57.1% Kalorama — Renting: 5.9%
Mount Dandenong 9.2% renting
Mount Dandenong — Owned Outright: 40.8% Mount Dandenong — Mortgage: 50.0% Mount Dandenong — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 16.2%
Kalorama — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Mount Dandenong — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 13.7%
Kalorama — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Mount Dandenong — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 10.6%
Kalorama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Mount Dandenong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 6.1%
Kalorama — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Mount Dandenong — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 5.2%
Kalorama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Mount Dandenong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.2%

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

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.

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
England 5.8% / 7.6%
Kalorama — England: 5.8% Mount Dandenong — England: 7.6%
Netherlands 0.8% / 1.3%
Kalorama — Netherlands: 0.8% Mount Dandenong — Netherlands: 1.3%
Germany 1.1% / 0.9%
Kalorama — Germany: 1.1% Mount Dandenong — Germany: 0.9%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.8%
Kalorama — South Africa: 0.9% Mount Dandenong — South Africa: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Kalorama — New Zealand: 1.3% Mount Dandenong — New Zealand: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.6%
Kalorama — Canada: not among its largest Mount Dandenong — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalorama 99.1% houses
Kalorama — Houses: 99.1% Kalorama — Townhouses: 0.0% Kalorama — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Mount Dandenong 98.3% houses
Mount Dandenong — Houses: 98.3% Mount Dandenong — Townhouses: 1.7% Mount Dandenong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Median house price $900,000 $1,007,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $292,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 7 sales
 50 days
from 9 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.

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
3 bed $811K / $932K
Kalorama — 3 bed: $811K (20 sales) Mount Dandenong — 3 bed: $932K (18 sales)

20 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $1.19M
Kalorama — 4 bed: $1.1M (20 sales) Mount Dandenong — 4 bed: $1.19M (21 sales)

20 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Kalorama has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Parks and recreation 52% 64%
Rural and farming 31% 33%
Environmental 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 2%
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

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Houses 5.1%
$870/wk on $892K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
House price Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC —

Liveability

Mount Dandenong is more walkable (40 vs 26).

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
36/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kalorama

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Dandenong

  • Mount Dandenong Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Mount Dandenong sits further from the CBD (47.4 km vs 43.5 km).

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Walkability score 26/100 40/100
Distance to Melbourne 43.5 km 47.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 55 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3766
 1.6%
postcode 3767
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 3766
 19
postcode 3767

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.

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Car (driver) 57.4% / 59.4%
Kalorama — Car (driver): 57.4% Mount Dandenong — Car (driver): 59.4%
Worked from Home 37.2% / 35.1%
Kalorama — Worked from Home: 37.2% Mount Dandenong — Worked from Home: 35.1%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 2.9%
Kalorama — Car (passenger): 3.2% Mount Dandenong — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Train 1.1% / 0.7%
Kalorama — Train: 1.1% Mount Dandenong — Train: 0.7%
Bus 1.1% / 0.7%
Kalorama — Bus: 1.1% Mount Dandenong — Bus: 0.7%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Kalorama — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Dandenong — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.4%).

Setting

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Elevation 367 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 586 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.7 km 30.2 km

NBN connectivity

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Connectivity score 93/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
612 premises
 70%
583 premises

Climate

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalorama Mount Dandenong
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kalorama

Acreage Outer Quiet

Mount Dandenong

Acreage Outer Professionals Quiet

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