Noble Park vs Dandenong

In Noble Park, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dandenong, most households rent. Houses cost more in Noble Park: a median of $825,000, against $750,000 in Dandenong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dandenong tends to suit renters.

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

  • Noble Park has more separate houses rather than flats (65% vs 41%)
  • Dandenong has more schools inside the suburb (14 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Dandenong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($400,000 vs $578,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $825,000)

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

Renters

Dandenong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 42%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Dandenong

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (22 vs 9)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (59% vs 35%)
  • But Noble Park carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Dandenong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Noble Park and 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.

Noble Park 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.

Noble Park Dandenong
Walkability 93 / 95
Noble Park — Walkability: 93/100 Dandenong — Walkability: 95/100
Safety 27 / 5
Noble Park — Safety: 27/100 Dandenong — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Noble Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dandenong — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 74 / 46
Noble Park — Low flood risk: 74/100 Dandenong — Low flood risk: 46/100

Demographics

Noble Park skews older (35 vs 33).

Noble Park Dandenong
Population 32,257
+7% vs other
 30,127
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +0.7%
Median age 35 33
Median household income $71,864/yr
+8% vs other
 $65,884/yr
Median weekly rent $341/wk
+6% vs other
 $319/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Noble Park Dandenong
0-4 6.4% / 7.1%
Noble Park — 0-4: 6.4% Dandenong — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 9.9% / 11.9%
Noble Park — 5-14: 9.9% Dandenong — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.9% / 4.9%
Noble Park — 15-19: 4.9% Dandenong — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 7.7% / 7.4%
Noble Park — 20-24: 7.7% Dandenong — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 19.9% / 20.7%
Noble Park — 25-34: 19.9% Dandenong — 25-34: 20.7%
35-44 14.6% / 15.7%
Noble Park — 35-44: 14.6% Dandenong — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 10.9% / 10.6%
Noble Park — 45-54: 10.9% Dandenong — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 10.4% / 9.0%
Noble Park — 55-64: 10.4% Dandenong — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 8.0% / 6.6%
Noble Park — 65-74: 8.0% Dandenong — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 5.1% / 4.1%
Noble Park — 75-84: 5.1% Dandenong — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 2.3% / 2.1%
Noble Park — 85+: 2.3% Dandenong — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Noble Park 39.5% couple families
Noble Park — Couple Families: 39.5% Noble Park — Lone Person: 32.7% Noble Park — One Parent Families: 18.4% Noble Park — Group Household: 6.6% Noble Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Dandenong 39.2% couple families
Dandenong — Couple Families: 39.2% Dandenong — Lone Person: 32.9% Dandenong — One Parent Families: 16.6% Dandenong — Group Household: 8.9% Dandenong — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Noble Park 41.7% renting
Noble Park — Owned Outright: 27.8% Noble Park — Mortgage: 30.5% Noble Park — Renting: 41.7%
Dandenong 55.0% renting
Dandenong — Owned Outright: 20.5% Dandenong — Mortgage: 24.5% Dandenong — Renting: 55.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Noble Park Dandenong
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 9.9%
Noble Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Dandenong — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 8.4%
Noble Park — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Dandenong — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 6.9%
Noble Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Dandenong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 4.4%
Noble Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Dandenong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.9%
Noble Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Dandenong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

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.

Noble Park Dandenong
India 9.8% / 9.5%
Noble Park — India: 9.8% Dandenong — India: 9.5%
Vietnam 10.5% / 1.7%
Noble Park — Vietnam: 10.5% Dandenong — Vietnam: 1.7%
Afghanistan — / 11.5%
Noble Park — Afghanistan: not among its largest Dandenong — Afghanistan: 11.5%
Sri Lanka 3.9% / 5.4%
Noble Park — Sri Lanka: 3.9% Dandenong — Sri Lanka: 5.4%
Pakistan 1.3% / 4.0%
Noble Park — Pakistan: 1.3% Dandenong — Pakistan: 4.0%
China 1.9% / 2.5%
Noble Park — China: 1.9% Dandenong — China: 2.5%
Philippines 2.1% / 1.8%
Noble Park — Philippines: 2.1% Dandenong — Philippines: 1.8%
Malaysia 3.0% / —
Noble Park — Malaysia: 3.0% Dandenong — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Noble Park 65.0% houses
Noble Park — Houses: 65.0% Noble Park — Townhouses: 16.0% Noble Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.0%
Dandenong 41.4% houses
Dandenong — Houses: 41.4% Dandenong — Townhouses: 39.0% Dandenong — Flats / Apartments: 19.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Noble Park Dandenong
Median house price $825,000 $750,000
Median unit price $578,000 $400,000
Median land price $730,000 $770,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 150 sales
 28 days
from 207 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.

Noble Park Dandenong
1 bed $280K / $290K
Noble Park — 1 bed: $280K (38 sales) Dandenong — 1 bed: $290K (53 sales)

38 vs 53 sales

2 bed $551K / $390K
Noble Park — 2 bed: $551K (154 sales) Dandenong — 2 bed: $390K (341 sales)

154 vs 341 sales

3 bed $690K / $592K
Noble Park — 3 bed: $690K (84 sales) Dandenong — 3 bed: $592K (78 sales)

84 vs 78 sales

4 bed $712K / $780K
Noble Park — 4 bed: $712K (8 sales) Dandenong — 4 bed: $780K (5 sales)

8 vs 5 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.

Noble Park Dandenong
1 bed $428K / $325K
Noble Park — 1 bed: $428K (6 sales) Dandenong — 1 bed: $325K (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

2 bed $740K / $510K
Noble Park — 2 bed: $740K (27 sales) Dandenong — 2 bed: $510K (50 sales)

27 vs 50 sales

3 bed $820K / $750K
Noble Park — 3 bed: $820K (193 sales) Dandenong — 3 bed: $750K (175 sales)

193 vs 175 sales

4 bed $866K / $865K
Noble Park — 4 bed: $866K (57 sales) Dandenong — 4 bed: $865K (58 sales)

57 vs 58 sales

5 bed $1.12M / $1.13M
Noble Park — 5 bed: $1.12M (6 sales) Dandenong — 5 bed: $1.13M (12 sales)

6 vs 12 sales

6 bed $1.21M / $805K
Noble Park — 6 bed: $1.21M (6 sales) Dandenong — 6 bed: $805K (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Noble Park Dandenong
Residential 82% 50%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 19%
Industrial 1% 9%
Parks and recreation 4% 9%
Other and special use 0% 8%
Commercial 1% 4%
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

Noble Park Dandenong
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
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.

Noble Park Dandenong
Houses 4.3%
$620/wk on $748K
 4.0%
$575/wk on $741K
Units 4.2%
$470/wk on $578K
 6.0%
$492/wk on $430K

Ranking within VIC

Noble Park Dandenong
House price Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC

Liveability

Noble Park scores higher overall (58 vs 44).

Noble Park Dandenong
Grade B C
Score 58/100 44/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Dandenong carries more flood risk (54 vs 26); Dandenong carries more crime risk (95 vs 73).

Noble Park Dandenong
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 High
95/100
Flood Low
26/100
 Moderate
54/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 30
within 5 km

Schools

Noble Park Dandenong
Inside the suburb 7 14
Rated above peers 2 3
Rated at peers 3
same for both
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 7.0 km
 None

Schools in Noble Park

  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yarraman Oaks Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Harrisfield Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Noble Park Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Wallarano Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Noble Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Dandenong

  • Dandenong North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Dandenong South Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St John's Regional College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Dandenong High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Dandenong Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Dandenong West Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Noble Park Dandenong
Supermarkets 3 22
Cafes & restaurants 32 60
Parks & reserves 14 15
Childcare 19 27
GPs 9 22
Pharmacies 5 12
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 7
Fuel stations 4 8
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 5 9

Mobility

Noble Park Dandenong
Walkability score 93/100 95/100
Distance to Melbourne 34.9 km
+2% vs other
 34.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 35 min
Public transport score 80/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 222.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 639.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3174
 1.0%
postcode 3175
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 3174
 29
postcode 3175

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.

Noble Park Dandenong
Car (driver) 67.7% / 69.4%
Noble Park — Car (driver): 67.7% Dandenong — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 12.2%
Noble Park — Worked from Home: 15.1% Dandenong — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / 7.2%
Noble Park — Car (passenger): 8.0% Dandenong — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Train 6.4% / 4.9%
Noble Park — Train: 6.4% Dandenong — Train: 4.9%
Bus 1.5% / 3.9%
Noble Park — Bus: 1.5% Dandenong — Bus: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Noble Park Dandenong
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Noble Park Dandenong
Connectivity score 84/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
13,340 premises
 10%
14,739 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Noble Park Dandenong
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

Noble Park Dandenong
Average residential rate $2,123/yr
same for both
Council Greater Dandenong
same for both

Federal electorate

Noble Park Dandenong
Division Isaacs
same for both
Member Mark Dreyfus
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Noble Park

Multicultural Outer Parks River Trains Transport Hub Urban

Dandenong

Affordable Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Townhouses Transport Hub

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