Dandenong South is a suburb in Victoria, 41 km from Melbourne CBD, around 40 minutes by car. Population is 125; the median age is 51 and the median household income is $42,692 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb fell 21.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $245 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $767. Dandenong South is characterised by high crime risk and high flood risk. Walkability is low.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Dandenong South sits at $4.11 million, broadly flat year-on-year.
Houses
$4,110,000
448% above its 9 neighbours (median $750,000)
Based on 11 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Land
$2,420,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025138 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 22% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3175.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 0 whole homes and 1 room.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.
Is Dandenong South safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Dandenong South sits in the high band, with 1,462 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 2% on the prior year.
1,462 offences
2.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025160 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Dandenong South is very car-dependent on foot — at 18/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 1 park and 28 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Dandenong South.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 204.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 179.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 98.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.9 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Dandenong South.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 57%
- Premises covered
- 3,965
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Greater Dandenong: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Dandenong South is home to 125 residents, with a median age of 51 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $43,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
125
Median Age
51
Median Household Income
$42,692/yr
Census Median Rent
$245/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$767/mo
Avg Household Size
1.4
Median Personal Income
$41,184/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
0.0%
Total Dwellings
75
Owner-Occupier Rate
20.0%
Houses
24.0%
Rental Stress
29.8%
Mortgage Stress
21.6%
Work From Home
14.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 51.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 66.4%
- Employment Rate
- 52.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,123 a year through Greater Dandenong based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Industrial 69%
- Infrastructure and transport 15%
- Commercial 14%
- Zones under 1% 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Greater Dandenong
In the year to August 2026, 594 new dwellings were approved across Greater Dandenong. That mix is 214 houses and 380 units. Approvals are down 34.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 20.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.98 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Dandenong monitoring station, 5.1 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Dandenong, 5.7 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 9.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 781 mm
- 105 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
40 facilities within 5 km- 0.5 km
- 1.0 kmNon-Ferrous Metal CastingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.0 kmHuman Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 1.0 kmOther Polymer Product ManufacturingTop reported: Styrene (ethenylbenzene) · Acetone
- 1.1 kmTextile Finishing and Other Textile Product ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3175, 496 of 52,043 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 5.4% (2,823 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3175, 5,618 rooftop-solar systems totalling 63.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 19,390 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 289 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
15 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3175 in 2025-26, rank 63 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 477, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 48 across postcode 3175.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $4,110,000 this is $3,360,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Mark Dreyfus Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mark Dreyfus | 64.3% | 35.7% | +4.8 |
| 2022 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.9% | 43.1% | -0.4 |
| 2019 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.4% | 43.6% | -3.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Gabrielle Williams Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gabrielle Williams ALP | 54.9% | 69.1% | 30.9% |
| 2018 | Gabrielle Williams ALP | 66.0% | 73.9% | 26.1% |
| 2014 | Gabrielle Williams ALP | 52.8% | 62.9% | 37.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
Looking at a specific address in Dandenong South?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Suburbs to avoid in Melbourne There is no list of bad suburbs, but there are hazards the state measures and publishes — recorded crime, bushfire exposure, flood overlays and aircraft noise. Melbourne suburbs ranked on them, with what the numbers do and don't mean.Nearby suburbs
Dandenong VIC 3175
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Hampton Park VIC 3976
Hallam VIC 3803
Doveton VIC 3177
Lynbrook VIC 3975
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Common questions about Dandenong South
Is Dandenong South a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Dandenong South is high (100/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Dandenong South?
Dandenong South has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (67/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Dandenong South?
Dandenong South, VIC had a population of 125 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Dandenong South, VIC?
The postcode for Dandenong South, VIC is 3175.
How far is Dandenong South from Melbourne?
Dandenong South is 41 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 40 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Dandenong South?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dandenong South was $42,692 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Dandenong South?
There are too few current rental listings in Dandenong South for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $245, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Dandenong South?
The median age of residents in Dandenong South was 51 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Dandenong South walkable?
Dandenong South scores 18/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Dandenong South?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Dandenong South (Dandenong) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.8 µg/m³. That puts Dandenong South below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Dandenong South?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dandenong South, Dandenong (5.7 km away), 781 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dandenong South?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Dandenong South belong to?
Dandenong South sits within the Greater Dandenong local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Dandenong South?
The average residential rates bill through Greater Dandenong is $2,123 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Dandenong South?
Across Greater Dandenong, 594 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 34.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Dandenong South in?
Dandenong South sits within the federal Division of Isaacs, currently held by Mark Dreyfus (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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