Doreen VIC 3754
Doreen is a town in Victoria, 36 km from Melbourne CBD, around 51 minutes by car. Population is 27,122; the median age is 33 and the median household income is $111,852 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 27.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $397 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. Of 8 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Doreen a good town?
Doreen scores a B (58/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, safety, and community.
Mixed results
8 schools · 1 above peer schools
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 40/100 · 35.8 km · 51 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $806K · More affordable than 81% of VIC
Low all-round risk
Fire 26/100 · Crime 39/100 · Flood 38/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 33 · 27,122 residents
Liveability Rating
58 / 100 · Ranked #302 in VICEach bar is Doreen's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
58 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataDoreen's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $806,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$805,500
9% above its 4 neighbours (median $736,000)
Based on 639 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 359 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $502K
- 3 bed 193 sales $721K
- 4 bed 401 sales $842K
- 5 bed 24 sales $1.09M
Land
$747,500
Based on 62 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 30 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Doreen are currently listed at around $810,000 on average. Based on 168 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$810K
168 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$475K
3 units listed in the last 6 months.
171 of the suburb's 8,756 dwellings (2.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Doreen rent for around $585 a week on average, based on 101 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$585/wk
101 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
103 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,891 rented homes (5.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025121 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3754.
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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$585/week ($30,000 a year) on a $810,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
9 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the town's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Doreen safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Doreen sits in the low band, with 753 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 10% on the prior year.
753 offences
10.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202530 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Eight schools serve Doreen, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Doreen Primary School leads the pack.
- • 5,138 students across 6 schools (avg 856)
- • Sectors: 4 Government, 2 Independent, 2 Catholic
- • ICSEA 1023-1113, median 1050 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Hazel Glen College (2,141 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Doreen is car-dependent on foot — at 40/100, most errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 130 parks and 6 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Doreen.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 263.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 159.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 119.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 17.1 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 Doreen.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 74%
- Premises covered
- 8,430
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
Nillumbik: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 59 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 7 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Doreen is home to about 27,100 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $112,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
27,122
Median Age
33
Median Household Income
$111,852/yr
Census Median Rent
$397/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$48,256/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.9%
Total Dwellings
8,756
Owner-Occupier Rate
78.4%
Houses
94.6%
Rental Stress
18.5%
Mortgage Stress
21.5%
Work From Home
27.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 77.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 78.6%
- Employment Rate
- 69.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 44.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
885 residents (3.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 24,804 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
11% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,512 of 13,782).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 3,740 people work here; 13,782 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 72% of employed residents must work outside the town.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,696 a year through Nillumbik based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 38%
- Residential 33%
- Environmental 21%
- Parks and recreation 3%
- Other and special use 3%
- Infrastructure and transport 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Nillumbik
In the year to August 2026, 98 new dwellings were approved across Nillumbik. That mix is 65 houses and 33 units. Approvals are up 8.3% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 96 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 10 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 45 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 41 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).
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
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 3.9 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
From the Macleod monitoring station, 15.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Essendon Airport, 25.4 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 195 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 32.8 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 2.3% of addresses
- 250 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 534 mm
- 85 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.7°C
- 13 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.5°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town 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
2 facilities within 5 km- 2.3 km
- 4.0 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3754, 420 of 34,986 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (1,172 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3754, 7,586 rooftop-solar systems totalling 48.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 16,980 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 528 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.
63 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3754 in 2025-26, rank 21 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 932, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
21 mortgage brokers are registered in this town, 34 across postcode 3754.
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 $805,500 this is $55,500 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 Rob Mitchell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rob Mitchell | 54.8% | 45.2% | +0.9 |
| 2022 | Rob Mitchell | 53.3% | 46.7% | +2.0 |
| 2019 | Rob Mitchell | 55.0% | 45.0% | +1.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Lauren Kathage Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lauren Kathage ALP | 50.2% | 54.5% | 45.5% |
| 2018 | Danielle Green ALP | 54.3% | 67.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014 | Danielle Green ALP | 53.6% | 53.6% | 46.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Doreen
Is Doreen a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Doreen is low (39/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Doreen?
Doreen has a low recorded bushfire history (26/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (38/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Doreen a good place to live?
Doreen has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (58/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Doreen?
Doreen, VIC had a population of 27,122 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Doreen, VIC?
The postcode for Doreen, VIC is 3754.
How far is Doreen from Melbourne?
Doreen is 36 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 51 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Doreen?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Doreen was $111,852 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 Doreen?
The median advertised rent in Doreen is $585 a week for houses (101 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Doreen?
The median age of residents in Doreen was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Doreen at risk of bushfire?
Doreen has a low recorded bushfire history (26/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Doreen?
There are 8 schools inside the Doreen boundary: 1 above, 4 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Doreen walkable?
Doreen scores 40/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it 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 Doreen?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Doreen (Macleod) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 3.9 µg/m³. That puts Doreen below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Doreen?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Doreen, Essendon Airport (25.4 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 534 mm of rain a year over 85 rainy days, and 13 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Doreen?
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 Doreen belong to?
Doreen sits within the Nillumbik local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Doreen?
The average residential rates bill through Nillumbik is $2,696 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Doreen?
Across Nillumbik, 98 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 8.3% 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 Doreen in?
Doreen sits within the federal Division of Mcewen, currently held by Rob Mitchell (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · 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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