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Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Dandenong then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Dandenong, VIC (postcode 3175) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric20162021Change
Population29,90630,127+221 · +0.7%
Median age3233+1 · +3.1%
Median household income$1,026/wk$1,267/wk+$241 · +23.5%
Median personal income$460/wk$596/wk+$136 · +29.6%
Median rent$284/wk$319/wk+$35 · +12.3%
Median mortgage$1,500/mo$1,517/mo+$17 · +1.1%
Average household size2.92.8-0.1 · -3.4%

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+20.2% over 10 years

201125,074201629,906202130,127
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

Population

30,127

was 29,906 in 2016

+221 · +0.7%

Median rent

$319/wk

was $284/wk in 2016

+$35 · +12.3%

Household income

$1,267/wk

was $1,026/wk in 2016

+$241 · +23.5%

Median age

33

was 32 in 2016

+1 · +3.1%

Dig deeper: Dandenong population growth · Dandenong then and now

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2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.