Mount Dandenong Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Mount Dandenong (3767) is a suburb of Melbourne, East, Victoria. It is about 34 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Mount Dandenong is in the federal electorates of Casey, La Trobe.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Dandenong was 1,237 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Dandenong is 44 years of age.

75.4% of people living in the suburb of Mount Dandenong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.3% England, 1.9% Netherlands, 1.3% New Zealand, 1.1% Germany, 1.0% Scotland, 0.9% South Africa, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Hungary, 0.6% Russian Federation, 0.6% Japan, 0.5% Canada, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Mauritius.

91.3% of people living in Mount Dandenong speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 0.7% Dutch, 0.6% Greek, 0.5% Japanese, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% Maltese, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Mount Dandenong is 41.6% No religion, 17.7% Catholic, 16.7% Anglican, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Uniting Church, 1.4% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Buddhism, 1.2% Baptist.

54.1% of people are married, 26.2% have never married and 12.4% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 35 widowed people living in Mount Dandenong.

53.9% of the people living in Mount Dandenong over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.3% are working on a part time basis. Mount Dandenong has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Dandenong are 30.6% Professionals, 18.8% Managers, 11.8% Technicians & trades workers, 11.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Labourers, 6.5% Sales workers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.5% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Mount Dandenong work in are 14.5% Education and training, 10.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Manufacturing, 8.0% Retail trade, 7.7% Construction, 7.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Wholesale trade, 3.9% Public administration and safety.

40.7% of homes are fully owned, and 46.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $577 per week and the median household income is $1353 per week.

The median rent in Mount Dandenong is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Dandenong postcode 3767