Mount Dandenong

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21775
People 1,251
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 46
Families 362
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 547
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,603
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,989
Median weekly rent $355
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 609 48.7 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 641 51.3 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,251 people in Mount Dandenong. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 74 5.9 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 81 6.5 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 66 5.3 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 76 6.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 53 4.2 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 46 3.7 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 73 5.8 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 70 5.6 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 71 5.7 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 90 7.2 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 98 7.8 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 100 8.0 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 97 7.7 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 110 8.8 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 60 4.8 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 34 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 24 1.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 29 2.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mount Dandenong was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 558 54.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 27 2.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 109 10.6 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 48 4.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 288 28.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mount Dandenong aged 15 years and over, 54.2% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 494 53.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 128 13.9 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 302 32.7 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Mount Dandenong, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 15 4.2 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 93 26.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 11 3.1 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 41 11.6 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 19 5.4 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 24 6.8 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 24 6.8 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 49 13.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 2.3 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 69 19.5 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Mount Dandenong 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.6% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 20.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 317 30.0 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 121 11.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 45 4.3 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 118 11.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 147 13.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 66 6.2 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 61 5.8 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 58 5.5 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 81 7.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Dandenong, 13.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 556 30.8 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 413 22.9 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 177 9.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 168 9.3 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 73 4.0 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Mount Dandenong were English 30.8%, Australian 22.9%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 9.3% and German 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Mount Dandenong (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 939 75.5 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 95 7.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Netherlands 22 1.8 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
South Africa 17 1.4 27,184 0.5 162,449 0.7
Germany 14 1.1 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
New Zealand 12 1.0 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Mount Dandenong, 75.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.6%, Netherlands 1.8%, South Africa 1.4%, Germany 1.1% and New Zealand 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 309 24.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 111 8.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 93 7.4 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 663 52.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Mount Dandenong, 52.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 759 61.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 129 10.5 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 31 2.5 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 27 2.2 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 26 2.1 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Mount Dandenong, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.7%, England 10.5%, Netherlands 2.5%, New Zealand 2.2% and Scotland 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 771 62.9 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 117 9.6 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 40 3.3 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Scotland 27 2.2 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 26 2.1 28,803 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Mount Dandenong, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.9%, England 9.6%, Netherlands 3.3%, Scotland 2.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 596 48.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 179 14.5 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 157 12.7 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 124 10.1 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Presbyterian and Reformed 29 2.4 117,036 2.0 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Mount Dandenong were No Religion, so described 48.4%, Catholic 14.5%, Not stated 12.7%, Anglican 10.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.4%. In Mount Dandenong, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (54.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 15 1.2 5,560 0.1 43,741 0.2
German 10 0.8 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Dutch 8 0.6 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Greek 7 0.6 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
French 5 0.4 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,101 87.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 51 10.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Mount Dandenong 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.2%, German 0.8%, Dutch 0.6%, Greek 0.6% and French 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 339 54.1 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 231 36.8 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 41 6.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 16 2.6 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 627 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Dandenong. Of these 54.1% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 94 15.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 62 10.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 76 12.4 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 78 12.8 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 261 42.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mount Dandenong, 15.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 203 33.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 88 14.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 84 13.7 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 70 11.4 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 52 8.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 49 8.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 46 7.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 1.8 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mount Dandenong included Professionals 33.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Managers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Labourers 7.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 27 5.1 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 27 5.1 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 26 4.9 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 18 3.4 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7
Computer System Design and Related Services 13 2.5 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Mount Dandenong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 5.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.1%, Primary Education 4.9%, Secondary Education 3.4% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 687 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,923 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,603 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Dandenong was $687.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 391 65.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 41 6.8 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 24 4.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 15 2.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Train, bus 10 1.7 21,010 0.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 50 8.2 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 436 71.6 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mount Dandenong, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Worked at home 6.8%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Train 2.5% and Train, bus 1.7%. On the day, 8.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 829 80.2 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 297 28.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 153 14.8 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 286 27.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Mount Dandenong, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 220 21.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 312 30.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 166 16.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 122 11.9 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Dandenong, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 170 46.6 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 147 40.3 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 44 12.1 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 1.1 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mount Dandenong, 40.3% were couple families with children, 46.6% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Mount Dandenong, 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 59 17.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 12 3.6 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 89 27.0 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 42 12.7 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 22 6.7 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 65 19.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22 6.7 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 19 5.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Mount Dandenong, of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 27.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 451 88.8 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 57 11.2 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Mount Dandenong, 88.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 440 97.6 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 1.8 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Dandenong, 97.6% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 17 3.8 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 64 14.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 200 44.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 161 35.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 1.6 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mount Dandenong, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 181 39.0 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 226 48.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 42 9.1 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 15 3.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Dandenong, 39.0% were owned outright, 48.7% were owned with a mortgage and 9.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 361 77.6 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 89 19.1 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 15 3.2 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Mount Dandenong, of all households, 77.6% were family households, 19.1% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Mount Dandenong, 14.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 355 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.6 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.4 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,989 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.5 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 12 2.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 136 29.4 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 197 42.5 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 100 21.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18 3.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Mount Dandenong, 29.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 32 7.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 416 90.6 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 11 2.4 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mount Dandenong, 90.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 5 100.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Mount Dandenong, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 30 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Mount Dandenong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Dandenong % Mount Dandenong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Mount Dandenong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.