Australian Demographic Profile
Dandenong, VIC 3175
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~30,161
Median age
32
Median income
Mid
$650-$799/wk
Top profile
Young
33%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers33%
- Retired and semi-retired29%
- Established partnered households8.9%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~30,161
- Sex split
- F 48% / M 53%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 22%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)19%
- Young adults (15-24)12%
- Early career (25-39)30%
- Mid career (40-59)22%
- Senior (60+)17%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Dandenong: Mid ($650-$799/wk).
- No / not stated38%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)21%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)33%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)6.5%
- Very high ($3k+)0.60%
Top occupations
- Technicians and Trades Workers20%
- Labourers19%
- Machinery Operators and Drivers16%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to VIC and Australia
| Dandenong | VIC avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 22% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →