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Homeowners in Dandenong, Victoria

Dandenong, by the people who own it.

4,230 of Dandenong's 9,813 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 43 in every 100, against 68 across Victoria. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Dandenong by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Dandenong

4,230owner-occupied homes
1,930owned outright
2,300with a mortgage
2,400owner-occupied houses
30,127residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Dandenong43%4,230
Victoria68%1,631,388
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Dandenong (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

Units, townhouses and terraces

Only 57% of Dandenong's owner-occupied homes are separate houses, so most owners here share a wall, a driveway or a body corporate. Your neighbours are literally next door, and it helps to know them.

A young suburb

Median age 33. Dandenong skews younger: first homes, first renovations, and a lot of people still working out who's who on the street.

2,300 homes still on a mortgage

Owners still paying it off are often the newer faces in Dandenong: the households asking who does good gutters, where the kids play weekend sport, and whether anyone has a ladder long enough for the second storey.

On Doorstep in Dandenong

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Dandenong.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Dandenong →

Run a business here?

Reach Dandenong's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Dandenong, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Dandenong

How many homes in Dandenong are owner-occupied?

4,230 of Dandenong's 9,813 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (43%): 1,930 owned outright and 2,300 with a mortgage. Across Victoria the figure is 68%.

Is Doorstep available in Dandenong?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Dandenong is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Dandenong see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Dandenong.

Free on the App Store. Type your suburb when you join; nobody ever sees your address.