Dandenong - North
Victoria · Dandenong · Melbourne - South East
Why “Dandenong - North”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Dandenong into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Dandenong - North is a locality in the Dandenong area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Dandenong - North SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Dandenong - North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Dandenong North Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dandenong - North.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Dandenong - North (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Dandenong - North
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,378ICSEA891
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment798ICSEA955
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment616ICSEA1001
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment479ICSEA935
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment371ICSEA953
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment311ICSEA931
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment154ICSEA993
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment125ICSEA1049
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSMAYFIELD EARLY EDUCATION DANDENONGCentre-Based Care · 111 places · Dandenong
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Dandenong - Heatherton RoadCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Dandenong
- Exceeding NQSKIDS CLUB EARLY LEARNING CENTRE DANDENONG NORTHCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Dandenong
- Exceeding NQSDandenong Primary KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Dandenong
- Exceeding NQSDandenong South Primary KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Dandenong
- Exceeding NQSCornish College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Bangholme
- Exceeding NQSDandenong North East KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Dandenong
- Exceeding NQSShalimar Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 57 places · Dandenong North
- Exceeding NQSHeritage PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Dandenong North
- Exceeding NQSDandenong Day NurseryCentre-Based Care · 54 places · Dandenong North
- Exceeding NQSGreater Dandenong Family Day Care SchemeFamily Day Care · Dandenong
- Exceeding NQSDandenong Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Dandenong North
+ 34 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 7,406
- vs previous year
- +9%
- vs 2021
- 4,598
- Property and deception offences 4,186
- Justice procedures offences 1,460
- Crimes against the person 1,208
- Drug offences 303
- Public order and security offences 241
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 13
- Supermarkets
- 17
- Parks
- 11
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Dandenong - North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 8.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Dandenong - North SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $790,000
- House price YoY
- +5.3%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+364Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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