Mount Dandenong

Demographics & education

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Cultural & language diversity

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).

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%.

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

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%.

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%.

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).

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%.

Employment

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.

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.

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%.

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%.

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

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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).

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.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

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.

Family composition

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.

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

Employment status of couple families

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

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

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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.

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

Household composition

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

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.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

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.

Internet connection

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.

People characteristics

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.

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)

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)