Median house price
$850k
+10% change
VIC · Greater Dandenong Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
34,706
Growth (1 yr)
+1.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.6%
Median age
35
Median income
$1,382/wk
Employment rate
52.7%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$849,500
Languages at home
68.8%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Khmer, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Noble Park sits up in the Greater Dandenong Council hills, a larger suburb where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses and trains cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
Growth momentum push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as community and employment look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$850k
+10% change
Median rent
$520/wk
Population (ERP)
34,706
+1.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#40
among Metro Melbourne · Growth area
Safety
69th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
81st
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
30th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
34,706(June 2025)
+1.5% annual · +1.6% over 5 years · 81th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~36,500), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
7 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
112 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
452 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
21 restaurants · 10 cafes · 2 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 5 pharmacies · 11 fast food · 10 bakeries · 7 places of worship
43 Douglas Street
14
49-54 Douglas Street
5B Leonard Avenue
23 Buckley Street
25 Douglas Street
7 Ian Street
238 Railway Parade
Unit 4 27A
31A
5 Buckley Street
25 Douglas Street, Noble Park
Unit 1 49-54 Douglas Street
13 Ian Street
13 Douglas Street
3 Ian Street
34
Unit 1 24A Douglas Street, Noble Park
Unit 7 30A
21A Douglas Street, Noble Park
26 Douglas Street
53 Joffre Street
1284 Heatherton Road
10
23
27 Douglas Street
Unit 2 25A
1-5 Douglas Street
4 Ian Street
Unit 2 49-54 Douglas Street
5A
21-35 Thomas Street
65 Buckley Street
3 Callaghan Street
65 Buckley Street
38-64 Wallarano Drive
27 Liege Avenue
20
1 Noble Street
1A Douglas Street
25 Buckley Street
313 Princes Highway
53 Thomas Street
375 Princes Highway, Noble Park
218 Railway Parade
22 bus stops · 3 train stations
5 Ian Street
3C Leonard Avenue
Unit 1 16 Theodore Avenue
17 Douglas Street
2B
Unit 3 26A Douglas Street
48 Douglas Street
1130 Heatherton Road
16 Ian Street
Unit 9 21A Douglas Street
25 Ian Street
12 Ian Street
Unit 5 28 Douglas Street
Unit 6 49-54 Douglas Street
15 Ian Street
Unit 5 Leonard Avenue
Unit 2
14 Ian Street
1 Ian Street
21
Unit 2A 46
1B Douglas Street
17 Ian Street
1D Leonard Avenue, Noble Park
38 Douglas Street
18 Ian Street
12 Douglas Street
3
21A Douglas Street
41
1C Leonard Avenue
1A Leonard Avenue
1252-1258 Heatherton Road
1284 Heatherton Road
18 Kelvinside Road
5-12 Hosken Street
18 Leonard Avenue
31-32 Douglas Street
274 Railway Parade
33 Frank Street
11 Ian Street
6 Ian Street
50 Douglas Street
1B Leonard Avenue
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
13 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
7 places of worship within ~1.5 km
18 Kelvinside Road
5-12 Hosken Street
18 Leonard Avenue
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
177 planning-related records
November 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
5 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.8 km away).
10.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
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