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Dandenong, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Dandenong, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Dandenong at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3175 |
| Local government area | Greater Dandenong |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 20707 |
Planning zones in Dandenong
- GRZ — General Residential Zone44%
- IN1Z — Industrial 1 Zone9%
- TRZ — Transport Zone9%
- 5 other zones33%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Dandenong is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- GRZ — General Residential Zone44% of the suburb
- IN1Z — Industrial 1 Zone9% of the suburb
- TRZ — Transport Zone9% of the suburb
- PPRZ — Public Park and Recreation Zone8% of the suburb
- CDZ — Comprehensive Development Zone8% of the suburb
- RGZ — Residential Growth Zone6% of the suburb
- UFZ — Urban Floodway Zone6% of the suburb
- C2Z — Commercial 2 Zone4% of the suburb
Dandenong in the 2021 Census
| Population | 30,127 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 33 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,267 |
| Median weekly rent | $319 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,517 |
| Average household size | 2.8 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in Dandenong
| Median house price | $755,000 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other Victoria suburbs with the same main zone
- Ballarat EastVIC 3350
- Barwon HeadsVIC 3227
- BeaconsfieldVIC 3807
- Bell ParkVIC 3215
- BentleighVIC 3204
- BerwickVIC 3806
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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