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Cardinia vs Greater Dandenong

Name: Cardinia vs Greater Dandenong — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 35 km apart · Cardinia profile · Greater Dandenong profile

Cardinia Greater Dandenong

Greater Dandenong and Cardinia are two different types of environments. Greater Dandenong is a highly multicultural hub where 58.2% of people were born overseas and 64.4% use a language other than English at home. In contrast, Cardinia is more residential, with 91% of homes being separate houses and 88% having three or more bedrooms. Greater Dandenong also has a much higher share of renters at 35.0%, while Cardinia has a larger proportion of adults working or looking for work at 67.1%.

These differences in diversity are shifting, as the gaps in the share of overseas-born residents and those using other languages at home have both narrowed since 2011. Despite this, the two areas remain very similar in other ways, such as having almost identical numbers of schools and nearly the same typical monthly mortgage payments. They also share a similar climate, with the same average maximum temperature of 20.2 degrees.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 34.7 pts higher in Greater Dandenong Other language: 46.5 pts higher in Greater Dandenong No religion: 23.3 pts higher in Cardinia Separate houses: 19.6 pts higher in Cardinia 3+ bedrooms: 16.0 pts higher in Cardinia

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +40,014 larger in Greater Dandenong gap narrowing

118,194 86th pct 158,208 86th pct

Median age in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +2 yrs older in Greater Dandenong gap widening

34 yrs 12th pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

30.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.6 pts ▸ 32.1%

22.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.3 pts 17.3%

22.1% Older adults (45–64) +0.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

12.6% Seniors (65+) +3.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

49.2% Married ◂ +1.2 pts 48.0%

35.3% Never married ◂ +0.9 pts 34.4%

8.3% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.8% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Cardinia Greater Dandenong

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.5% Australia ◂ +34.9 pts 36.6%

0.2% Vietnam +9.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.3% India +3.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.6% England ◂ +2.6 pts 0.9%

0.5% China +2.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.0% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.3% Italy +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

35.5% English ◂ +24.6 pts 11.0%

35.3% Australian ◂ +25.0 pts 10.3%

1.6% Chinese +10.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.3% Vietnamese +10.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.7% Irish ◂ +6.3 pts 2.4%

8.5% Scottish ◂ +6.3 pts 2.2%

4.3% Indian +2.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.0% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

3.5% German ◂ +2.4 pts 1.1%

3.4% Dutch ◂ +2.7 pts 0.7%

0.9% Greek +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

Language

Language used at home

77.1% English only ◂ +47.8 pts 29.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +11.7 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.8% Mandarin +3.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.9% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.2% Cantonese +2.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.3% Greek +1.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Arabic +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.3% No religion ◂ +23.3 pts 21.0%

38.4% Christianity ◂ +5.0 pts 33.4%

2.3% Buddhism +13.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

2.6% Islam +11.6 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.7% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.7% Hinduism +2.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.9% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong even

42 86th pct 42 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +0.04 more in Cardinia

1.57 10th pct 1.53 9th pct

Students in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +7,259 more in Greater Dandenong

21,948 86th pct 29,207 87th pct

Avg size in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +173 larger in Greater Dandenong

523 84th pct 695 96th pct

ICSEA in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +3 higher in Cardinia

1,017 74th pct 1,014 73rd pct

Highest year of school

54.7% Year 12 +4.7 pts ▸ 59.5%

9.9% Year 9 or below +8.2 pts ▸ 18.0%

16.2% Year 10 ◂ +6.9 pts 9.3%

13.1% Year 11 ◂ +6.9 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

34.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.7 pts 20.4%

20.6% Bachelor degree +7.3 pts ▸ 27.9%

17.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 16.9%

6.8% Postgraduate degree +3.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

16.5% Management & commerce +4.1 pts ▸ 20.6%

15.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 14.5%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.7 pts 10.3%

9.8% Health ◂ +1.8 pts 8.1%

8.4% Education ◂ +3.1 pts 5.3%

7.5% Architecture & building ◂ +3.4 pts 4.0%

3.5% Information technology +2.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 6.0%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.5 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +$213 higher in Cardinia gap widening

$831 70th pct $618 20th pct

Household income in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +$421 higher in Cardinia gap widening

$1,874 80th pct $1,453 55th pct

Family income in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +$492 higher in Cardinia gap widening

$2,097 73rd pct $1,605 33rd pct

Household income distribution

36.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 30.5%

25.5% $650–$1,499 +4.5 pts ▸ 30.0%

11.6% Under $650 +6.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

11.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 8.4%

8.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

37.7% Under $650 +10.2 pts ▸ 47.9%

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 33.7%

17.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.2 pts 10.0%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.4% Asthma ◂ +2.9 pts 6.4%

9.3% Mental health ◂ +3.3 pts 6.0%

7.5% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 7.1%

7.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.4 pts 6.1%

4.4% Diabetes +1.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.2% Heart disease even 3.2%

2.4% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.9% None +4.9 pts ▸ 69.7%

19.1% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 15.3%

5.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +530 larger in Cardinia

1,145 66th pct 615 53rd pct

Median age in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +7 yrs older in Greater Dandenong

20 yrs 7th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +$208 higher in Cardinia

$697 79th pct $489 31st pct

Household income in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +$554 higher in Cardinia

$1,811 81st pct $1,257 36th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +0.1 larger in Greater Dandenong gap widening

2.8 87th pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

64.1% Couples with children ◂ +2.7 pts 61.3%

21.6% Couples without children ◂ +1.4 pts 20.2%

13.6% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

0.8% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

30.5% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 27.2%

19.3% 1 person +2.9 pts ▸ 22.3%

19.6% 4 people ◂ +2.8 pts 16.8%

17.6% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 18.7%

8.5% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%

4.6% 6 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +$15 higher in Cardinia gap narrowing

$361 79th pct $346 75th pct

Mortgage in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +$83 higher in Cardinia gap narrowing

$1,868 77th pct $1,785 74th pct

People / bedroom in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +0.20 higher in Greater Dandenong gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +18.8 pts 31.2%

23.0% Rented +12.0 pts ▸ 35.0%

23.4% Owned outright +6.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

1.5% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

91.0% Separate house ◂ +19.6 pts 71.4%

7.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.1 pts ▸ 17.7%

0.9% Flat or apartment +9.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.4% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

40.5% 3 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 45.8%

40.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.0 pts 20.5%

9.5% 2 bedrooms +12.4 pts ▸ 21.8%

7.0% 5 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.6%

1.1% 1 bedroom +3.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

57.9% $350–$549 ◂ +16.0 pts 41.9%

30.9% $200–$349 +8.1 pts ▸ 39.0%

4.9% Under $200 +5.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

1.7% $550–$749 +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.2 pts 33.0%

32.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.3 pts 29.0%

10.8% Under $1,000 +6.6 pts ▸ 17.4%

10.7% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +382 more in Greater Dandenong

369 79th pct 751 86th pct

Stops/1k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +1.62 more in Greater Dandenong

3.12 48th pct 4.75 69th pct

Departures/1k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +867.0 more in Greater Dandenong

430.6 71st pct 1,297.6 84th pct

PT routes in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +39 more in Greater Dandenong

25 74th pct 64 86th pct

Stop walk in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +12 longer in Greater Dandenong

9 45th pct 21 56th pct

Drive to city in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong

— 27 34th pct

How people get to work

59.8% Car (driver) +1.1 pts ▸ 60.9%

18.8% Worked at home ◂ +4.3 pts 14.5%

3.7% Car (passenger) +2.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.3% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.2% Bus +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Walked even 1.0%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

42.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.2 pts 35.4%

29.1% 1 vehicle +7.8 pts ▸ 36.9%

15.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 12.6%

10.4% 4 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 6.9%

2.6% No vehicle +5.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

9.4% Manufacturing +5.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.8% Construction ◂ +5.4 pts 8.4%

13.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 12.6%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 9.5%

8.2% Education & training ◂ +3.1 pts 5.1%

5.0% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.8% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.9% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%

4.2% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.9% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.5% Wholesale trade even 3.5%

Occupations people work in

10.5% Labourers +6.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

17.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 14.5%

16.6% Professionals ◂ +0.8 pts 15.9%

13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.4 pts 10.6%

8.2% Machinery operators & drivers +4.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.9 pts 11.0%

11.8% Managers ◂ +3.9 pts 8.0%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +5 higher in Cardinia

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +6 higher in Cardinia

8 71st pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +8 higher in Cardinia

10 100th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +2 higher in Cardinia

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +75 higher in Cardinia

993 74th pct 918 25th pct

ERP in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +35,212 higher in Greater Dandenong

133,472 86th pct 168,684 86th pct

Growth in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +6.3 pts higher in Cardinia

11.6% 90th pct 5.4% 65th pct

Businesses in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +8,177 higher in Greater Dandenong

12,389 86th pct 20,566 87th pct

Approvals in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +942 higher in Cardinia

1,431 87th pct 489 81st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +154 higher in Cardinia

963 75th pct 809 66th pct

Max temp in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong even

20.2 16th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +0.6 higher in Greater Dandenong

10.3 36th pct 10.9 45th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +5,207 higher in Greater Dandenong

5,646 25th pct 10,853 66th pct

Assault/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +473 higher in Greater Dandenong

642 26th pct 1,116 59th pct

Sexual/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +19 higher in Greater Dandenong

177 30th pct 196 35th pct

Robbery/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +32 higher in Greater Dandenong

55 84th pct 87 90th pct

Burglary/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +343 higher in Greater Dandenong

476 45th pct 820 76th pct

Theft/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +1,931 higher in Greater Dandenong

1,890 72nd pct 3,821 96th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +379 higher in Greater Dandenong

291 42nd pct 670 80th pct

Property damage/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +438 higher in Greater Dandenong

482 25th pct 920 64th pct

Drugs/100k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +346 higher in Greater Dandenong

144 13th pct 490 51st pct

5-yr change in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +1.8 pts higher in Cardinia

16.6% 62nd pct 14.8% 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +2.7 higher in Greater Dandenong

4.7 69th pct 7.4 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +2.5 more in Greater Dandenong

4.5 65th pct 7.1 91st pct

15-min city in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +33.9 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

57.1% 66th pct 91.0% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +28.9 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

60.3% 71st pct 89.3% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +30.5 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

65.8% 66th pct 96.3% 86th pct

Walk to school in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +20.7 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

67.5% 71st pct 88.2% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +9.7 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

86.7% 70th pct 96.4% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +46.2 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

37.2% 49th pct 83.4% 92nd pct

Amenities/1k in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +0.4 more in Greater Dandenong

12.3 18th pct 12.7 21st pct

Intersections/km² in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +158 higher in Greater Dandenong

18 73rd pct 176 88th pct

Mean slope in Cardinia in Greater Dandenong +2.2 pts higher in Cardinia

5.3% 60th pct 3.1% 19th pct

Compare Cardinia with nearby areas

Casey Yarra Ranges Unincorporated Vic Knox Greater Dandenong Frankston Maroondah Bass Coast

Compare Greater Dandenong with nearby areas

Kingston Monash Frankston Knox Casey Glen Eira Bayside Whitehorse

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cardinia vs Greater Dandenong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21450/cardinia/vs/LGA22670/greater-dandenong