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Dingley Village
8 km²
Set within the Greater Melbourne region, Dingley Village is a well-established residential community with a notably mature population. It is a place where families and retirees typically reside in large, detached homes, with a high proportion of residents owning their houses outright. The area is highly walkable and enjoys a high standard of living, with household incomes and educational qualifications sitting above the national figure. This creates a stable, affluent atmosphere with a strong sense of residential permanence.
An affluent area whose schools serve an equally well-off community.
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The community is noticeably older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 45 and over 22% of residents aged 65 or over. While children under 15 make up 17.6% of the population, those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
A quarter of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is still well below the Victoria average. English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish are the most common ancestries.
About 20.7% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure much higher than in similar areas. However, this is still a little below the national average, and very few residents speak little or no English.
Religion is more common here than in other similar areas; 53% of residents identify as Christian, while 34.9% report no religion, which is well below the national figure.
This is a well-qualified area where 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher and 61.2% finished Year 12. Both figures are much higher than in most similar areas.
The area is quite affluent, with 27.4% of households earning $3,000 or more per week, which is well above the national figure. Typical family incomes are also a little higher than the state and national averages.
Long-term health conditions are reported by 28.6% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. Rates of mental health conditions are lower than in most other areas.
Local residents are more likely to provide unpaid care than people in most similar areas. This includes a higher than average proportion of people caring for children unpaid.
First Nations people make up 0.3% of the population. This community is notably younger than the state average, with a typical age of 21, and Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 66.7%.
Families are generally larger than usual, with 2.7 people per home and 64.9% of households consisting of couples with children. Consequently, people living alone are much less common here than in most areas.
Housing is dominated by separate houses, with 80.4% of dwellings being detached. Home ownership is very high, as 45.7% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national average.
Most residents rely on cars, though the area has an unusually high number of public transport stops. Despite this, only 1% of people commute by public transport, while 24.5% work from home.
The population is very stable, with only 24.1% of people moving in the last five years—a rate far below the national average. Recent overseas arrivals are also much less common than in other areas.
Employment levels are consistent with the rest of the state, with 58.8% of people working full-time. The most common industries for local workers are health care, construction, and retail.
The area is very walkable, with 92.1% of homes having a '15-minute-city' walkshed. Almost every home is within a short walk of a park and 96% are near public transport.