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Doncaster VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Doncaster, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Doncaster VIC is 25,020 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Doncaster is $719 per week ($37,388 per year). Median rent in Doncaster is $450 per week ($1,950 per month). Doncaster has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Doncaster has a population density of 2843.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Doncaster is China. The most common religion is No Religion (45% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Doncaster is $2,167.

There were 2,021 recorded offences in Doncaster in 2025-25, a rate of 81 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1,033 offences).

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📍 Doncaster, Victoria — 37.7828°S, 145.1224°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (21)

Doncaster Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Doncaster Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$719/wk
$37,388 per year
#5120 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$450/wk
$1,950 per month
#1049 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.8 per bedroom

Doncaster Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.1% (12,032) Female 51.9% (12,989)

Population Density

2843.9
people per km²
25,020 people · 8.8 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,958
Family income/wk

Doncaster Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Doncaster Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
58.1% 3,724 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
41.9% 2,685 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Doncaster Country of Birth

Australia
58.4%
China
21.3%
Hong Kong
4.7%
Iran
4.6%
Greece
3.8%
India
3.5%
England
2.0%
Indonesia
0.8%
Egypt
0.6%
Germany
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Doncaster Religion

No Religion
45.5%
Catholic
17.6%
Eastern Orthodox
10.3%
Buddhism
7.4%
Not stated
6.1%
Anglican
5.6%
Islam
4.1%
Christian (other)
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Doncaster Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
82.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
7.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Doncaster Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
43.0%
Cantonese
21.3%
Greek
12.8%
Persian ED
7.6%
Italian
4.8%
Other
4.2%
Arabic
3.2%
Korean
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Doncaster Employment

💼
Employed full-time
33.4% 6,674 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.7% 4,126 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.7% 747 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.2% 8,428 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Doncaster Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
43.9%
Postgraduate Degree
20.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.3%
Certificate III/IV
12.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.7%
Certificate I/II
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Doncaster Occupation

Professionals
38.9%
Managers
16.4%
Clerical & Administrative
12.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
9.6%
Community & Personal Service
9.1%
Sales Workers
7.0%
Labourers
4.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Doncaster Field of Study

Management & Commerce
31.1%
Health
12.9%
Engineering
12.2%
Society & Culture
11.6%
Information Technology
8.0%
Education
6.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.5%
Architecture & Building
4.5%
Creative Arts
4.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.8%
Agriculture & Environment
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Doncaster Dwelling Types

Separate house
73.0%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
16.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
10.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Doncaster Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
4.1%
$1-$149/wk
1.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
5.8%
$500-$649/wk
4.2%
$650-$799/wk
6.6%
$800-$999/wk
6.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.4%
$4,000+/wk
13.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Doncaster Marital Status

💍
Married
51.9% 11,170
↔️
Separated
2.7% 573
📋
Divorced
7.2% 1,560
🕊️
Widowed
6.3% 1,347
👤
Never married
31.9% 6,875

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Doncaster Ancestry

Chinese
33.7%
Other
14.1%
English
13.3%
Australian
10.9%
Greek
7.7%
Italian
6.2%
Irish
3.8%
Scottish
3.6%
Indian
2.8%
Korean
1.6%
German
1.3%
Vietnamese
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Doncaster School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.6%
Secondary — Government
23.9%
Vocational Education
15.3%
Pre-school
11.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.4%
Primary — Catholic
5.8%
Secondary — Catholic
4.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Doncaster Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.5% 3,145
✅
No need for assistance
93.5% 45,060

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Doncaster Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
11.9% 2,459
—
Not a volunteer
88.1% 18,173

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Doncaster Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
9.5%
$300-$449/mo
1.6%
$450-$599/mo
1.6%
$600-$799/mo
2.5%
$800-$999/mo
3.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
11.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
19.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Doncaster How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
68.4%
Did not go to work
15.8%
Car (passenger)
5.4%
Bus
5.3%
Walked only
2.8%
Other
0.6%
Train
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Truck
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Bicycle
0.2%
Tram/Light Rail
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Doncaster Car Ownership

0 vehicles
7.1%
1 vehicle
44.3%
2 vehicles
36.2%
3 vehicles
8.6%
4+ vehicles
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Doncaster Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.6%
2 bedrooms
24.8%
3 bedrooms
34.3%
4 bedrooms
28.3%
5 bedrooms
6.2%
6+ bedrooms
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Doncaster Population Mobility

17.6%
moved in the last year
49.2%
moved in the last 5 years
6.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
57.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Doncaster Indigenous Population

0.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
120
Indigenous residents
48,501
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Doncaster Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,426
Diabetes
684
Asthma
662
Arthritis
602
Heart disease
583
Cancer
342
Stroke
264
Lung condition
247
Kidney disease
240
Dementia
97

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Doncaster Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
15.8%
$1-$149/wk
4.9%
$150-$299/wk
6.6%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
3.2%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
7.9%
$800-$999/wk
9.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
8.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.1%
$3,500+/wk
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Doncaster Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
35.1%
Couple — no children
30.4%
Couple — no children under 15
20.6%
One parent — no children under 15
8.2%
One parent — children under 15
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Doncaster Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.0% 6
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 16
🏅
Previously served
1.3% 264
👤
Never served
98.6% 20,443

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Doncaster Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.0% 2,668
—
Did not provide
87.0% 17,908

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Doncaster Children Ever Born

No children
37.4%
1 child
17.7%
2 children
28.6%
3 children
12.3%
4 children
3.2%
5+ children
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Doncaster When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
145
1951–1960
719
1961–1970
930
1971–1980
674
1981–1990
1,491
1991–2000
1,497
2001–2010
3,031
2011–2015
2,200
2016
529
2017
551
2018
559
2019
646
2020
309
2021
115

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Doncaster Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.6%
5–14 hours
25.8%
15–29 hours
12.4%
30+ hours
8.3%
Did not do domestic work
33.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Doncaster Household Size

1 person
26.1%
2 persons
35.3%
3 persons
17.5%
4 persons
14.4%
5 persons
4.7%
6+ persons
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Doncaster Where Residents Moved From

Same address
19,767
Moved from VIC
2,935
Moved — same area (SA2)
742
Moved from overseas
361
Moved from NSW
61
Moved from QLD
42
Moved from SA
21
Moved from WA
11
Moved from TAS
10
Moved from ACT
9
Moved from NT
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Doncaster Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.6%
Step family — no other children
4.0%
Blended family — no other children
1.4%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%
Other couple — children only
0.3%
Step family — other children present
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Doncaster Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 2,021 total

Theft
1,033
Break & Enter
231
Assault
200
Fraud
157
Property Damage
132
Drug Offences
94
Justice Procedures
94
Weapons
36
Public Order
29
Robbery
15

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Doncaster Schools

21
schools nearby
17
government
1109
avg ICSEA score
10,907
total students
Birralee Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 576 students
1163
ICSEA
Greythorn Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 434 students
1152
ICSEA
Doncaster Gardens Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 785 students
1147
ICSEA
St Gregory the Great School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 271 students
1138
ICSEA
Kerrimuir Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 572 students
1137
ICSEA
Templestowe Heights Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 544 students
1132
ICSEA
Old Orchard Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 441 students
1127
ICSEA
Doncaster Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 543 students
1125
ICSEA
Templestowe Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 548 students
1108
ICSEA
Koonung Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,232 students
1108
ICSEA
Templestowe College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,227 students
1099
ICSEA
St Kevin's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 132 students
1096
ICSEA
Blackburn High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,289 students
1094
ICSEA
Templestowe Valley Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 309 students
1092
ICSEA
Berengarra School Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 61 students
1084
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 21 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Doncaster Rent Prices & Affordability

28%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,592/wk
Median Rent $450/wk
Rent-to-Income 28.3%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Doncaster

≈ $6,899/month
Median rent $450/wk
Left after rent $1,142/wk
Rent share 28.3%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $748/wk Rent: $245/wk Save: $205/wk
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Income: $749/wk Rent: $245/wk Save: $205/wk
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Income: $763/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $190/wk
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Income: $845/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $180/wk
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Income: $805/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $160/wk
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Income: $757/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $160/wk
Breakwater
Income: $655/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $150/wk

Doncaster vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Broadmeadows (Vic.)
Pop: 12,524 Income: $478/wk Rent: $331/wk
St Kilda East
Pop: 12,571 Income: $1,183/wk Rent: $396/wk
Maribyrnong
Pop: 12,573 Income: $980/wk Rent: $396/wk
Donvale
Pop: 12,644 Income: $769/wk Rent: $450/wk
Manor Lakes
Pop: 12,675 Income: $948/wk Rent: $360/wk
Springvale South
Pop: 12,766 Income: $559/wk Rent: $351/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Doncaster

What is the population of Doncaster VIC?

The population of Doncaster VIC is 25,020 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2843.9 people per km².Doncaster is ranked #79 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Doncaster?

The median personal income in Doncaster VIC is $719 per week, or $37,388 per year.The median household income is $1,592 per week.Family income is $1,958 per week.Doncaster is ranked #5,120 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Doncaster?

Median rent in Doncaster VIC is $450 per week ($1,950 per month).Rent represents 28.3% of household income, which is considered moderate.Doncaster ranks #1,049 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Doncaster?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Doncaster VIC is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Doncaster?

The median age in Doncaster VIC is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Doncaster a good suburb to live in?

Doncaster is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 25,020.The median income is $719/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (28.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20771. All dollar figures in AUD.