Suburbs Doveton

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Doveton VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Doveton VIC is 9,603 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Doveton is $581 per week ($30,212 per year). Median rent in Doveton is $320 per week ($1,387 per month). Doveton has a median age of 34 years, younger than the national median of 38. Doveton has a population density of 2357.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Doveton is Afghanistan. The most common religion is Islam (30% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Doveton is $1,500.

There were 1,633 recorded offences in Doveton in 2025-25, a rate of 170 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (603 offences).

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📍 Doveton, Victoria — 37.9839°S, 145.2405°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (29)

Doveton Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Doveton Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$581/wk
$30,212 per year
#7359 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$320/wk
$1,387 per month
#4051 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
34years
4 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.9 per bedroom

Doveton Demographics

Gender Split

Male 53.1% (5,101) Female 46.9% (4,505)

Population Density

2357.4
people per km²
9,603 people · 4.1 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$1,383
Family income/wk

Doveton 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)

Doveton Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
41.8% 714 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.2% 994 dwellings

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

Doveton Country of Birth

Australia
55.5%
Afghanistan
24.4%
India
9.0%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2.5%
England
2.1%
Iran
2.0%
Croatia
1.5%
China
1.3%
Cambodia
0.9%
Fiji
0.8%

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

Doveton Religion

Islam
30.4%
No Religion
20.6%
Catholic
15.7%
Not stated
11.1%
Hinduism
6.6%
Eastern Orthodox
6.1%
Buddhism
4.9%
Christian (other)
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Doveton Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
67.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
15.5%
Year 11 or equivalent
10.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.8%

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

Doveton Languages Spoken at Home

Other
57.1%
Tamil
10.6%
Serbian
10.0%
IAL Punjabi
5.2%
Vietnamese
4.6%
Arabic
4.5%
IAL Sinhal
4.3%
SAL Tot
3.7%

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

Doveton Employment

💼
Employed full-time
30.6% 2,070 people
⏰
Employed part-time
17.5% 1,186 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.4% 366 people
🏠
Not in labour force
46.4% 3,141 people

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

Doveton Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
37.0%
Bachelor Degree
27.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.3%
Postgraduate Degree
9.0%
Certificate I/II
2.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.6%

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

Doveton Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
20.4%
Community & Personal Service
16.5%
Professionals
16.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
12.6%
Labourers
12.0%
Clerical & Administrative
10.9%
Managers
6.0%
Sales Workers
5.5%

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

Doveton Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.3%
Engineering
19.0%
Society & Culture
16.4%
Health
9.7%
Architecture & Building
7.0%
Information Technology
7.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.9%
Education
5.3%
Creative Arts
3.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.1%
Agriculture & Environment
1.0%

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

Doveton Dwelling Types

Separate house
83.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
12.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Doveton Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.3%
$150-$299/wk
2.1%
$300-$399/wk
3.5%
$400-$499/wk
8.9%
$500-$649/wk
5.3%
$650-$799/wk
7.5%
$800-$999/wk
9.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.5%
$4,000+/wk
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Doveton Marital Status

💍
Married
45.3% 3,496
↔️
Separated
3.8% 297
📋
Divorced
8.9% 689
🕊️
Widowed
5.4% 414
👤
Never married
36.6% 2,821

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Doveton Ancestry

Other
45.4%
English
13.7%
Australian
12.2%
Indian
5.9%
Serbian
5.0%
Scottish
3.2%
Chinese
3.2%
Irish
2.9%
Vietnamese
2.6%
Filipino
2.5%
Sri Lankan
2.0%
German
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Doveton School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
29.6%
Secondary — Government
27.4%
Vocational Education
17.5%
Pre-school
9.5%
Primary — Catholic
5.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.0%
Secondary — Catholic
3.7%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.1%

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

Doveton Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.4% 1,463
✅
No need for assistance
91.6% 15,997

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

Doveton Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
7.0% 486
—
Not a volunteer
93.0% 6,486

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Doveton Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.0%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
2.7%
$600-$799/mo
6.2%
$800-$999/mo
5.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
21.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
28.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
21.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Doveton How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.3%
Did not go to work
8.3%
Car (passenger)
7.8%
Bus
2.2%
Truck
1.4%
Train
1.4%
Walked only
0.9%
Other
0.7%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%
Bicycle
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.1%

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

Doveton Car Ownership

0 vehicles
9.2%
1 vehicle
39.9%
2 vehicles
34.4%
3 vehicles
10.4%
4+ vehicles
6.1%

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

Doveton Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.9%
2 bedrooms
20.2%
3 bedrooms
63.7%
4 bedrooms
9.6%
5 bedrooms
2.2%
6+ bedrooms
0.4%

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

Doveton Population Mobility

15.3%
moved in the last year
46.5%
moved in the last 5 years
9.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
50.4%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Doveton Indigenous Population

1.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
184
Indigenous residents
17,663
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Doveton Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
763
Diabetes
302
Asthma
276
Arthritis
219
Heart disease
166
Lung condition
140
Stroke
97
Kidney disease
92
Cancer
67
Dementia
19

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

Doveton Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
17.6%
$1-$149/wk
3.2%
$150-$299/wk
8.4%
$300-$399/wk
6.2%
$400-$499/wk
4.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.8%
$800-$999/wk
13.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
2.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.2%
$3,500+/wk
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Doveton Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
47.0%
Couple — no children
17.7%
Couple — no children under 15
14.3%
One parent — children under 15
11.1%
One parent — no children under 15
9.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Doveton Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 5
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 4
🏅
Previously served
0.9% 66
👤
Never served
98.9% 6,897

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Doveton Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.1% 839
—
Did not provide
87.9% 6,077

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Doveton Children Ever Born

No children
37.1%
1 child
15.6%
2 children
24.7%
3 children
13.3%
4 children
6.1%
5+ children
3.2%

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

Doveton When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
74
1961–1970
216
1971–1980
211
1981–1990
427
1991–2000
568
2001–2010
1,276
2011–2015
1,257
2016
192
2017
252
2018
242
2019
308
2020
84
2021
46

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

Doveton Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.2%
5–14 hours
18.9%
15–29 hours
8.4%
30+ hours
7.7%
Did not do domestic work
47.9%

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

Doveton Household Size

1 person
26.3%
2 persons
26.8%
3 persons
18.0%
4 persons
14.5%
5 persons
7.9%
6+ persons
6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Doveton Where Residents Moved From

Same address
7,334
Moved from VIC
920
Moved — same area (SA2)
234
Moved from overseas
104
Moved from NSW
19
Moved from QLD
10
Moved from ACT
10
Moved from WA
6
Moved from SA
3
Moved from TAS
3

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

Doveton Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.9%
Step family — no other children
5.4%
Blended family — no other children
3.9%
Intact family — other children present
1.1%
Other couple — children only
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Doveton Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 1,633 total

Theft
603
Assault
294
Justice Procedures
249
Property Damage
124
Break & Enter
110
Drug Offences
92
Weapons
67
Fraud
49
Public Order
23
Robbery
22

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Doveton Schools

29
schools nearby
17
government
973
avg ICSEA score
6,757
total students
St Paul Apostle South School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 273 students
1057
ICSEA
St Paul Apostle North School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 237 students
1056
ICSEA
Chalcot Lodge Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 257 students
1012
ICSEA
Southern Cross Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 210 students
1010
ICSEA
St John's Regional College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 616 students
1001
ICSEA
Mossgiel Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 267 students
994
ICSEA
St Mary's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 154 students
993
ICSEA
Endeavour Hills Specialist School Government
Combined · U · 293 students
985
ICSEA
Holy Family School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 109 students
975
ICSEA
James Cook Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 169 students
956
ICSEA
Dandenong North Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 798 students
955
ICSEA
Wooranna Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 263 students
953
ICSEA
Hallam Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 417 students
939
ICSEA
Dandenong Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 479 students
935
ICSEA
Hallam Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 716 students
923
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 29 schools

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

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Doveton Rent Prices & Affordability

25%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,273/wk
Median Rent $320/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.1%

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

If you earn X in Doveton

≈ $5,516/month
Median rent $320/wk
Left after rent $953/wk
Rent share 25.1%

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Doveton vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Warranwood
Pop: 4,820 Income: $954/wk Rent: $423/wk
Croydon Hills
Pop: 4,839 Income: $902/wk Rent: $491/wk
East Melbourne
Pop: 4,896 Income: $1,532/wk Rent: $480/wk
Glen Huntly
Pop: 4,905 Income: $1,050/wk Rent: $391/wk
Churchill (Vic.)
Pop: 4,924 Income: $577/wk Rent: $230/wk
St Albans Park
Pop: 4,942 Income: $651/wk Rent: $330/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Doveton

What is the population of Doveton VIC?

The population of Doveton VIC is 9,603 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2357.4 people per km².Doveton is ranked #687 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Doveton?

The median personal income in Doveton VIC is $581 per week, or $30,212 per year.The median household income is $1,273 per week.Family income is $1,383 per week.Doveton is ranked #7,359 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Doveton?

Median rent in Doveton VIC is $320 per week ($1,387 per month).Rent represents 25.1% of household income, which is considered moderate.Doveton ranks #4,051 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Doveton?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Doveton VIC is $1,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Doveton?

The median age in Doveton VIC is 34 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Doveton a good suburb to live in?

Doveton is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 9,603.The median income is $581/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.1% 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: 20783. All dollar figures in AUD.