Doncaster East, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Doncaster East is more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1064, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Doncaster East at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 30,926
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,792
- SEIFA score
- 1064
- Coordinates
- -37.7885, 145.1632
Doncaster East demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Doncaster East using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 26%, 23% of homes are rented, and 53% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 5,587 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,330 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 7,953 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7,570 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 6,491 | 21% |
Share of the 30,931 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 4,532 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3,483 | 32% |
| Rented | 2,558 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6,904 | 63% |
| Townhouses & semis | 2,522 | 23% |
| Flats & apartments | 1,507 | 14% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 10,945 occupied private dwellings in Doncaster East.
- Median weekly rent
- $462
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,400
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,071
- Median weekly personal income
- $701
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 16,090 (53%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 17,787 (59%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 41 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 17,669 (73%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Employed full-time
- 8,170
- Employed part-time
- 5,119
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Doncaster East
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Doncaster East is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.6°C). The area receives roughly 840 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 14.7°C | 69 mm |
| Feb | 25.7°C | 13.9°C | 37 mm |
| Mar | 23.8°C | 13.1°C | 51 mm |
| Apr | 19.7°C | 10.4°C | 68 mm |
| May | 15.8°C | 8.4°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 13.1°C | 6.3°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 12.6°C | 6°C | 63 mm |
| Aug | 13.5°C | 6.1°C | 76 mm |
| Sep | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 80 mm |
| Oct | 19.5°C | 8.8°C | 94 mm |
| Nov | 21.5°C | 10.7°C | 90 mm |
| Dec | 24.6°C | 12.5°C | 63 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Doncaster East
Where is Doncaster East?
Doncaster East is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Doncaster East?
At the 2021 Census, Doncaster East had a population of about 30,926.
Is Doncaster East an advantaged area?
Doncaster East has an ABS SEIFA score of 1064, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 88 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Doncaster East?
Doncaster East has average daytime highs of about 19.4°C and overnight lows of about 9.9°C, with roughly 840 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Doncaster East?
Doncaster East is one of the most populous suburbs in Victoria — the 24th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 30,926 usual residents).
Where Doncaster East ranks
Doncaster East appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Victoria#24 of 25
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