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.
Is Doncaster East a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Doncaster East from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
88/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (88/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
9/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $462 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 9% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Doncaster East at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 30,926
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,792
- SEIFA score
- 1064
- Local government area
- Manningham
- Coordinates
- -37.7885, 145.1632
Map of Doncaster East
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Housing & property in Doncaster East
What it costs to live in Doncaster East and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $462
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,400
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 23%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Doncaster East demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
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% 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.
- 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).
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Common questions about Doncaster East
Is Doncaster East a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Doncaster East rates 62/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Doncaster East?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Doncaster East was $462, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,400. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Doncaster East?
Doncaster East is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Manningham local government area.
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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