Noble Park, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Noble Park is a richly multicultural suburb about 25 kilometres south-east of central Melbourne, within the City of Greater Dandenong. Its name has an unusual origin: when the land was subdivided in 1909, the developer Allan Buckley nicknamed the estate 'Nobel Park' after the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, having used the site to demonstrate Nobel's explosives — and common usage soon softened it to Noble Park. Early growth was slow, but a community hall, church, school, post office and railway station gradually drew settlers, and the Railway Department later ran a poultry farm and nursery on the fertile former market-garden soil. Post-war migration brought residents from across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa, giving the suburb its diverse character. Among its landmarks are a Vietnamese Buddhist temple and an aquatic centre, while ancient river red gums — including a National Trust-listed tree at Parkfield Reserve — still stand from its rural past.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Noble Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 901, 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.
Noble Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 32,257
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $1,382
- SEIFA score
- 901
- Coordinates
- -37.9679, 145.1777
Noble Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Noble Park 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 34%, 40% of homes are rented, and 64% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 5,258 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 4,066 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 11,105 | 34% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6,855 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4,958 | 15% |
Share of the 32,242 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,980 | 27% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3,260 | 29% |
| Rented | 4,466 | 40% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 7,194 | 65% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,772 | 16% |
| Flats & apartments | 2,088 | 19% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 11,071 occupied private dwellings in Noble Park.
- Median weekly rent
- $341
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,647
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,545
- Median weekly personal income
- $628
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 19,564 (64%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 20,768 (69%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 128 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 15,919 (61%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Employed full-time
- 8,198
- Employed part-time
- 5,087
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 Noble Park
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Noble Park is January (average daytime high around 26.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.8°C). The area receives roughly 898 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6°C | 14.9°C | 64 mm |
| Feb | 25.3°C | 14.3°C | 44 mm |
| Mar | 23.5°C | 13.6°C | 58 mm |
| Apr | 19.7°C | 11.1°C | 72 mm |
| May | 15.9°C | 9.1°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 7.1°C | 81 mm |
| Jul | 12.8°C | 6.7°C | 71 mm |
| Aug | 13.6°C | 6.8°C | 85 mm |
| Sep | 16.2°C | 7.9°C | 83 mm |
| Oct | 19.3°C | 9.3°C | 95 mm |
| Nov | 21.2°C | 11°C | 96 mm |
| Dec | 24.2°C | 12.7°C | 68 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Noble Park
Where is Noble Park?
Noble Park is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Noble Park?
At the 2021 Census, Noble Park had a population of about 32,257.
Is Noble Park an advantaged area?
Noble Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 901, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Noble Park?
Noble Park has average daytime highs of about 19.3°C and overnight lows of about 10.4°C, with roughly 898 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Noble Park?
Noble Park is one of the most populous suburbs in Victoria — the 20th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 32,257 usual residents).
Where Noble Park ranks
Noble Park appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Victoria#20 of 25
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