Dandenong North is a suburb in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria,
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, located 27 kilometers southeast of the Melbourne CBD, within the
City of Greater Dandenong
The City of Greater Dandenong is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of just under 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and 166,094 residents in 2018. 29% of its land area forms par ...
local government area. With a population of over 22,500 people according to the 2021 census,
it's a sizeable suburban community. The area has a mix of residential areas in close proximity to both Monash and Eastlink Freeways.
History
Dandenong North Post Office opened on 18 July 1955 as the suburb was developed.
Schools
* Lyndale Secondary College (1961)
* Wooranna Park Primary School (1971)
* Emerson School (1973)
* St Elizabeth's School (1978)
* Rosewood Downs Primary School (1981)
* Lyndale Greens Primary School] (2010)
Sport
Dandenong Stadium
Dandenong Stadium is one of the Victoria's premier sporting facilities, as a multipurpose venue Dandenong Stadium can cater for up to 15 basketball courts and 19 volleyball courts. The stadium also has a 250 seated capacity function room and a fully equipped gym
and is located at 270 Stud Road Dandenong North. The stadium is the home to the Dandenong Basketball Association and Volleyball Victoria.
Rosswood Tennis Club
Rosswood Tennis Club has three Australian Open Plexipave Hardcourts and three Synthetic Grass courts with lighting and is situated at the entrance to Tirhatuan Park, 112a Somerset Drive, Dandenong North, Victoria.
Lyndale United FC
Established in 1977, Lyndale United FC are a local community football club (soccer) based in Dandenong North. The club has a long and proud history in the Victorian State leagues.
Demographics
The 2021 census identifies the most common ancestries in Dandenong North as Australian (13.7%), English (13.4%), Indian (6.7%), Greek (5.5%) and Chinese (5.4%). The most common languages spoken at home, other than English are
Greek
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(4.2%),
Vietnamese
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(3.9%),
Sinhalese (3.8%),
Arabic
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(3.7%),
Serbian (3.4%). The most common religious affiliation is Catholic (21.6%), Islam (12.8%), Orthodox Christian (9.3%), Buddhism (7.3%) with 18.4% of residents ascribing to no religion.
See also
*
City of Dandenong – Dandenong North was previously within this former local government area.
References
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Greater Dandenong
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