Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$610,000
Up 27.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $495k
- 4 bed
- $790k
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The quick read on
Dumbalk
VIC 3956 · South Gippsland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $610,000
- Population
- 455
- Postcode
- 3956
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Dumbalk, Victoria
Property market insights for Dumbalk
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dumbalk VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$425 per week
Up 17.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Dumbalk, VIC is currently $610,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dumbalk has a 12-month growth rate of 27.1% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $495,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $790,000 in Dumbalk.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dumbalk is $425 per week. The median house rent has increased 17.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Dumbalk safe?
The overall rate for Dumbalk is 1,706 offences per 100,000 residents — 58% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Dumbalk.
Overall crime rate
1,706
offences per 100,000 residents
58% belowRest of Vic.
DumbalkRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Dumbalk?
Dumbalk VIC 3956 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
455 people call Dumbalk home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,108 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 455
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,278 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $268 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.4%In line
15–3417.4%Below
35–5423.7%In line
55–7433.8%Above
75 and over7.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright51.5%Above
Paying a mortgage38.8%Above
Renting9.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car27.1%Below
Two cars45.8%Above
Three or more26.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.6%Above
Drove to work55.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.5%Above
What stands out in Dumbalk
21.6% of workers in Dumbalk worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of Vic..
59.3% of people in Dumbalk described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Dumbalk
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dumbalk VIC 3956.
Is Dumbalk family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.4% of Dumbalk's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
113 family households lived in Dumbalk; 35.4% were couple families and 10.6% were one-parent families.
34.5% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Dumbalk?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Dumbalk had 455 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
41.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Dumbalk?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.9% of occupied private dwellings in Dumbalk.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Dumbalk?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
51.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
38.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.7% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Dumbalk?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Dumbalk had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 35.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 38.5%, while 15.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Dumbalk?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
55.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Dumbalk?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 27.1% of the total.
71.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Dumbalk, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.7% reported a different address.
9.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Dumbalk?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.3% of residents used only English at home.
2.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Dumbalk residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.7% of Dumbalk's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Dumbalk?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.7% of ancestry responses in Dumbalk.
Australian ancestry made up 47.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Dumbalk?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
8.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Managers accounted for 28.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.5% of workers, and education and training employed 4.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Dumbalk?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
28.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Dumbalk show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.2% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Dumbalk?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dumbalk?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,108 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,278.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $268 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Dumbalk compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.6% in Dumbalk, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 51.5% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 9.7% in Dumbalk, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Dumbalk
Is Dumbalk expensive?
The median house price is $610,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Dumbalk good for families?
The Census counted 113 local families, and 17.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Dumbalk?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $790,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Dumbalk
24 streets in Dumbalk
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bancroft Rd
- Butterworths Rd
- Cooks Rd
- Daniels Rd
- Densleys Rd
- Dollar Rd
- Dumbalk East-Stony Creek Rd
- Dumbalk-Stony Creek Rd
- Farmers Rd
- Furphys Ln
- Gooleys Ln
- Grays Rd
- H Wallers Rd
- I Hughes Rd
- Inglis Rd
- Mardan-Dumbalk Rd
- Meeniyan-Mirboo North Rd
- Miller St
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- Nerrena Rd
- Parrys Rd
- Phelans Rd
- Sweeneys Rd
- Tarwin St
- Thornbys Rd
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