VIC · Casey Council
Doveton, 3177
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Doveton is a mid-sized suburb in the Casey area, home to around 9,603 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 1,723 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+15%), roughly 179.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, many local shops, services and recreation venues, 4 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 9,603
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,273
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 272 of 3,463
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 45.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 297 / 524 / 10
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 1,723
- Against the person
- 303
- Against property
- 950
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 179.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 32 residents
- State safety percentile
- 89.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +14.7%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage124
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle250
- B43 Steal From A Retail Store154
- B49 Other Theft118
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order213
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 934.5
- Doveton CollegeCombined
- Holy Family SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
36 public transport stops in this suburb
- Betula St/Kidds Rd
- Doveton Baptist Church/Kidds Rd
- Linden Place SC/Power Rd
- Plum St/Power Rd
- Power Reserve/Power Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
4 active roadworks / incidents
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 02/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed eastbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.PRINCES HIGHWAY, undefined01 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 14/06/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed outbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.MONASH FREEWAY, HEATHERTON-MONASH OUT RAMP ON13 Jun 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 14/06/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed outbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.MONASH FREEWAY, HEATHERTON-MONASH OUT RAMP ON13 Jun 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 15/06/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed outbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.MONASH FREEWAY, HEATHERTON-MONASH OUT RAMP ON14 Jun 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
193 planning-related records
2021· 40 proposals
September 2021
- Development of Three Dwellings15 BLOSSOM DRIVE DOVETON 3177NOD issued by a delegate
- Development of Three Dwellings14 PYRUS COURT DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two Lot Subdivision116 PAPERBARK STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Two Dwellings40 WARATAH STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Three Dwellings and Buildings and Works within Special Building Overlay53 SHEOAK STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Second Dwelling and Alteration and Addition to Existing Dwelling26 SHEOAK STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Two Dwellings53 TI-TREE DRIVE DOVETON 3177NOD issued by a delegate
- Three Lot Subdivision31 LOUIS STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- VICSMART - Two Lot Subdivision43 KANOOKA GROVE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Second Dwelling and Alterations and Additions to an Existing Dwelling2 MAGNOLIA GROVE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Three Dwellings13 FUGOSIA STREET DOVETON 3177NOD issued by a delegate
- Development of Three Dwellings7 LAURINA COURT DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2021
- Development of Two Additional Dwellings7 KARO COURT DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Two Dwellings25 POWER ROAD DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- VICSMART - Development of a Dwelling76 SHEOAK STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Second Dwelling and Additions and Alterations to an existing Dwelling4 PYRUS COURT DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Three Lot Subdivision6 CRIMSON DRIVE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- VICSMART - Two Lot Subdivision29 FLORIANA AVENUE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Second Dwelling and Alterations and Additions to an Existing Dwelling11 BLOSSOM DRIVE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Three Dwellings5 MELIA STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Three Dwellings26 LEIGH COURT DOVETON 3177NOD issued by a delegate
- Development of Two Additional Dwellings and Alterations and Additions to an existing Dwelling15 LILLY PILLY AVENUE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Two Dwellings19 REBECCA STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Three Lot Subdivision19 MATIPO STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Three Dwellings78 SHEOAK STREET DOVETON 3177NOD issued by a delegate
- VICSMART - Two Lot Subdivision31 CRIMSON DRIVE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Second Dwelling13 PHOTINIA STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Second Dwelling and Alterations and Additions to an existing Dwelling15 BOX STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
- Development of Two Dwellings20 NIGRA STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two Lot Subdivision14 LAUREL AVENUE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two Lot Subdivision19 PHOTINIA STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Alterations to the existing Dwelling and Development of a Second Dwelling9 ALMOND DRIVE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of Two Dwellings and Creation of Access to a RDZ236 POWER ROAD DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of an Education Centre (Stage 1), Advertising Signage, Removal of Native Vegetation, Works within the Tree Protection Zone of a Significant Tree and Car Parking Dispensation25-35 ROWAN DRIVE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two Lot Subdivision7 BANKSIA STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- VICSMART - Development of a Dwelling in a Special Building Overlay (SBO)76 SHEOAK STREET DOVETON 3177Withdrawn
- Development of a Second Dwelling and Alterations and Additions to the existing Dwelling1 LIQUIDAMBER STREET DOVETON 3177NOD issued by a delegate
- Development of a Second Dwelling3 CONFERTA CRESCENT DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Second Dwelling and Alterations and Additions to an existing Dwelling39 REBECCA STREET DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Development of Three Dwellings21 OAK AVENUE DOVETON 3177Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
54 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bakery
- Bench (4)
- Betula Street/Kidds RoadBus stop
- Box Street/Power RoadBus stop
- Camellia Court/Box StreetBus stop
- Cherry Grove/Paperbark StreetBus stop
- Chestnut Road/Box StreetBus stop
- Claredale Road/Box StreetBus stop
- Dorothy Street/Kidds RoadBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Betula ReservePark
- Casey Aboriginal Gathering PlacePark
- Chestnut ReservePark
- Eumemmerring ParkPark
- Kanooka PlaygroundPark
- Kevin Adlard ReservePark
- KIngfisher ReservePark
- Power ReservePark
- Ray Giles ReservePark
- Rowan ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart Early Learningkindergarten
- Maranatha Christian School Early Learning Centrekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 47.8/100
- National rank
- 2010th in Australia
- State rank
- 427th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #107 among Metro Melbourne · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #269 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime124
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime250
- B43 Steal From A Retail Storecrime154
- B49 Other Theftcrime118
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime213
- Goodstart Early Learningchildcarekindergarten
- Maranatha Christian School Early Learning Centrechildcarekindergarten
- Betula Reservegovernmentpark
- Casey Aboriginal Gathering Placegovernmentpark
- Chestnut Reservegovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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