Mount Dandenong, Victoria

This article is about the town. For the mountain located above the town, see Mount Dandenong (Victoria). For other uses of the name Dandenong, see Dandenong (disambiguation).

Mount Dandenong
Melbourne, Victoria
Mount Dandenong tourist road running through Mount Dandenong
Mount Dandenong is located in Victoria
Mount Dandenong
Mount Dandenong
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Coordinates37°50′10″S 145°21′04″E / 37.83611°S 145.35111°E / -37.83611; 145.35111
Population1,271 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density125.8/km2 (325.9/sq mi)
Established1893
Postcode(s)3767
Area10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Location44 km (27 mi) E of Melbourne CBD
LGA(s)Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)Monbulk
Federal division(s)Casey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
15.2 °C
59 °F		 7.8 °C
46 °F		 1,165.9 mm
45.9 in
Localities around Mount Dandenong:
Montrose Montrose Kalorama
Kilsyth Mount Dandenong Olinda
The Basin Sassafras Olinda

Mount Dandenong, sometimes styled as Mt. Dandenong, is a township and suburb of the Greater Melbourne area in Victoria, Australia, 44 km (27 mi) east of the Melbourne central business district (CBD), located within the local government area of the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Mount Dandenong recorded a population of 1,271 at the 2021 census.[1]

Light to moderate snowfalls occur on Mount Dandenong a few times most years, mostly frequently between late winter and late spring. The area around Mount Dandenong experienced a highly unusual summer snow fall on Christmas Day 2006.[2]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Dandenong (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference christmasSnow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).