Average rent in Doveton, VIC — 2026

Doveton sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $320/week — 12% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 54% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 42% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (78%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 11,889, the median age is 34, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 55% of residents were born overseas. Doveton is 31km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.