Dandenong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, approximately 30 km south-east from
Melbourne's central business district. Situated
on the Dandenong Creek, it is at the foothill of
the Dandenong Ranges and is the main
administrative centre for the City of Greater
Dandenong local government area. At the 2011
Census, central Dandenong had a population
of 24,919.

It began as a township in 1852 and at the start of
the 20th century was an important regional city
with its own suburbs. During the mid-20th
century it became a major metropolitan
manufacturing and commercial area and
conurbation of Greater Melbourne.

In 2014, Dandenong had an estimated
population of 29,000 residents. This suburb
features high levels of migrant settlement and
cultural diversity. The 2011 Census found that
67% of Dandenong residents were born
overseas, slightly higher than for Greater
Dandenong and over twice the corresponding
metropolitan proportion (33%).Dandenong has
a large Turkish and Albanian community.