Area Profiles
Welcome to the South-East
corridor of Melbourne.
We’re in the zone.
Cameron has made this place its home for over 40 years, with offices in Dandenong South, Wantirna and Pakenham. And we watch our homeland grow year on year as we help our clients gain prized footholds or realise valuable assets in this most dynamic of locations.
A busy commercial and industrial hub for not just the city but the entire nation, the south-east corridor of Melbourne is a sprawling land of opportunity for the investor and business owner alike.
The south-eastern region supports a population in excess of 1.5 Million people and is one of Australia’s fastest growing corridors.
Local businesses employ 492,000 people (ABS 2006), and the region’s workforce continues to grow. Quality residential development combined with prime Industrial/Commercial sites cater to surrounding communities and the needs of growing businesses alike.
Brilliantly linked with myriad major arterials—especially the Monash (M1) Freeway and Eastlink—travel to Melbourne’s CBD, Docklands and airports is confined to under 40 minute.
Dandenong
Greater Dandenong Council
- Located 35 km south-east of the Melbourne CBD
- Greater Dandenong has 2,150 hectares zoned for industrial/business use
- The south-east corridor produces almost half of Victoria’s manufacturing output
- As the hub of the south-east, Dandenong has grown over time to become one of Melbourne’s largest retail and commercial centres
- Highly multicultural with around 50% of residents born overseas
- Currently undergoing a major revitalisation with government spending in the vicinity of $300 million dollars
Data Source: 2022 ABS
159,021
Population
20,484
Registered Businesses
35km
To Melbourne CBD
Frankston
Frankston Council
- Located 41 km south-east of Melbourne CBD
- Encompasses a range of suburbs over approximately 130 km2
- Key industries being manufacturing, retail trade and community services
- Large tracts of undeveloped industrial land in Carrum Downs—brilliantly positioned on the Eastlink—and a large regional workforce provide an exceptional area for business to relocate
- A key economic focal point to the Mornington Peninsula and the surrounding south-east region employing approximately 50,000 people
Data Source: 2022 ABS
141,002
Population
12,014
Registered Businesses
41km
To Melbourne CBD
Boronia
Knox City
- Located 37km South-East of Melbourne CBD
- Population of 23,813 as at the 2022 census
- Total number of businesses: 1712
- 26% of residents born overseas
- In its early days of European settlement, Boronia was predominantly an orchard, flower growing and farming area. The station opening in 1920 lead to an influx of residents.
Data Source: 2022 ABS
23,813
Population
1,712
Registered Businesses
37km
To Melbourne CBD
Pakenham
Cardinia Shire
- Located 53km south-east of Melbourne CBD
- Population of over 57k as at the 2022 census
- Quite multicultural – 30% of residents born overseas
- Pakenham has become a major growth area in south-eastern Melbourne
Data Source: 2022 ABS
57,870
Population
4,913
Registered Businesses
53km
To Melbourne CBD