It was first proclaimed in 1904 when the district of Dandenong and Berwick was abolished.

The district is located within the outskirts of Melbourne's south-east, containing both residential and industrial areas, as well as the Armada Dandenong Plaza and Churchill National Park.

[1] A very multicultural district, it has been a safe Labor seat since the 1970s.

[2] It is part of the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region for elections to the Legislative Council.

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