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Caroline Springs, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Caroline Springs (VIC 3023): population 24,488, median age 35, median household income $2,134/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 6. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Caroline Springs is a suburb in Melton, Victoria (postcode 3023), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 24,488 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
24,488
Median age
35
Household income
$2,134/wk
Weekly rent
$400
Unemployment
6.3%
SEIFA IRSD decile
6 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
6.1%
5-14
16.8%
15-19
8.3%
20-24
6.3%
25-34
11.8%
35-44
16.7%
45-54
16.7%
55-64
8.8%
65-74
5.7%
75-84
2.2%
85+
0.4%

Housing tenure

Owned
23.3%
Mortgage
51.8%
Rented
22.2%
Other
1.5%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3023
Population (2021)24,488
Males12,092 (49.4%)
Females12,394 (50.6%)
Median age35 years
Average household size3.1
Median weekly household income$2,134
Median weekly family income$2,271
Median weekly rent$400
Median monthly mortgage$1,950
Labour force13,012
Unemployment rate6.3%
Participation rate72%
Born overseas40.8%
Separate houses85.0%
Worked at home24.0%
SEIFA IRSD decile6 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher51.5%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent73.4%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.4%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.5%
Households with 2+ vehicles69.3%
Distance from Melbourne CBD21.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 35 years. Residents under 15: 22.9%. Residents aged 65 and over: 8.4%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,5006.1%
5-144,11116.8%
15-192,0418.3%
20-241,5476.3%
25-342,89611.8%
35-444,09816.7%
45-544,09616.7%
55-642,1478.8%
65-741,4025.7%
75-845462.2%
85 and over1020.4%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households7,514
Average household size3.1
One person1,09214.5%
Two persons1,74623.2%
Three persons1,50120.0%
Four persons1,96526.2%
Five persons81510.8%
Six or more persons4065.4%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families6,528
Couples with children5368.2%
Couples without children1,47822.6%
One-parent families1,06016.2%
Other families861.3%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.54
Women with no children32.7%
Women with three or more children21.7%

Of the 3,906 couple families with children in Caroline Springs, 7.9% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Caroline Springs.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)52.0%
Married (de facto)7.4%
Not married40.6%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings7,956
Occupied7,51494.4%
Unoccupied4375.5%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house6,76385.0%
Semi-detached or townhouse5597.0%
Flat or apartment2012.5%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,74923.3%
Owned with a mortgage3,89451.8%
Rented1,66822.2%
Other tenure1091.5%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week13.3%
$350 to $549 per week81.9%
$550 or more per week4.8%

1.1% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00013.6%
$1,000 to $1,79930.5%
$1,800 to $2,99940.5%
$3,000 or more15.4%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.4%
Two bedrooms7.7%
Three bedrooms46.0%
Four or more bedrooms45.8%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force13,012
Employed12,19893.7%
Unemployed8156.3%
Not in the labour force5,070
Unemployment rate6.3%
Participation rate72%

34.9% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Caroline Springs are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65010.0%
$650 to $1,49922.9%
$1,500 to $2,99937.9%
$3,000 or more29.1%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50036.1%
$500 to $99921.3%
$1,000 to $1,99930.6%
$2,000 or more12.0%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver6,44552.8%
Car passenger5294.3%
Train1251.0%
Bus560.5%
Tram50.0%
Bicycle160.1%
Walked only680.6%
Worked at home2,93024.0%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity13,17353.8%
No religion5,14821.0%
Islam1,8867.7%
Hinduism1,1284.6%
Buddhism1,0964.5%
Judaism100.0%
Other or not stated2,0478.4%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1016651
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10127
IER (economic resources)10396
IEO (education and occupation)10147

Where residents were born

57.7% of residents were born in Australia and 42.3% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Caroline Springs are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India1,5106.4%
Philippines1,1765.0%
Vietnam7333.1%
New Zealand4792.0%
Iraq4321.8%
Malta3191.4%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202117.4%
2011 to 201515.5%
2001 to 201031.5%
Before 200135.6%

Languages spoken at home

52.4% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Caroline Springs are listed below. Across all households, 5.3% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Vietnamese1,1504.9%
Arabic7023.0%
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi6923.0%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Tagalog6222.7%
Macedonian5312.3%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi4812.1%

Ancestry

Residents of Caroline Springs most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian3,87013.1%
English3,44711.7%
Indian1,8996.4%
Maltese1,8516.3%
Filipino1,7535.9%
Italian1,7115.8%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Caroline Springs residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance1,59313.7%
Retail Trade1,29011.1%
Construction1,24110.7%
Education and Training1,0378.9%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,0088.7%
Manufacturing8827.6%

The most common occupations among Caroline Springs residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals2,62022.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,75514.7%
Managers1,49912.6%
Technicians and Trades Workers1,48512.4%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,35411.3%
Sales Workers1,1699.8%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Caroline Springs, 16.6% are at university or higher education, 7.0% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 72.3% are at school.

73.4% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Caroline Springs residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce2,52625.2%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,57415.7%
Society and Culture1,34413.4%
Health1,12011.2%
Education8658.6%
Information Technology6426.4%

Long-term health conditions

65.6% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Caroline Springs are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,8447.2%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,3945.5%
Arthritis1,1974.7%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,1944.7%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)5882.3%
Cancer (including remission)3941.5%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2070.8%
Kidney disease1900.7%
Stroke1340.5%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)480.2%

16.9% of residents report one condition, 4.2% report two, and 1.7% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Caroline Springs contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group9.1%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition12.1%
Provides unpaid child care62.8%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work18.7%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.9%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago90.2%
Moved within Victoria in the last year7.0%
Moved interstate in the last year0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago67.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years19.9%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.9%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years6.0%

Photo: Caroline Springs, Victoria. Credit: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,372 offences in Caroline Springs in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person284
B Property and deception offences752
C Drug offences57
D Public order and security offences72
E Justice procedures offences205
F Other offences2

That is a calculated rate of 56.0 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Melton local government area recorded 6,463 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
1,160
2023
1,291
2024
1,376
2025
1,347
2026
1,372

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 24488
Median Age 35
Average Household Size 3.1
Median Weekly Household Income $2134
Median Weekly Rent $400
Median Monthly Mortgage $1950
Unemployment Rate 6.3%
Participation Rate 72%
Born Overseas 40.8%
Separate House 85%
Worked at Home 24%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 6
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 51
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7
Median Weekly Family Income $2271
Postcode 3023

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