My Victoria AU My Victoria AU

Craigieburn

Greater Melbourne Hume
Get Directions
Craigieburn, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

About

Craigieburn (VIC 3064): population 65,178, median age 32, median household income $1,798/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 2. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Craigieburn is a suburb in Hume, Victoria (postcode 3064), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 65,178 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
65,178
Median age
32
Household income
$1,798/wk
Weekly rent
$380
Unemployment
7.8%
SEIFA IRSD decile
2 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
8.7%
5-14
17.0%
15-19
6.2%
20-24
6.9%
25-34
17.0%
35-44
18.3%
45-54
10.9%
55-64
8.2%
65-74
4.6%
75-84
1.7%
85+
0.5%

Housing tenure

Owned
15.1%
Mortgage
53.6%
Rented
28.4%
Other
1.2%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3064
Population (2021)65,178
Males32,774 (50.3%)
Females32,401 (49.7%)
Median age32 years
Average household size3.3
Median weekly household income$1,798
Median weekly family income$1,855
Median weekly rent$380
Median monthly mortgage$1,850
Labour force30,256
Unemployment rate7.8%
Participation rate65.9%
Born overseas48.6%
Separate houses84.9%
Worked at home16.7%
SEIFA IRSD decile2 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher47.5%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent67.1%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.7%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.7%
Households with 2+ vehicles64.4%
Distance from Melbourne CBD26.1 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 32 years. Residents under 15: 25.7%. Residents aged 65 and over: 6.8%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-45,6978.7%
5-1411,06217.0%
15-194,0536.2%
20-244,4926.9%
25-3411,08317.0%
35-4411,90218.3%
45-547,10010.9%
55-645,3558.2%
65-743,0084.6%
75-841,1051.7%
85 and over3260.5%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households18,957
Average household size3.3
One person2,54613.4%
Two persons4,04821.4%
Three persons3,82820.2%
Four persons4,73925.0%
Five persons2,22511.7%
Six or more persons1,5828.3%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families16,781
Couples with children1,0396.2%
Couples without children3,67421.9%
One-parent families2,53115.1%
Other families2361.4%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.64
Women with no children31.9%
Women with three or more children24.8%

Of the 10,336 couple families with children in Craigieburn, 6.0% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Craigieburn.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)54.6%
Married (de facto)5.8%
Not married39.5%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings19,922
Occupied18,95795.2%
Unoccupied9614.8%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house16,90784.9%
Semi-detached or townhouse1,8129.1%
Flat or apartment2221.1%
Other dwelling30.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright2,85515.1%
Owned with a mortgage10,16653.6%
Rented5,37928.4%
Other tenure2361.2%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week27.5%
$350 to $549 per week69.7%
$550 or more per week2.7%

3.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00010.7%
$1,000 to $1,79934.9%
$1,800 to $2,99944.7%
$3,000 or more9.7%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.5%
Two bedrooms7.9%
Three bedrooms43.2%
Four or more bedrooms48.3%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force30,256
Employed27,90592.2%
Unemployed2,3517.8%
Not in the labour force15,650
Unemployment rate7.8%
Participation rate65.9%

36.7% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Craigieburn are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65011.4%
$650 to $1,49929.4%
$1,500 to $2,99940.0%
$3,000 or more19.2%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50040.1%
$500 to $99925.4%
$1,000 to $1,99927.8%
$2,000 or more6.6%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver16,86460.4%
Car passenger1,3514.8%
Train5982.1%
Bus1800.6%
Tram30.0%
Bicycle210.1%
Walked only1750.6%
Worked at home4,66016.7%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity26,69641.0%
No religion9,56114.7%
Islam9,96815.3%
Hinduism6,1849.5%
Buddhism2,3293.6%
Judaism230.0%
Other or not stated10,41716.0%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)948219
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9564
IER (economic resources)10145
IEO (education and occupation)9685

Where residents were born

49.2% of residents were born in Australia and 50.8% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Craigieburn are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India8,80914.1%
Iraq6,20810.0%
Sri Lanka1,7342.8%
New Zealand1,3032.1%
Pakistan1,2382.0%
Turkey1,1761.9%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202129.4%
2011 to 201520.9%
2001 to 201032.6%
Before 200117.1%

Languages spoken at home

37.3% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Craigieburn are listed below. Across all households, 9.6% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi7,12711.6%
Arabic5,1928.5%
Turkish2,7634.5%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi2,2443.7%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese1,9803.2%
Indo-Aryan: Urdu1,7622.9%

Ancestry

Residents of Craigieburn most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian9,74313.0%
English8,14210.9%
Indian8,08510.8%
Italian3,9155.2%
Irish1,7992.4%
Scottish1,6482.2%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Craigieburn residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance3,87014.7%
Construction2,87511.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2,82210.8%
Manufacturing2,77110.6%
Retail Trade2,67010.2%
Education and Training1,7266.6%

The most common occupations among Craigieburn residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals4,55616.7%
Technicians and Trades Workers4,12715.1%
Community and Personal Service Workers3,68213.5%
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,54613.0%
Machinery Operators and Drivers3,27112.0%
Labourers3,23611.9%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Craigieburn, 13.7% are at university or higher education, 10.4% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 68.5% are at school.

67.1% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce5,41222.7%
Engineering and Related Technologies3,97116.7%
Society and Culture3,41414.3%
Health2,3419.8%
Information Technology2,0438.6%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services1,8477.8%

Long-term health conditions

67.5% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Craigieburn are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma4,0035.9%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)3,4595.1%
Arthritis3,2664.8%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)3,1414.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)1,4412.1%
Cancer (including remission)8271.2%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)5140.8%
Kidney disease4550.7%
Stroke3480.5%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1700.3%

14.7% of residents report one condition, 3.9% report two, and 1.9% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group6.5%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition11.7%
Provides unpaid child care63.2%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work17.7%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.7%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago84.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last year11.6%
Moved interstate in the last year0.7%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.8%
Same address 5 years ago50.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years29.1%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years3.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years13.3%

Photo: Craigieburn, Victoria. Credit: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 4,281 offences in Craigieburn in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person912
B Property and deception offences2,331
C Drug offences157
D Public order and security offences170
E Justice procedures offences645
F Other offences66

That is a calculated rate of 65.7 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 Hume local government area recorded 7,968 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
3,597
2023
3,209
2024
3,470
2025
4,192
2026
4,281

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

<iframe src="https://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html?bbox=144.9105%2C-37.5904%2C144.9345%2C-37.5724&layer=mapnik&marker=-37.581373%2C144.922545" width="100%" height="320" style="border:0;border-radius:12px;max-width:100%;" loading="lazy" title="Map of Craigieburn, Victoria"></iframe>

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby suburbs

Browse more suburbs in Hume, or explore the wider Greater Melbourne region of Victoria.

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 65178
Median Age 32
Average Household Size 3.3
Median Weekly Household Income $1798
Median Weekly Rent $380
Median Monthly Mortgage $1850
Unemployment Rate 7.8%
Participation Rate 65.9%
Born Overseas 48.6%
Separate House 84.9%
Worked at Home 16.7%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 2
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 19
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4
Median Weekly Family Income $1855
Postcode 3064

Reviews

No reviews yet

Location & Contact

Craigieburn, Victoria 3064, Australia
Get Directions

Location

Similar listings in category

Abbotsford, Victoria

Abbotsford

Greater Melbourne Yarra
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067, Australia
9088
33
$2197
9
Aberfeldie, Victoria

Aberfeldie

Greater Melbourne Moonee Valley
Aberfeldie, Victoria 3040, Australia
3925
41
$2571
10
Aintree, Victoria

Aintree

Greater Melbourne Melton
Aintree, Victoria 3336, Australia
7982
30
$2348
8