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Cranbourne East, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Cranbourne East (VIC 3977): population 24,679, median age 31, median household income $1,912/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 5. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Cranbourne East is a suburb in Casey, Victoria (postcode 3977), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 24,679 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
24,679
Median age
31
Household income
$1,912/wk
Weekly rent
$400
Unemployment
5.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile
5 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
9.4%
5-14
17.9%
15-19
6.6%
20-24
6.4%
25-34
15.4%
35-44
19.3%
45-54
10.0%
55-64
5.6%
65-74
4.4%
75-84
3.5%
85+
1.6%

Housing tenure

Owned
15.1%
Mortgage
56.2%
Rented
23.2%
Other
3.9%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3977
Population (2021)24,679
Males12,130 (49.2%)
Females12,551 (50.9%)
Median age31 years
Average household size3.3
Median weekly household income$1,912
Median weekly family income$1,975
Median weekly rent$400
Median monthly mortgage$2,000
Labour force11,741
Unemployment rate5.6%
Participation rate68.7%
Born overseas46.3%
Separate houses84.8%
Worked at home14.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile5 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher42.9%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent66.7%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.8%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.7%
Households with 2+ vehicles66.6%
Distance from Melbourne CBD44.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 31 years. Residents under 15: 27.3%. Residents aged 65 and over: 9.5%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-42,3259.4%
5-144,40717.9%
15-191,6246.6%
20-241,5796.4%
25-343,79215.4%
35-444,75619.3%
45-542,48010.0%
55-641,3825.6%
65-741,0964.4%
75-848523.5%
85 and over3901.6%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households7,177
Average household size3.3
One person1,01214.1%
Two persons1,56621.8%
Three persons1,32518.5%
Four persons1,83425.6%
Five persons81111.3%
Six or more persons6288.8%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families6,380
Couples with children4477.0%
Couples without children1,50123.5%
One-parent families87813.8%
Other families711.1%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.67
Women with no children28.7%
Women with three or more children24.2%

Of the 3,926 couple families with children in Cranbourne East, 9.0% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Cranbourne East.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)54.8%
Married (de facto)8.4%
Not married36.8%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings7,497
Occupied7,17795.7%
Unoccupied3204.3%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house6,35584.8%
Semi-detached or townhouse78610.5%
Flat or apartment290.4%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,08615.1%
Owned with a mortgage4,03356.2%
Rented1,66723.2%
Other tenure2803.9%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week11.0%
$350 to $549 per week85.7%
$550 or more per week3.3%

0.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,0007.4%
$1,000 to $1,79928.5%
$1,800 to $2,99955.2%
$3,000 or more8.9%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.9%
Two bedrooms9.8%
Three bedrooms29.9%
Four or more bedrooms59.4%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force11,741
Employed11,08794.4%
Unemployed6605.6%
Not in the labour force5,353
Unemployment rate5.6%
Participation rate68.7%

35.3% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Cranbourne East are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65010.7%
$650 to $1,49926.2%
$1,500 to $2,99945.3%
$3,000 or more17.9%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50036.1%
$500 to $99927.0%
$1,000 to $1,99931.2%
$2,000 or more5.8%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver6,95462.7%
Car passenger5535.0%
Train1811.6%
Bus630.6%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle140.1%
Walked only530.5%
Worked at home1,59914.4%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity8,74035.4%
No religion6,33725.7%
Islam2,1718.8%
Hinduism2,63210.7%
Buddhism8323.4%
Judaism290.1%
Other or not stated3,93816.0%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)999542
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9855
IER (economic resources)10487
IEO (education and occupation)9765

Where residents were born

51.8% of residents were born in Australia and 48.2% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Cranbourne East are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India4,09417.3%
Philippines9624.1%
Afghanistan9614.1%
Sri Lanka7293.1%
New Zealand7193.0%
England5352.3%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202118.2%
2011 to 201525.0%
2001 to 201040.3%
Before 200116.5%

Languages spoken at home

49.8% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Cranbourne East are listed below. Across all households, 5.5% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi2,72811.6%
Malayalam6692.8%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi6572.8%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese6202.6%
Indo-Aryan: Gujarati5502.3%
Tamil4491.9%

Ancestry

Residents of Cranbourne East most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English4,98016.7%
Australian4,93316.5%
Indian4,00013.4%
Filipino1,2084.0%
Scottish1,0853.6%
Irish1,0333.5%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Cranbourne East residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance2,01919.3%
Manufacturing1,24611.9%
Retail Trade1,16411.1%
Construction1,04710.0%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing8348.0%
Accommodation and Food Services6185.9%

The most common occupations among Cranbourne East residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers1,66615.4%
Professionals1,64215.2%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,62915.0%
Machinery Operators and Drivers1,35712.5%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,31212.1%
Labourers1,27611.8%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Cranbourne East, 12.1% are at university or higher education, 9.9% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 73.1% are at school.

66.7% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce2,07822.1%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,57916.8%
Society and Culture1,38414.7%
Health1,22613.1%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services7858.4%
Education6777.2%

Long-term health conditions

65.1% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Cranbourne East are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,7736.8%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,5225.8%
Arthritis1,3215.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,1464.4%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)6842.6%
Cancer (including remission)4301.6%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2691.0%
Stroke1800.7%
Kidney disease1630.6%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1340.5%

15.4% of residents report one condition, 4.6% report two, and 2.5% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.6%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition10.4%
Provides unpaid child care74.1%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work18.8%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.2%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago86.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last year10.9%
Moved interstate in the last year0.6%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago45.8%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years39.9%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.5%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years7.8%

Photo: Cranbourne East, Victoria. Credit: Totallynotarandomalt69 / CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,605 offences in Cranbourne East in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person402
B Property and deception offences786
C Drug offences51
D Public order and security offences57
E Justice procedures offences308
F Other offences1

That is a calculated rate of 65.0 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 Casey local government area recorded 7,323 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
882
2023
1,061
2024
1,229
2025
1,291
2026
1,605

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.

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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 24679
Median Age 31
Average Household Size 3.3
Median Weekly Household Income $1912
Median Weekly Rent $400
Median Monthly Mortgage $2000
Unemployment Rate 5.6%
Participation Rate 68.7%
Born Overseas 46.3%
Separate House 84.8%
Worked at Home 14.4%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 5
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 42
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5
Median Weekly Family Income $1975
Postcode 3977

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