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Cranbourne South, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Cranbourne South (VIC 3977): population 3,241, median age 35, median household income $2,278/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 8. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Cranbourne South is a suburb in Casey, Victoria (postcode 3977), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 3,241 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
3,241
Median age
35
Household income
$2,278/wk
Weekly rent
$470
Unemployment
2.8%
SEIFA IRSD decile
8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
7.5%
5-14
12.5%
15-19
5.0%
20-24
6.1%
25-34
18.6%
35-44
14.1%
45-54
11.3%
55-64
11.7%
65-74
8.7%
75-84
3.5%
85+
0.7%

Housing tenure

Owned
25.4%
Mortgage
60.8%
Rented
10.5%
Other
1.2%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3977
Population (2021)3,241
Males1,606 (49.6%)
Females1,638 (50.5%)
Median age35 years
Average household size2.9
Median weekly household income$2,278
Median weekly family income$2,361
Median weekly rent$470
Median monthly mortgage$2,167
Labour force1,834
Unemployment rate2.8%
Participation rate74.5%
Born overseas23.3%
Separate houses95.4%
Worked at home18.3%
SEIFA IRSD decile8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher36.9%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent59.4%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents1.2%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.0%
Households with 2+ vehicles81.0%
Distance from Melbourne CBD45.1 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 35 years. Residents under 15: 20.0%. Residents aged 65 and over: 12.9%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-42437.5%
5-1440512.5%
15-191625.0%
20-241996.1%
25-3460218.6%
35-4445614.1%
45-5436511.3%
55-6438011.7%
65-742818.7%
75-841153.5%
85 and over220.7%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households1,060
Average household size2.9
One person13913.1%
Two persons35933.9%
Three persons20719.5%
Four persons20719.5%
Five persons938.8%
Six or more persons545.1%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families941
Couples with children283.0%
Couples without children35737.9%
One-parent families929.8%
Other families161.7%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.54
Women with no children33.4%
Women with three or more children23.3%

Of the 475 couple families with children in Cranbourne South, 10.7% are step or blended families.

Marital status

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

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)51.8%
Married (de facto)15.8%
Not married32.4%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings1,096
Occupied1,06096.7%
Unoccupied353.2%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house1,04695.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse00.0%
Flat or apartment30.3%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright26925.4%
Owned with a mortgage64460.8%
Rented11110.5%
Other tenure131.2%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week21.9%
$350 to $549 per week62.5%
$550 or more per week15.6%

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

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,0009.5%
$1,000 to $1,79920.0%
$1,800 to $2,99953.2%
$3,000 or more17.3%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.9%
Two bedrooms3.1%
Three bedrooms29.8%
Four or more bedrooms66.2%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force1,834
Employed1,78497.3%
Unemployed522.8%
Not in the labour force628
Unemployment rate2.8%
Participation rate74.5%

32.3% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

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

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65010.1%
$650 to $1,49918.9%
$1,500 to $2,99942.9%
$3,000 or more28.0%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50027.7%
$500 to $99923.3%
$1,000 to $1,99938.6%
$2,000 or more10.5%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver1,10161.7%
Car passenger563.1%
Train90.5%
Bus40.2%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle00.0%
Walked only70.4%
Worked at home32618.3%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity1,29540.0%
No religion1,42343.9%
Islam882.7%
Hinduism832.6%
Buddhism581.8%
Judaism50.2%
Other or not stated2898.9%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1059878
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10368
IER (economic resources)111110
IEO (education and occupation)9956

Where residents were born

75.8% of residents were born in Australia and 24.2% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Cranbourne South are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India1374.4%
England1073.4%
Philippines591.9%
New Zealand491.6%
Sri Lanka431.4%
Fiji280.9%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202114.4%
2011 to 201522.0%
2001 to 201027.4%
Before 200136.2%

Languages spoken at home

79.5% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Cranbourne South are listed below. Across all households, 2.1% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi792.5%
Malayalam581.9%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese391.3%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi381.2%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Filipino280.9%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Tagalog260.8%

Ancestry

Residents of Cranbourne South most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English1,14327.4%
Australian1,12927.1%
Scottish2846.8%
Irish2155.2%
Italian1473.5%
Indian1423.4%

Work and industry

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

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Construction31318.4%
Health Care and Social Assistance26215.4%
Manufacturing17710.4%
Retail Trade1669.8%
Education and Training1398.2%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing975.7%

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

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals34119.5%
Technicians and Trades Workers30317.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers23513.4%
Managers21912.5%
Community and Personal Service Workers19911.4%
Labourers17710.1%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Cranbourne South, 14.8% are at university or higher education, 12.3% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 69.8% are at school.

59.4% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce25817.6%
Engineering and Related Technologies25417.3%
Health21114.4%
Society and Culture18212.4%
Architecture and Building17211.7%
Education1459.9%

Long-term health conditions

59.8% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Cranbourne South are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma2798.0%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)2507.2%
Arthritis2366.8%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1283.7%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)1093.1%
Cancer (including remission)812.3%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)431.2%
Stroke391.1%
Kidney disease190.5%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)50.1%

19.8% of residents report one condition, 5.4% report two, and 2.5% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group9.8%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition12.2%
Provides unpaid child care60.7%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work22.4%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force2.0%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago68.8%
Moved within Victoria in the last year26.4%
Moved interstate in the last year0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.6%
Same address 5 years ago39.5%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years48.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.4%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years3.6%

Photo: Cranbourne South, Victoria. Credit: Srsbb / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 226 offences in Cranbourne South in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person47
B Property and deception offences124
C Drug offences4
D Public order and security offences13
E Justice procedures offences38
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 69.7 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 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
157
2023
199
2024
201
2025
242
2026
226

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 3241
Median Age 35
Average Household Size 2.9
Median Weekly Household Income $2278
Median Weekly Rent $470
Median Monthly Mortgage $2167
Unemployment Rate 2.8%
Participation Rate 74.5%
Born Overseas 23.3%
Separate House 95.4%
Worked at Home 18.3%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 8
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 78
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8
Median Weekly Family Income $2361
Postcode 3977

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