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Cranbourne West (VIC 3977): population 19,969, median age 32, median household income $1,856/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 4. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Cranbourne West is a suburb in Casey, Victoria (postcode 3977), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 19,969 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
19,969
Median age
32
Household income
$1,856/wk
Weekly rent
$375
Unemployment
5.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile
4 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
10.0%
5-14
16.6%
15-19
5.4%
20-24
5.8%
25-34
18.3%
35-44
18.4%
45-54
10.5%
55-64
7.3%
65-74
4.9%
75-84
2.1%
85+
0.8%

Housing tenure

Owned
12.5%
Mortgage
61.8%
Rented
22.4%
Other
2.1%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3977
Population (2021)19,969
Males9,895 (49.6%)
Females10,074 (50.4%)
Median age32 years
Average household size3.1
Median weekly household income$1,856
Median weekly family income$1,936
Median weekly rent$375
Median monthly mortgage$1,800
Labour force10,069
Unemployment rate5.5%
Participation rate71.8%
Born overseas42.0%
Separate houses79.1%
Worked at home13.6%
SEIFA IRSD decile4 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher38.1%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent63.9%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.8%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.6%
Households with 2+ vehicles69.3%
Distance from Melbourne CBD40.7 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 32 years. Residents under 15: 26.6%. Residents aged 65 and over: 7.7%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,99910.0%
5-143,30716.6%
15-191,0705.4%
20-241,1655.8%
25-343,65418.3%
35-443,67118.4%
45-542,09710.5%
55-641,4577.3%
65-749744.9%
75-844152.1%
85 and over1510.8%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households6,102
Average household size3.1
One person91615.0%
Two persons1,52625.0%
Three persons1,23620.3%
Four persons1,36122.3%
Five persons62810.3%
Six or more persons4297.0%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families5,302
Couples with children2935.5%
Couples without children1,35925.6%
One-parent families85616.1%
Other families781.5%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.59
Women with no children30.3%
Women with three or more children22.3%

Of the 3,008 couple families with children in Cranbourne West, 8.7% are step or blended families.

Marital status

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

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)51.5%
Married (de facto)11.1%
Not married37.4%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings6,297
Occupied6,10296.9%
Unoccupied1933.1%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house4,98379.1%
Semi-detached or townhouse93214.8%
Flat or apartment1822.9%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright76012.5%
Owned with a mortgage3,77161.8%
Rented1,36422.4%
Other tenure1292.1%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week28.9%
$350 to $549 per week68.1%
$550 or more per week3.0%

3.3% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00010.1%
$1,000 to $1,79938.4%
$1,800 to $2,99943.8%
$3,000 or more7.6%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.4%
Two bedrooms6.7%
Three bedrooms46.4%
Four or more bedrooms46.5%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force10,069
Employed9,51994.5%
Unemployed5575.5%
Not in the labour force3,953
Unemployment rate5.5%
Participation rate71.8%

33.8% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

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

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $6509.2%
$650 to $1,49929.0%
$1,500 to $2,99944.7%
$3,000 or more17.2%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50033.7%
$500 to $99927.3%
$1,000 to $1,99933.3%
$2,000 or more5.7%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver6,21265.3%
Car passenger4334.5%
Train1131.2%
Bus420.4%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle50.1%
Walked only500.5%
Worked at home1,29313.6%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity6,79334.0%
No religion6,04730.3%
Islam1,7818.9%
Hinduism1,6048.0%
Buddhism7974.0%
Judaism90.0%
Other or not stated2,93814.7%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)982432
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9664
IER (economic resources)10326
IEO (education and occupation)9574

Where residents were born

56.3% of residents were born in Australia and 43.7% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Cranbourne West are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India2,49313.0%
Afghanistan7383.8%
New Zealand6263.3%
Sri Lanka5322.8%
Philippines4682.4%
England3531.8%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202117.7%
2011 to 201521.6%
2001 to 201040.4%
Before 200120.3%

Languages spoken at home

54.3% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Cranbourne West are listed below. Across all households, 6.0% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi1,90110.0%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese4652.4%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi4242.2%
Malayalam3752.0%
Tamil3101.6%
Samoan2591.4%

Ancestry

Residents of Cranbourne West most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian4,61518.7%
English4,43418.0%
Indian2,4149.8%
Scottish9133.7%
Irish8723.5%
Filipino6552.7%

Work and industry

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

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance1,58317.8%
Manufacturing1,19113.4%
Construction1,00111.2%
Retail Trade96010.8%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing6627.4%
Education and Training5035.6%

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

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers1,51616.3%
Professionals1,37814.8%
Labourers1,26613.6%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,24013.3%
Machinery Operators and Drivers1,17412.6%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,16012.4%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Cranbourne West, 11.5% are at university or higher education, 10.5% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 72.5% are at school.

63.9% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,59520.9%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,31817.3%
Society and Culture1,15015.1%
Health96412.6%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services6668.7%
Education5196.8%

Long-term health conditions

64.5% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Cranbourne West are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,6117.6%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,4296.8%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)9664.6%
Arthritis9654.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)4722.2%
Cancer (including remission)3031.4%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2010.9%
Kidney disease1380.7%
Stroke1230.6%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)640.3%

16.9% of residents report one condition, 4.5% report two, and 2.2% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.4%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition10.3%
Provides unpaid child care73.3%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work18.1%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.2%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago87.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last year9.6%
Moved interstate in the last year0.2%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago50.5%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years36.0%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.7%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years7.1%

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,455 offences in Cranbourne West in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person309
B Property and deception offences844
C Drug offences49
D Public order and security offences41
E Justice procedures offences211
F Other offences1

That is a calculated rate of 72.9 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
1,062
2023
956
2024
1,026
2025
1,407
2026
1,455

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 19969
Median Age 32
Average Household Size 3.1
Median Weekly Household Income $1856
Median Weekly Rent $375
Median Monthly Mortgage $1800
Unemployment Rate 5.5%
Participation Rate 71.8%
Born Overseas 42%
Separate House 79.1%
Worked at Home 13.6%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 4
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 32
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4
Median Weekly Family Income $1936
Postcode 3977

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