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Croydon North, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Croydon North (VIC 3136): population 8,092, median age 40, median household income $2,156/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 9. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Croydon North is a suburb in Maroondah, Victoria (postcode 3136), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 8,092 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
8,092
Median age
40
Household income
$2,156/wk
Weekly rent
$410
Unemployment
3.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile
9 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.7%
5-14
12.7%
15-19
5.8%
20-24
6.1%
25-34
11.7%
35-44
14.2%
45-54
13.3%
55-64
13.8%
65-74
9.8%
75-84
4.8%
85+
2.1%

Housing tenure

Owned
34.4%
Mortgage
46.7%
Rented
17.5%
Other
0.6%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3136
Population (2021)8,092
Males3,924 (48.5%)
Females4,163 (51.4%)
Median age40 years
Average household size2.7
Median weekly household income$2,156
Median weekly family income$2,469
Median weekly rent$410
Median monthly mortgage$2,167
Labour force4,465
Unemployment rate3.5%
Participation rate70.5%
Born overseas20.9%
Separate houses90.4%
Worked at home28.1%
SEIFA IRSD decile9 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher47.9%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent66.9%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents1.0%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.0%
Households with 2+ vehicles69.3%
Distance from Melbourne CBD28.7 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 40 years. Residents under 15: 18.4%. Residents aged 65 and over: 16.7%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-44595.7%
5-141,03112.7%
15-194695.8%
20-244906.1%
25-3494511.7%
35-441,15314.2%
45-541,07513.3%
55-641,11313.8%
65-747929.8%
75-843924.8%
85 and over1682.1%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households2,855
Average household size2.7
One person53418.7%
Two persons93332.7%
Three persons56719.9%
Four persons57220.0%
Five persons1976.9%
Six or more persons511.8%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families2,320
Couples with children954.1%
Couples without children81835.3%
One-parent families33214.3%
Other families261.1%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.6
Women with no children30.2%
Women with three or more children24.0%

Of the 1,145 couple families with children in Croydon North, 9.6% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Croydon North.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)53.1%
Married (de facto)10.4%
Not married36.5%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings2,988
Occupied2,85595.5%
Unoccupied1334.5%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house2,70290.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse1454.9%
Flat or apartment50.2%
Other dwelling80.3%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright98134.4%
Owned with a mortgage1,33446.7%
Rented50017.5%
Other tenure180.6%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week23.5%
$350 to $549 per week67.1%
$550 or more per week9.4%

7.5% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00013.0%
$1,000 to $1,79924.3%
$1,800 to $2,99940.3%
$3,000 or more22.4%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.5%
Two bedrooms10.3%
Three bedrooms44.6%
Four or more bedrooms44.6%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force4,465
Employed4,31396.6%
Unemployed1553.5%
Not in the labour force1,872
Unemployment rate3.5%
Participation rate70.5%

36.8% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Croydon North are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65011.5%
$650 to $1,49922.5%
$1,500 to $2,99934.6%
$3,000 or more31.4%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50030.9%
$500 to $99923.3%
$1,000 to $1,99929.6%
$2,000 or more16.2%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver2,21951.4%
Car passenger1202.8%
Train330.8%
Bus160.4%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle150.3%
Walked only240.6%
Worked at home1,21028.1%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity3,51443.4%
No religion3,86547.8%
Islam600.7%
Hinduism801.0%
Buddhism1211.5%
Judaism00.0%
Other or not stated4525.6%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1071986
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10589
IER (economic resources)10728
IEO (education and occupation)10479

Where residents were born

78.8% of residents were born in Australia and 21.2% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Croydon North are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
England3554.5%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2493.2%
India1051.3%
South Africa861.1%
New Zealand730.9%
Malaysia520.7%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 20219.5%
2011 to 201511.5%
2001 to 201025.9%
Before 200153.1%

Languages spoken at home

86.2% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Croydon North are listed below. Across all households, 1.7% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin3053.9%
Chinese: Cantonese710.9%
Italian470.6%
Persian (excluding Dari)440.6%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese410.5%
Arabic360.5%

Ancestry

Residents of Croydon North most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English3,22428.7%
Australian2,84025.3%
Scottish9048.0%
Irish8637.7%
Chinese4694.2%
Italian4614.1%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Croydon North residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance61114.8%
Construction52012.6%
Retail Trade44410.8%
Education and Training42810.4%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3668.9%
Manufacturing3087.5%

The most common occupations among Croydon North residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,07425.3%
Managers63615.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers63414.9%
Technicians and Trades Workers62314.7%
Community and Personal Service Workers44710.5%
Sales Workers3939.2%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Croydon North, 17.2% are at university or higher education, 9.5% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 70.1% are at school.

66.9% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce87822.3%
Engineering and Related Technologies57414.6%
Society and Culture49112.5%
Health47212.0%
Education45911.7%
Architecture and Building3258.3%

Long-term health conditions

55.2% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Croydon North are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)7438.3%
Asthma7037.9%
Arthritis6807.6%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)3203.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)2973.3%
Cancer (including remission)2262.5%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1021.1%
Stroke720.8%
Kidney disease670.8%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)630.7%

21.4% of residents report one condition, 6.1% report two, and 2.7% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group14.5%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition13.9%
Provides unpaid child care61.8%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work22.3%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force2.4%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago89.0%
Moved within Victoria in the last year9.1%
Moved interstate in the last year0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.4%
Same address 5 years ago65.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years25.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.4%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years2.8%

Photo: Croydon North, Victoria. Credit: Thomashobley7532 / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 223 offences in Croydon North in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person71
B Property and deception offences98
C Drug offences20
D Public order and security offences13
E Justice procedures offences21
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 27.6 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 Maroondah local government area recorded 7,497 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
258
2023
252
2024
192
2025
248
2026
223

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 8092
Median Age 40
Average Household Size 2.7
Median Weekly Household Income $2156
Median Weekly Rent $410
Median Monthly Mortgage $2167
Unemployment Rate 3.5%
Participation Rate 70.5%
Born Overseas 20.9%
Separate House 90.4%
Worked at Home 28.1%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 9
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 86
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9
Median Weekly Family Income $2469
Postcode 3136

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