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Fraser Rise, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Fraser Rise (VIC 3336): population 9,097, median age 31, median household income $2,276/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 8. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Fraser Rise is a suburb in Melton, Victoria (postcode 3336), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 9,097 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
9,097
Median age
31
Household income
$2,276/wk
Weekly rent
$431
Unemployment
4.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile
8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
11.3%
5-14
16.9%
15-19
6.0%
20-24
5.3%
25-34
19.5%
35-44
21.2%
45-54
10.1%
55-64
5.6%
65-74
3.2%
75-84
0.7%
85+
0.1%

Housing tenure

Owned
10.4%
Mortgage
71.1%
Rented
16.5%
Other
0.5%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3336
Population (2021)9,097
Males4,468 (49.1%)
Females4,627 (50.9%)
Median age31 years
Average household size3.2
Median weekly household income$2,276
Median weekly family income$2,348
Median weekly rent$431
Median monthly mortgage$2,076
Labour force4,871
Unemployment rate4.5%
Participation rate77.5%
Born overseas42.0%
Separate houses93.0%
Worked at home23.0%
SEIFA IRSD decile8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher50.1%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent78.0%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.5%
Residents needing assistance with core activities2.7%
Households with 2+ vehicles74.0%
Distance from Melbourne CBD25.1 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 31 years. Residents under 15: 28.2%. Residents aged 65 and over: 4.1%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,02911.3%
5-141,53516.9%
15-195426.0%
20-244855.3%
25-341,77219.5%
35-441,92821.2%
45-5492310.1%
55-645095.6%
65-742903.2%
75-84680.7%
85 and over110.1%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households2,731
Average household size3.2
One person31111.4%
Two persons58821.5%
Three persons63023.1%
Four persons74627.3%
Five persons32011.7%
Six or more persons1375.0%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families2,462
Couples with children1506.1%
Couples without children52621.4%
One-parent families35014.2%
Other families210.9%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.49
Women with no children30.8%
Women with three or more children19.9%

Of the 1,569 couple families with children in Fraser Rise, 7.4% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Fraser Rise.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)57.0%
Married (de facto)8.9%
Not married34.1%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings2,791
Occupied2,73197.9%
Unoccupied602.1%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house2,59593.0%
Semi-detached or townhouse1314.7%
Flat or apartment00.0%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright28410.4%
Owned with a mortgage1,94371.1%
Rented45016.5%
Other tenure140.5%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week4.8%
$350 to $549 per week92.3%
$550 or more per week2.9%

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

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,0007.5%
$1,000 to $1,79924.8%
$1,800 to $2,99954.3%
$3,000 or more13.5%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.1%
Two bedrooms1.2%
Three bedrooms31.1%
Four or more bedrooms67.5%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force4,871
Employed4,64995.4%
Unemployed2214.5%
Not in the labour force1,412
Unemployment rate4.5%
Participation rate77.5%

30.0% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Fraser Rise are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $6506.4%
$650 to $1,49918.6%
$1,500 to $2,99945.3%
$3,000 or more29.7%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50028.8%
$500 to $99922.4%
$1,000 to $1,99937.2%
$2,000 or more11.5%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver2,58255.5%
Car passenger1563.4%
Train861.8%
Bus200.4%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle30.1%
Walked only50.1%
Worked at home1,07023.0%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity4,73052.0%
No religion1,35514.9%
Islam7728.5%
Hinduism7788.6%
Buddhism3103.4%
Judaism00.0%
Other or not stated1,15212.7%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1050872
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10388
IER (economic resources)10909
IEO (education and occupation)10248

Where residents were born

56.7% of residents were born in Australia and 43.3% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Fraser Rise are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India1,04211.9%
Philippines5456.2%
Sri Lanka1932.2%
New Zealand1862.1%
Iraq1281.5%
Vietnam1121.3%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202115.8%
2011 to 201525.4%
2001 to 201039.9%
Before 200118.8%

Languages spoken at home

47.1% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Fraser Rise are listed below. Across all households, 4.5% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi8149.3%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi3163.6%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Tagalog3093.5%
Arabic2933.3%
Macedonian2502.9%
Vietnamese2232.5%

Ancestry

Residents of Fraser Rise most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian1,36412.5%
Indian1,09310.0%
English9348.6%
Filipino7767.1%
Italian7617.0%
Maltese6636.1%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Fraser Rise residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance63714.4%
Construction56412.7%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing45610.3%
Retail Trade4089.2%
Education and Training3568.0%
Manufacturing3207.2%

The most common occupations among Fraser Rise residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals99121.7%
Clerical and Administrative Workers75616.6%
Technicians and Trades Workers62013.6%
Community and Personal Service Workers49910.9%
Managers46710.2%
Machinery Operators and Drivers45610.0%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Fraser Rise, 13.2% are at university or higher education, 7.1% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 75.4% are at school.

78.0% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce94624.5%
Engineering and Related Technologies59315.4%
Society and Culture47812.4%
Health42010.9%
Education3448.9%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services2897.5%

Long-term health conditions

74.6% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Fraser Rise are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma6417.0%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)3674.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)3073.4%
Arthritis2733.0%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)941.0%
Cancer (including remission)720.8%
Kidney disease330.4%
Stroke290.3%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)290.3%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)100.1%

14.2% of residents report one condition, 2.5% report two, and 0.7% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group6.2%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition9.2%
Provides unpaid child care77.1%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work19.5%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.4%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago79.1%
Moved within Victoria in the last year18.0%
Moved interstate in the last year0.2%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago38.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years50.3%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.2%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years6.3%

Photo: Fraser Rise, Victoria. Credit: Mattinbgn ( talk · contribs ) / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 684 offences in Fraser Rise in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person95
B Property and deception offences426
C Drug offences36
D Public order and security offences35
E Justice procedures offences92
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 75.2 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 Melton local government area recorded 6,463 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
335
2023
391
2024
535
2025
684
2026
684

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 9097
Median Age 31
Average Household Size 3.2
Median Weekly Household Income $2276
Median Weekly Rent $431
Median Monthly Mortgage $2076
Unemployment Rate 4.5%
Participation Rate 77.5%
Born Overseas 42%
Separate House 93%
Worked at Home 23%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 8
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 72
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8
Median Weekly Family Income $2348
Postcode 3336

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