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Hoppers Crossing, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Hoppers Crossing (VIC 3029): population 37,216, median age 37, median household income $1,580/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 3. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Hoppers Crossing is a suburb in Wyndham, Victoria (postcode 3029), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 37,216 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
37,216
Median age
37
Household income
$1,580/wk
Weekly rent
$340
Unemployment
7.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile
3 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.9%
5-14
13.1%
15-19
6.2%
20-24
6.9%
25-34
14.4%
35-44
13.7%
45-54
12.7%
55-64
13.2%
65-74
9.2%
75-84
3.9%
85+
1.0%

Housing tenure

Owned
33.9%
Mortgage
37.3%
Rented
26.3%
Other
1.1%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3029
Population (2021)37,216
Males18,685 (50.2%)
Females18,530 (49.8%)
Median age37 years
Average household size2.8
Median weekly household income$1,580
Median weekly family income$1,793
Median weekly rent$340
Median monthly mortgage$1,600
Labour force18,041
Unemployment rate7.5%
Participation rate63.4%
Born overseas38.4%
Separate houses79.9%
Worked at home19.0%
SEIFA IRSD decile3 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher41.8%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent59.3%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents1.0%
Residents needing assistance with core activities6.4%
Households with 2+ vehicles60.4%
Distance from Melbourne CBD23.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 37 years. Residents under 15: 19.0%. Residents aged 65 and over: 14.1%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-42,1915.9%
5-144,87913.1%
15-192,3006.2%
20-242,5526.9%
25-345,35014.4%
35-445,09413.7%
45-544,70812.7%
55-644,90813.2%
65-743,4249.2%
75-841,4513.9%
85 and over3551.0%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households12,584
Average household size2.8
One person2,57420.5%
Two persons3,83530.5%
Three persons2,34518.6%
Four persons2,24117.8%
Five persons9157.3%
Six or more persons6735.3%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families9,988
Couples with children4254.3%
Couples without children3,18731.9%
One-parent families1,82318.3%
Other families1771.8%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.68
Women with no children30.8%
Women with three or more children26.5%

Of the 4,797 couple families with children in Hoppers Crossing, 9.3% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Hoppers Crossing.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)48.4%
Married (de facto)7.5%
Not married44.0%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings13,344
Occupied12,58494.3%
Unoccupied7655.7%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house10,66479.9%
Semi-detached or townhouse9857.4%
Flat or apartment9206.9%
Other dwelling40.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright4,26433.9%
Owned with a mortgage4,69337.3%
Rented3,30826.3%
Other tenure1361.1%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week56.9%
$350 to $549 per week41.0%
$550 or more per week2.2%

3.7% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00019.1%
$1,000 to $1,79942.5%
$1,800 to $2,99930.9%
$3,000 or more7.4%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom1.0%
Two bedrooms7.7%
Three bedrooms55.7%
Four or more bedrooms35.6%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force18,041
Employed16,67792.4%
Unemployed1,3627.5%
Not in the labour force10,412
Unemployment rate7.5%
Participation rate63.4%

36.1% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Hoppers Crossing are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65015.2%
$650 to $1,49932.5%
$1,500 to $2,99934.6%
$3,000 or more17.7%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50040.1%
$500 to $99925.5%
$1,000 to $1,99927.1%
$2,000 or more7.2%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver9,19955.2%
Car passenger8044.8%
Train3922.4%
Bus910.5%
Tram50.0%
Bicycle430.3%
Walked only1150.7%
Worked at home3,17119.0%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity16,89945.4%
No religion9,81026.4%
Islam3,3008.9%
Hinduism2,3566.3%
Buddhism1,0372.8%
Judaism150.0%
Other or not stated3,79910.2%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)957322
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9453
IER (economic resources)9813
IEO (education and occupation)9434

Where residents were born

59.4% of residents were born in Australia and 40.6% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Hoppers Crossing are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India3,0348.6%
New Zealand1,0483.0%
Philippines9402.7%
Myanmar7572.2%
England7252.1%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)6471.8%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202120.4%
2011 to 201516.2%
2001 to 201026.9%
Before 200136.5%

Languages spoken at home

59.9% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Hoppers Crossing are listed below. Across all households, 6.0% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Arabic1,2053.4%
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi1,0122.9%
Chinese: Mandarin8532.4%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi7932.3%
Italian5451.6%
Indo-Aryan: Urdu5371.5%

Ancestry

Residents of Hoppers Crossing most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English8,38618.3%
Australian8,33918.2%
Indian3,0186.6%
Irish2,1564.7%
Italian2,1454.7%
Scottish2,1384.7%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Hoppers Crossing residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance1,99812.7%
Retail Trade1,82811.6%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,68410.7%
Construction1,59710.1%
Manufacturing1,2598.0%
Education and Training1,2267.8%

The most common occupations among Hoppers Crossing residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals2,76116.9%
Technicians and Trades Workers2,39714.7%
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,31614.2%
Machinery Operators and Drivers2,05612.6%
Labourers1,90511.7%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,89811.6%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Hoppers Crossing, 16.6% are at university or higher education, 10.8% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 67.5% are at school.

59.3% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Hoppers Crossing residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce3,18521.9%
Engineering and Related Technologies2,85019.6%
Society and Culture1,95713.5%
Health1,3909.6%
Education1,1878.2%
Information Technology1,0167.0%

Long-term health conditions

55.3% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Hoppers Crossing are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma3,2338.0%
Arthritis3,0167.4%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)3,0137.4%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)2,3435.8%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)1,4503.6%
Cancer (including remission)8102.0%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)5631.4%
Stroke3270.8%
Kidney disease3160.8%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1480.4%

20.3% of residents report one condition, 6.5% report two, and 3.3% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Hoppers Crossing contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group9.1%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition13.2%
Provides unpaid child care51.0%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work19.6%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force2.3%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago89.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last year7.5%
Moved interstate in the last year0.5%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.6%
Same address 5 years ago67.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years18.7%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.3%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years7.2%

Photo: Hoppers Crossing, Victoria. Credit: Damo1986 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 3,971 offences in Hoppers Crossing in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person520
B Property and deception offences2,731
C Drug offences189
D Public order and security offences220
E Justice procedures offences300
F Other offences11

That is a calculated rate of 106.7 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 Wyndham local government area recorded 6,638 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
2,674
2023
3,050
2024
3,070
2025
3,791
2026
3,971

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 37216
Median Age 37
Average Household Size 2.8
Median Weekly Household Income $1580
Median Weekly Rent $340
Median Monthly Mortgage $1600
Unemployment Rate 7.5%
Participation Rate 63.4%
Born Overseas 38.4%
Separate House 79.9%
Worked at Home 19%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 3
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 22
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3
Median Weekly Family Income $1793
Postcode 3029

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