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Narre Warren South, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Narre Warren South (VIC 3805): population 30,909, median age 34, median household income $2,158/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 5. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Narre Warren South is a suburb in Casey, Victoria (postcode 3805), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 30,909 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
30,909
Median age
34
Household income
$2,158/wk
Weekly rent
$401
Unemployment
6%
SEIFA IRSD decile
5 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
6.0%
5-14
15.9%
15-19
8.8%
20-24
8.0%
25-34
12.1%
35-44
13.8%
45-54
15.5%
55-64
10.9%
65-74
5.8%
75-84
2.5%
85+
0.6%

Housing tenure

Owned
24.2%
Mortgage
57.4%
Rented
16.5%
Other
0.8%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3805
Population (2021)30,909
Males15,436 (49.9%)
Females15,471 (50.1%)
Median age34 years
Average household size3.4
Median weekly household income$2,158
Median weekly family income$2,174
Median weekly rent$401
Median monthly mortgage$1,937
Labour force16,164
Unemployment rate6%
Participation rate69.3%
Born overseas40.8%
Separate houses90.3%
Worked at home18.3%
SEIFA IRSD decile5 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher40.1%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent64.9%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.6%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.9%
Households with 2+ vehicles78.1%
Distance from Melbourne CBD40.0 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 34 years. Residents under 15: 22.0%. Residents aged 65 and over: 8.9%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,8666.0%
5-144,92715.9%
15-192,7258.8%
20-242,4748.0%
25-343,73712.1%
35-444,26313.8%
45-544,77815.5%
55-643,37110.9%
65-741,7895.8%
75-847842.5%
85 and over1920.6%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households8,738
Average household size3.4
One person87110.0%
Two persons2,02923.2%
Three persons1,70619.5%
Four persons2,18625.0%
Five persons1,05112.0%
Six or more persons89710.3%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families8,206
Couples with children6748.2%
Couples without children1,96323.9%
One-parent families1,20314.7%
Other families740.9%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.68
Women with no children32.5%
Women with three or more children27.0%

Of the 4,965 couple families with children in Narre Warren South, 8.8% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Narre Warren South.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)52.9%
Married (de facto)6.6%
Not married40.5%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings8,999
Occupied8,73897.1%
Unoccupied2602.9%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house8,12790.3%
Semi-detached or townhouse6056.7%
Flat or apartment30.0%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright2,11624.2%
Owned with a mortgage5,01257.4%
Rented1,44616.5%
Other tenure670.8%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week14.2%
$350 to $549 per week79.9%
$550 or more per week5.9%

4.6% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00014.0%
$1,000 to $1,79930.7%
$1,800 to $2,99943.3%
$3,000 or more12.1%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.2%
Two bedrooms1.1%
Three bedrooms32.5%
Four or more bedrooms66.2%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force16,164
Employed15,18794.0%
Unemployed9736.0%
Not in the labour force7,158
Unemployment rate6%
Participation rate69.3%

36.3% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

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

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $6508.2%
$650 to $1,49923.7%
$1,500 to $2,99940.3%
$3,000 or more27.8%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50038.2%
$500 to $99923.9%
$1,000 to $1,99929.4%
$2,000 or more8.5%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver9,10560.0%
Car passenger7394.9%
Train1891.2%
Bus600.4%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle110.1%
Walked only590.4%
Worked at home2,78218.3%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity12,54640.6%
No religion8,80628.5%
Islam4,96316.1%
Hinduism1,1703.8%
Buddhism1,2634.1%
Judaism190.1%
Other or not stated2,1426.9%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)997541
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9936
IER (economic resources)10648
IEO (education and occupation)9826

Where residents were born

58.0% of residents were born in Australia and 42.0% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Narre Warren South are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
Afghanistan2,3767.9%
India1,7205.7%
Sri Lanka1,1193.7%
England6392.1%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)6042.0%
New Zealand5862.0%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202115.8%
2011 to 201517.7%
2001 to 201033.3%
Before 200133.2%

Languages spoken at home

57.6% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Narre Warren South are listed below. Across all households, 6.7% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese9363.1%
Chinese: Mandarin8562.9%
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi6312.1%
Arabic5521.9%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi4101.4%
Spanish4091.4%

Ancestry

Residents of Narre Warren South most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian7,14718.5%
English6,66717.3%
Indian2,1365.5%
Scottish1,6544.3%
Chinese1,5153.9%
Irish1,4523.8%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Narre Warren South residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance1,97913.8%
Construction1,92213.4%
Retail Trade1,69711.9%
Manufacturing1,62111.3%
Education and Training1,0487.3%
Accommodation and Food Services8946.3%

The most common occupations among Narre Warren South residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Technicians and Trades Workers2,55417.2%
Professionals2,42716.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,19814.8%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,66911.2%
Managers1,65311.1%
Labourers1,61710.9%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Narre Warren South, 15.3% are at university or higher education, 9.7% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 70.8% are at school.

64.9% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce2,74023.0%
Engineering and Related Technologies2,12317.8%
Society and Culture1,71814.4%
Health1,28010.7%
Education9578.0%
Architecture and Building7766.5%

Long-term health conditions

62.9% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Narre Warren South are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma2,3807.2%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)2,0686.3%
Arthritis1,7635.3%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,5754.8%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)8462.6%
Cancer (including remission)5811.8%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2860.9%
Kidney disease2230.7%
Stroke1740.5%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)840.3%

17.9% of residents report one condition, 4.7% report two, and 2.0% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group9.5%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition12.7%
Provides unpaid child care59.5%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work19.0%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.1%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago90.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last year7.2%
Moved interstate in the last year0.5%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago67.9%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years22.7%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.7%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years5.5%

Photo: Narre Warren South, Victoria. Credit: Orthogonal1 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,212 offences in Narre Warren South in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person288
B Property and deception offences679
C Drug offences27
D Public order and security offences58
E Justice procedures offences160
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 39.2 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 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
1,012
2023
1,160
2024
1,069
2025
1,115
2026
1,212

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 30909
Median Age 34
Average Household Size 3.4
Median Weekly Household Income $2158
Median Weekly Rent $401
Median Monthly Mortgage $1937
Unemployment Rate 6%
Participation Rate 69.3%
Born Overseas 40.8%
Separate House 90.3%
Worked at Home 18.3%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 5
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 41
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6
Median Weekly Family Income $2174
Postcode 3805

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