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Cairnlea VIC 3023

3,511 addresses · 168 streets

Fraser Electorate › Brimbank LGA › Cairnlea · 17 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Cairnlea is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 10,038 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,062 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Vietnamese, Chinese, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $932,500.

10,038Population
36Median age
$2,062Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
3.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cairnlea statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cairnlea itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: St Albans, 2 km north-east · Bus interchange: St Albans Station/St Albans Road, 2 km north-east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 10.6 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Cairnlea.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$932,500House · 2024
$413,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cairnlea

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cairnlea VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 62.1%

Population by age in Cairnlea
Population by age, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4507
5-141,422
15-19780
20-24764
25-341,319
35-441,431
45-541,558
55-641,222
65-74718
75-84221
85+92
Dwelling types in Cairnlea
Dwelling types, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,480
Townhouse212
Apartment106
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cairnlea
Households by weekly income, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650293
$650-1,499637
$1,500-2,999984
$3,000+703
Top ancestries in Cairnlea
Top ancestries, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese3,009
Other2,136
Chinese1,244
Australian929
Filipino696
English644
Housing tenure in Cairnlea
Housing tenure, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned920
Mortgage1,381
Rented420
Other34
Cars per household in Cairnlea
Cars per household, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
078
1619
21,191
3561
4+332
Commute to work in Cairnlea
Commute to work, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,964
Train94
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked28
Bicycle0
Home895
Top countries of birth in Cairnlea
Top countries of birth, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam2,107
Philippines449
India256
North Macedonia174
Bosnia & Herzegovina142
China132
Languages used at home in Cairnlea
Languages used at home, Cairnlea VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese3,145
Cantonese406
Tagalog255
Macedonian248
Punjabi172
Arabic170

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,097 bird observations recorded near Cairnlea — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cairnlea

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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