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Canterbury VIC 3126

4,103 addresses · 101 streets

Kooyong Electorate › Boroondara LGA › Canterbury · 10 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Canterbury is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 7,800 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,877 a week, with median rent near $515 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $3,212,500.

7,800Population
46Median age
$2,877Median household income / wk
$515Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Canterbury itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canterbury, 400 m east · Tram stop: Stop 47: Willow Grove, 1.1 km south · Railway halt: Box Hill, 4.5 km north-east · Bus interchange: Box Hill Station, 4.1 km east · Ferry wharf: Como Landing, 6.4 km west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 17.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$3,212,500House · 2024
$1,040,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Canterbury

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

Tree cover measures, Canterbury VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 58.8%

Population by age in Canterbury
Population by age, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4253
5-14982
15-19634
20-24532
25-34600
35-44795
45-541,099
55-641,083
65-74927
75-84574
85+323
Dwelling types in Canterbury
Dwelling types, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,802
Townhouse651
Apartment309
Other25
Households by weekly income in Canterbury
Households by weekly income, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650321
$650-1,499442
$1,500-2,999560
$3,000+1,264
Top ancestries in Canterbury
Top ancestries, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,348
Australian2,040
Chinese1,549
Irish921
Scottish839
Other771
Housing tenure in Canterbury
Housing tenure, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,336
Mortgage845
Rented534
Other55
Cars per household in Canterbury
Cars per household, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0144
1979
21,126
3346
4+169
Commute to work in Canterbury
Commute to work, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,368
Train105
Bus3
Tram/ferry21
Walked76
Bicycle29
Home1,605
Top countries of birth in Canterbury
Top countries of birth, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China811
England255
India134
Malaysia134
New Zealand106
Vietnam82
Languages used at home in Canterbury
Languages used at home, Canterbury VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,027
Cantonese176
Greek105
Vietnamese95
Italian70
French51

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

128,525 bird observations recorded near Canterbury — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Canterbury

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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