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Cape Schanck VIC 3939

627 addresses · 33 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Cape Schanck · 72 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Cape Schanck is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 569 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $2,189 a week, with median rent near $359 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,472,500.

569Population
55Median age
$2,189Median household income / wk
$359Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 56.5 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Cape Schanck.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$1,472,500House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 31.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cape Schanck

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

Tree cover measures, Cape Schanck VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 54.7%

Population by age in Cape Schanck
Population by age, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1449
15-1925
20-2418
25-3441
35-4443
45-5472
55-64113
65-74125
75-8445
85+7
Dwelling types in Cape Schanck
Dwelling types, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House204
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cape Schanck
Households by weekly income, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49947
$1,500-2,99970
$3,000+66
Top ancestries in Cape Schanck
Top ancestries, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English245
Australian203
Scottish85
Irish74
Ancestry NS49
German29
Housing tenure in Cape Schanck
Housing tenure, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned117
Mortgage74
Rented13
Other3
Cars per household in Cape Schanck
Cars per household, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
152
2105
334
4+17
Commute to work in Cape Schanck
Commute to work, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car125
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home89
Top countries of birth in Cape Schanck
Top countries of birth, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England29
New Zealand15
South Africa10
United States7
Italy5
Sri Lanka5
Languages used at home in Cape Schanck
Languages used at home, Cape Schanck VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Russian6
Afrikaans4
Cantonese3
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,006 bird observations recorded near Cape Schanck — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Schanck

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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