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Craigieburn VIC 3064

26,550 addresses · 992 streets

Calwell Electorate › Hume LGA › Craigieburn · 25 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Craigieburn is one of Melbourne's fast-growing northern suburbs, characterised by newer family estates. With a young median age of 32 and large households of 3.3 people, it is firmly family territory. Median household income is $1,798 a week and rent around $380.

Craigieburn is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 65,178 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,798 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $660,000.

65,178Population
32Median age
$1,798Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Craigieburn, 2.8 km south-east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 11.8 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

11 facilities recorded in Craigieburn, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
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

$660,000House · 2024
$430,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Craigieburn

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

Tree cover measures, Craigieburn VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 62.5%

Population by age in Craigieburn
Population by age, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-45,697
5-1411,062
15-194,053
20-244,492
25-3411,083
35-4411,902
45-547,100
55-645,355
65-743,008
75-841,105
85+326
Dwelling types in Craigieburn
Dwelling types, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House16,907
Townhouse1,812
Apartment222
Other3
Households by weekly income in Craigieburn
Households by weekly income, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,030
$650-1,4995,231
$1,500-2,9997,126
$3,000+3,410
Top ancestries in Craigieburn
Top ancestries, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other28,949
Australian9,743
English8,142
Indian8,085
Ancestry NS3,917
Italian3,915
Housing tenure in Craigieburn
Housing tenure, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,855
Mortgage10,166
Rented5,379
Other236
Cars per household in Craigieburn
Cars per household, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0638
15,995
27,995
32,653
4+1,364
Commute to work in Craigieburn
Commute to work, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car18,215
Train598
Bus180
Tram/ferry9
Walked175
Bicycle21
Home4,660
Top countries of birth in Craigieburn
Top countries of birth, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India8,809
Iraq6,208
Sri Lanka1,734
New Zealand1,303
Pakistan1,238
Turkey1,176
Languages used at home in Craigieburn
Languages used at home, Craigieburn VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi7,127
Arabic5,192
Turkish2,763
Hindi2,244
Sinhalese1,980
Urdu1,762

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,926 bird observations recorded near Craigieburn — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Craigieburn

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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