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Cranbourne East VIC 3977

10,435 addresses · 432 streets

Holt Electorate › Casey LGA › Cranbourne East · 45 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A fast-growing outer-south-eastern Melbourne suburb of new family estates, Cranbourne East has a young median age of 31 and large households of 3.3 people. Median household income is $1,912 a week, with rent around $400.

Cranbourne East is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 24,679 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,912 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $720,000.

24,679Population
31Median age
$1,912Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cranbourne, 2.5 km north-west · Bus interchange: The Explorer, 3.5 km south-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 23.3 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

7 facilities recorded in Cranbourne East.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
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

$720,000House · 2024
$510,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cranbourne East

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

Tree cover measures, Cranbourne East VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 65.4%

Population by age in Cranbourne East
Population by age, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-42,325
5-144,407
15-191,624
20-241,579
25-343,792
35-444,756
45-542,480
55-641,382
65-741,096
75-84852
85+390
Dwelling types in Cranbourne East
Dwelling types, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House6,355
Townhouse786
Apartment29
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cranbourne East
Households by weekly income, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650712
$650-1,4991,750
$1,500-2,9993,024
$3,000+1,194
Top ancestries in Cranbourne East
Top ancestries, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other7,815
English4,980
Australian4,933
Indian4,000
Ancestry NS1,340
Filipino1,208
Housing tenure in Cranbourne East
Housing tenure, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,086
Mortgage4,033
Rented1,667
Other280
Cars per household in Cranbourne East
Cars per household, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0195
12,163
23,301
3985
4+438
Commute to work in Cranbourne East
Commute to work, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car7,507
Train181
Bus63
Tram/ferry4
Walked53
Bicycle14
Home1,599
Top countries of birth in Cranbourne East
Top countries of birth, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India4,094
Philippines962
Afghanistan961
Sri Lanka729
New Zealand719
England535
Languages used at home in Cranbourne East
Languages used at home, Cranbourne East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi2,728
Malayalam669
Hindi657
Sinhalese620
Gujarati550
Tamil449

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

89,225 bird observations recorded near Cranbourne East — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cranbourne East

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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