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Cranbourne West VIC 3977

9,300 addresses · 355 streets

Holt Electorate › Casey LGA › Cranbourne West · 41 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A growing outer-south-eastern Melbourne suburb of newer estates, Cranbourne West is young and family-focused. Households average 3.1 people and the median age is 32. Median household income is $1,856 a week, with rent around $375.

Cranbourne West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 19,969 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,856 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 23% 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 $685,000.

19,969Population
32Median age
$1,856Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cranbourne, 2.6 km east · Bus interchange: The Explorer, 3.6 km south-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 19 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Cranbourne West.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs4/10

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

$685,000House · 2024
$515,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cranbourne West

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

Tree cover measures, Cranbourne West VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 68.7%

Population by age in Cranbourne West
Population by age, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,999
5-143,307
15-191,070
20-241,165
25-343,654
35-443,671
45-542,097
55-641,457
65-74974
75-84415
85+151
Dwelling types in Cranbourne West
Dwelling types, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House4,983
Townhouse932
Apartment182
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cranbourne West
Households by weekly income, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650527
$650-1,4991,667
$1,500-2,9992,567
$3,000+987
Top ancestries in Cranbourne West
Top ancestries, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other6,129
Australian4,615
English4,434
Indian2,414
Ancestry NS1,068
Scottish913
Housing tenure in Cranbourne West
Housing tenure, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned760
Mortgage3,771
Rented1,364
Other129
Cars per household in Cranbourne West
Cars per household, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0110
11,738
22,882
3921
4+376
Commute to work in Cranbourne West
Commute to work, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,645
Train113
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked50
Bicycle5
Home1,293
Top countries of birth in Cranbourne West
Top countries of birth, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India2,493
Afghanistan738
New Zealand626
Sri Lanka532
Philippines468
England353
Languages used at home in Cranbourne West
Languages used at home, Cranbourne West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi1,901
Sinhalese465
Hindi424
Malayalam375
Tamil310
Samoan259

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

89,432 bird observations recorded near Cranbourne West — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cranbourne West

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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