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Croydon VIC 3136

16,680 addresses · 378 streets

Deakin Electorate › Maroondah LGA › Croydon · 28 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An established outer-eastern Melbourne suburb at the edge of the Dandenong foothills, Croydon is settled and family-friendly. Households average 2.4 people and the median age is 39. Median household income is $1,615 a week, with rent around $380.

Croydon is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 28,608 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,615 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $923,000.

28,608Population
39Median age
$1,615Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Croydon, 350 m south-west · Bus interchange: Croydon Station/Railway Ave, 350 m south-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 26.2 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

19 facilities recorded in Croydon, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

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

$923,000House · 2024
$700,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 19.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Croydon

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

Tree cover measures, Croydon VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 62.3%

Population by age in Croydon
Population by age, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,868
5-143,284
15-191,363
20-241,492
25-344,071
35-444,169
45-543,454
55-643,061
65-742,886
75-842,026
85+930
Dwelling types in Croydon
Dwelling types, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House9,456
Townhouse1,288
Apartment570
Other6
Households by weekly income in Croydon
Households by weekly income, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,943
$650-1,4993,118
$1,500-2,9993,449
$3,000+2,212
Top ancestries in Croydon
Top ancestries, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English10,628
Australian9,325
Other3,812
Irish3,204
Scottish2,964
Chinese1,769
Housing tenure in Croydon
Housing tenure, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,618
Mortgage4,298
Rented2,993
Other305
Cars per household in Croydon
Cars per household, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0646
14,580
24,360
31,027
4+615
Commute to work in Croydon
Commute to work, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car7,590
Train217
Bus94
Tram/ferry13
Walked163
Bicycle39
Home3,697
Top countries of birth in Croydon
Top countries of birth, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England1,221
China768
Myanmar759
India665
New Zealand344
Malaysia293
Languages used at home in Croydon
Languages used at home, Croydon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin997
Cantonese343
Hindi223
Persian215
Punjabi176
Italian158

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

51,778 bird observations recorded near Croydon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Croydon

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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