Mccrae VIC 3938
2,894 addresses · 86 streets
Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Mccrae · 60 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Mccrae is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,311 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,433 a week, with median rent near $392 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 15% 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 $1,300,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Rosebud - McCrae statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mccrae itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
2 beaches
2 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
2 dentists
1 physiotherapist
5 optometrists
1 hospital
1 childcare centre
1 library
3 post offices
5 service stations
6 gyms & sports centres
2 playgrounds
3 beauty salons
2 plumbers
Getting around. Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 44.4 km north.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Mccrae.
- McCrae Yacht Club Sailing
- Rosebud & McCrea Life Saving Club Surf Life Saving
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 41.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 41.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 70.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 51.4%
Population by age in Mccrae
| 0-4 | 132 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 269 |
| 15-19 | 137 |
| 20-24 | 147 |
| 25-34 | 244 |
| 35-44 | 296 |
| 45-54 | 400 |
| 55-64 | 541 |
| 65-74 | 676 |
| 75-84 | 378 |
| 85+ | 90 |
Dwelling types in Mccrae
| House | 1,241 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 82 |
| Apartment | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mccrae
| <$650 | 216 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 440 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 345 |
| $3,000+ | 238 |
Top ancestries in Mccrae
| English | 1,439 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,264 |
| Irish | 457 |
| Scottish | 454 |
| Italian | 184 |
| Ancestry NS | 163 |
Housing tenure in Mccrae
| Owned | 693 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 384 |
| Rented | 202 |
| Other | 28 |
Cars per household in Mccrae
| 0 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 382 |
| 2 | 600 |
| 3 | 200 |
| 4+ | 97 |
Commute to work in Mccrae
| Car | 813 |
|---|---|
| Train | 6 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 332 |
Top countries of birth in Mccrae
| England | 119 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 35 |
| New Zealand | 35 |
| Scotland | 26 |
| Netherlands | 19 |
| Germany | 14 |
Languages used at home in Mccrae
| Greek | 38 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 28 |
| Croatian | 16 |
| Spanish | 11 |
| French | 8 |
| German | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
14,010 bird observations recorded near Mccrae — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (799)
- Crimson Rosella (730)
- Red Wattlebird (686)
- Australian Magpie (640)
- Little Raven (602)
- Grey Fantail (591)
- Laughing Kookaburra (523)
- Brown Thornbill (517)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (515)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (496)
- Superb Fairy-wren (488)
- Common Myna (484)
- Grey Butcherbird (466)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mccrae
- Australian Wood Duck (452)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (449)
- Noisy Miner (433)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (412)
- Eastern Rosella (410)
- Little Wattlebird (405)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (403)
- Spotted Pardalote (378)
- Common Bronzewing (375)
- Eastern Spinebill (368)
- White-eared Honeyeater (365)
- Magpie-lark (361)
- White-browed Scrubwren (355)
- Common Starling (350)
- Pacific Black Duck (331)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (320)
- Galah (306)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Mccrae:
- Rosebud (2.4 km)
- Arthurs Seat (2.5 km)
- Dromana (4.2 km)
- Capel Sound (5 km)
- Rosebud West (5.1 km)
- Main Ridge (6 km)
- Boneo (6.2 km)
- Tootgarook (7.3 km)
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Streets
- Abbey Lane (6)
- Alexander Parade (18)
- Armstrong Road (100)
- Arthurs Avenue (66)
- Austin Avenue (111)
- Banks Street (34)
- Bartels Street (77)
- Bass Street (39)
- Bay Vista Court (6)
- Bayview Road (211)
- Beacon Rise (7)
- Bentley Road (28)
- Beverley Road (58)
- Bowen Street (38)
- Browne Street (16)
- Burrell Street (46)
- Cairn Road (60)
- Cameron Street (2)
- Catherine Street (32)
- Charles Street (37)
- Charlesworth Street (2)
- Chunar Grove (27)
- Cinerama Crescent (49)
- Coburn Avenue (57)
- Cook Street (42)
- Corbens Lane (1)
- Cornell Street (3)
- Cowley Street (11)
- Daimler Court (8)
- Dorothy Court (10)
- Eddystone Street (15)
- Eden Lane (4)
- Endeavour Lane (1)
- Fairway Crescent (27)
- Flinders Street (145)
- Foothills Avenue (62)
- Gellibrand Street (14)
- Georgiana Place (4)
- Glendale Grove (29)
- Grandview Court (6)
- Grange Close (7)
- Greenmount Avenue (5)
- Henry Court (16)
- Highfield Road (40)
- Hilary Avenue (55)
- Hillman Avenue (74)
- Leichardt Street (26)
- Lonsdale Street (11)
- Margaret Street (5)
- Marina Avenue (6)
- Marjorie Court (8)
- Matthew Street (49)
- Morgan Court (9)
- Morris Road (29)
- Murray Street (15)
- Navigator Street (42)
- Off Point Nepean Road (2)
- Outlook Road (18)
- Parkes Street (40)
- Penny Lane (2)
- Point Nepean Road (213)
- Poole Street (16)
- Prospect Hill Road (18)
- Riley Street (72)
- Rose Court (7)
- Rozi Close (5)
- Rudduck Street (6)
- Russell Street (20)
- Somers Avenue (52)
- Somers Close (9)
- South Road (31)
- Sunhill Avenue (16)
- Surrey Street (30)
- Talbot Grove (37)
- The Avenue (100)
- The Boulevard (25)
- The Eyrie (22)
- Timara Court (6)
- Troon Road (1)
- View Point Road (17)
- Waller Place (26)
- Wattle Place (55)
- Wattle Road (52)
- William Street (66)
- Wonga Grove (17)
- Wonga Lane (7)
