Pakenham South VIC 3810
135 addresses · 10 streets
La Trobe Electorate › Cardinia LGA › Pakenham South · 59 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Pakenham South is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 229 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,728 a week, with median rent near $231 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Koo Wee Rup statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pakenham South itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: East Pakenham, 6 km north · Bus interchange: Koo Wee Rup Bus Interchange, 7 km south · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 39.5 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 60.8%
Population by age in Pakenham South
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 24 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 19 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 31 |
| 65-74 | 35 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Pakenham South
| House | 74 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Pakenham South
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 16 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 22 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Pakenham South
| Australian | 85 |
|---|---|
| English | 85 |
| Other | 27 |
| Irish | 18 |
| Scottish | 17 |
| Ancestry NS | 16 |
Housing tenure in Pakenham South
| Owned | 32 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 20 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Pakenham South
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 23 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 21 |
Commute to work in Pakenham South
| Car | 74 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 20 |
Top countries of birth in Pakenham South
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
| India | 5 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Vietnam | 4 |
| Malta | 3 |
Languages used at home in Pakenham South
| Tamil | 14 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,260 bird observations recorded near Pakenham South — most often seen:
- Common Myna (264)
- Pacific Black Duck (221)
- Common Starling (211)
- Chestnut Teal (202)
- Magpie-lark (202)
- Blue-billed Duck (198)
- Eurasian Coot (193)
- Hardhead (191)
- Little Raven (187)
- Pink-eared Duck (179)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (178)
- Welcome Swallow (148)
- Masked Lapwing (146)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Pakenham South
- Grey Teal (145)
- Australian Wood Duck (144)
- Great Cormorant (143)
- Australian Pelican (132)
- Black Swan (116)
- Straw-necked Ibis (115)
- Australian Magpie (110)
- Black-shouldered Kite (106)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (102)
- Willie Wagtail (85)
- Australian Shelduck (84)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (84)
- House Sparrow (83)
- White-faced Heron (82)
- Crested Pigeon (71)
- Noisy Miner (70)
- Red Wattlebird (68)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Pakenham South:
- Rythdale (3.2 km)
- Koo Wee Rup North (4.1 km)
- Koo Wee Rup (6.5 km)
- Cardinia (7.2 km)
- Nar Nar Goon (7.4 km)
- Pakenham (7.7 km)
- Bayles (7.9 km)
- Dalmore (8.4 km)
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Streets
- Ballarto Road (15)
- Ellett Road (12)
- Five Mile Road (25)
- Hall Road (16)
- Koo Wee Rup Road (14)
- Mcdonalds Drain Road E (14)
- Mcdonalds Drain Road W (8)
- Mcgregor Road (7)
- Rythdale Road (1)
- Soldiers Road (23)
