Suburbs Craigieburn

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Craigieburn VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Craigieburn, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Craigieburn VIC is 65,178 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Craigieburn is $700 per week ($36,400 per year). Median rent in Craigieburn is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). Craigieburn has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Craigieburn has a population density of 1838.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Craigieburn is India. The most common religion is Catholic (28% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Craigieburn is $1,850.

There were 4,321 recorded offences in Craigieburn in 2025-25, a rate of 66 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1,618 offences).

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📍 Craigieburn, Victoria — 37.5814°S, 144.9226°E

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Craigieburn Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Craigieburn Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$700/wk
$36,400 per year
#5484 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$380/wk
$1,647 per month
#2445 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,850/mo
Avg household size: 3.3 · 0.9 per bedroom

Craigieburn Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.3% (32,774) Female 49.7% (32,401)

Population Density

1838.6
people per km²
65,178 people · 35.4 km²

Households

3.3
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$1,855
Family income/wk

Craigieburn Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Craigieburn Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
21.9% 2,855 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
78.1% 10,166 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Craigieburn Country of Birth

Australia
72.7%
India
22.4%
England
1.2%
Fiji
0.9%
Iran
0.7%
Afghanistan
0.6%
Egypt
0.5%
China
0.4%
Greece
0.4%
Bangladesh
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Craigieburn Religion

Catholic
27.7%
Islam
16.2%
No Religion
15.5%
Other Religions Tot
10.4%
Hinduism
10.1%
Othr Rel Sikhism
10.0%
Not stated
6.3%
Buddhism
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Craigieburn Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
74.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Craigieburn Languages Spoken at Home

Other
26.9%
IAL Punjabi
24.6%
Arabic
16.4%
Turkish
8.5%
Hindi
7.2%
IAL Sinhal
6.3%
Urdu
5.8%
IAL Nepali
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Craigieburn Employment

💼
Employed full-time
37.5% 16,537 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.7% 9,555 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.3% 2,356 people
🏠
Not in labour force
35.5% 15,644 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Craigieburn Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
31.0%
Certificate III/IV
26.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.3%
Postgraduate Degree
14.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.4%
Certificate I/II
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Craigieburn Occupation

Professionals
23.2%
Community & Personal Service
16.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.6%
Clerical & Administrative
12.7%
Managers
9.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.3%
Labourers
7.6%
Sales Workers
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Craigieburn Field of Study

Management & Commerce
23.1%
Engineering
17.6%
Society & Culture
13.1%
Health
10.3%
Information Technology
9.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.2%
Education
6.9%
Architecture & Building
5.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.7%
Creative Arts
2.2%
Agriculture & Environment
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Craigieburn Dwelling Types

Separate house
90.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
5.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Craigieburn Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
0.8%
$300-$399/wk
1.4%
$400-$499/wk
3.5%
$500-$649/wk
3.1%
$650-$799/wk
5.5%
$800-$999/wk
6.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
15.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.3%
$4,000+/wk
7.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Craigieburn Marital Status

💍
Married
55.5% 26,860
↔️
Separated
3.4% 1,652
📋
Divorced
5.6% 2,711
🕊️
Widowed
3.0% 1,457
👤
Never married
32.5% 15,730

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Craigieburn Ancestry

Other
42.2%
Australian
14.2%
English
11.9%
Indian
11.8%
Italian
5.7%
Irish
2.6%
Scottish
2.4%
Filipino
2.1%
Lebanese
2.0%
Samoan
1.8%
Maltese
1.8%
Sri Lankan
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Craigieburn School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.4%
Secondary — Government
18.7%
Vocational Education
13.2%
Pre-school
11.1%
Primary — Catholic
9.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
6.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.5%
Secondary — Catholic
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Craigieburn Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.1% 7,487
✅
No need for assistance
93.9% 115,982

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Craigieburn Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
6.9% 3,129
—
Not a volunteer
93.1% 42,481

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Craigieburn Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.3%
$300-$449/mo
1.2%
$450-$599/mo
1.2%
$600-$799/mo
2.0%
$800-$999/mo
3.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
23.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
35.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
10.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Craigieburn How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.6%
Did not go to work
11.6%
Car (passenger)
6.1%
Train
2.7%
Truck
1.1%
Bus
0.8%
Walked only
0.8%
Other
0.7%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.1%
Bicycle
0.1%
Ferry
0.0%
Tram/Light Rail
0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Craigieburn Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.4%
1 vehicle
32.2%
2 vehicles
42.9%
3 vehicles
14.2%
4+ vehicles
7.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Craigieburn Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.4%
2 bedrooms
7.9%
3 bedrooms
43.3%
4 bedrooms
42.4%
5 bedrooms
5.4%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Craigieburn Population Mobility

15.5%
moved in the last year
50.0%
moved in the last 5 years
7.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Craigieburn Indigenous Population

0.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
843
Indigenous residents
124,195
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Craigieburn Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
3,461
Asthma
1,852
Diabetes
1,733
Arthritis
1,131
Heart disease
892
Lung condition
511
Kidney disease
456
Cancer
368
Stroke
350
Dementia
72

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Craigieburn Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
16.4%
$1-$149/wk
4.1%
$150-$299/wk
7.9%
$300-$399/wk
4.2%
$400-$499/wk
3.2%
$500-$649/wk
3.2%
$650-$799/wk
9.2%
$800-$999/wk
11.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.9%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Craigieburn Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
57.3%
Couple — no children under 15
16.6%
Couple — no children
13.3%
One parent — children under 15
6.9%
One parent — no children under 15
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Craigieburn Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.0% 19
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 17
🏅
Previously served
0.7% 310
👤
Never served
99.2% 45,564

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Craigieburn Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.5% 5,669
—
Did not provide
87.5% 39,724

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Craigieburn Children Ever Born

No children
32.8%
1 child
15.1%
2 children
29.2%
3 children
14.6%
4 children
6.0%
5+ children
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Craigieburn When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
45
1951–1960
307
1961–1970
948
1971–1980
929
1981–1990
1,510
1991–2000
2,813
2001–2010
9,490
2011–2015
6,181
2016
2,211
2017
2,021
2018
1,611
2019
2,286
2020
670
2021
135

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Craigieburn Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.2%
5–14 hours
21.1%
15–29 hours
9.4%
30+ hours
9.4%
Did not do domestic work
43.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Craigieburn Household Size

1 person
13.4%
2 persons
21.3%
3 persons
20.2%
4 persons
25.0%
5 persons
11.7%
6+ persons
8.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Craigieburn Where Residents Moved From

Same address
51,775
Moved from VIC
7,120
Moved — same area (SA2)
1,301
Moved from overseas
504
Moved from NSW
217
Moved from QLD
101
Moved from TAS
51
Moved from WA
28
Moved from SA
25
Moved from NT
17
Moved from ACT
11

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Craigieburn Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
92.7%
Step family — no other children
3.9%
Blended family — no other children
1.9%
Intact family — other children present
1.1%
Other couple — children only
0.2%
Step family — other children present
0.1%
Blended family — other children present
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Craigieburn Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 4,321 total

Theft
1,618
Assault
859
Justice Procedures
637
Property Damage
411
Fraud
266
Break & Enter
206
Drug Offences
164
Weapons
62
Public Order
57
Robbery
38
Other
2
Traffic
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Craigieburn Schools

15
schools nearby
11
government
996
avg ICSEA score
13,270
total students
Hume Anglican Grammar Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 2,948 students
1095
ICSEA
Newbury Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 1,136 students
1032
ICSEA
Mother Teresa School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 342 students
1026
ICSEA
Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 660 students
1010
ICSEA
Aitken Hill Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 892 students
1004
ICSEA
Wayi School Government
Combined · U · 192 students
994
ICSEA
Aitken Creek Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 972 students
992
ICSEA
Willmott Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 626 students
984
ICSEA
Our Lady's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 703 students
984
ICSEA
Craigieburn Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 458 students
979
ICSEA
Mount Ridley P-12 College Government
Combined · Prep-12 · 2,788 students
969
ICSEA
Craigieburn South Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 545 students
960
ICSEA
Craigieburn Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,008 students
918
ICSEA
Collingwood English Language School-Craigieburn Campus Government
Combined
Willmott Park Primary School-Willmott Park Deaf Facility Government
Primary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Craigieburn Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,798/wk
Median Rent $380/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Craigieburn

≈ $7,791/month
Median rent $380/wk
Left after rent $1,418/wk
Rent share 21.1%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Flora Hill
Income: $705/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $90/wk
Laverton (Vic.)
Income: $738/wk Rent: $330/wk Save: $50/wk
Epsom (Vic.)
Income: $816/wk Rent: $340/wk Save: $40/wk
Brookfield (Vic.)
Income: $706/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $30/wk
Cranbourne West
Income: $822/wk Rent: $375/wk Save: $5/wk
Dandenong
Income: $596/wk Rent: $319/wk Save: $61/wk
Wyndham Vale
Income: $787/wk Rent: $343/wk Save: $37/wk
Hampton Park
Income: $668/wk Rent: $351/wk Save: $29/wk

Craigieburn vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Epping (Vic.)
Pop: 33,489 Income: $709/wk Rent: $361/wk
Rowville
Pop: 33,571 Income: $839/wk Rent: $441/wk
Preston (Vic.)
Pop: 33,790 Income: $872/wk Rent: $392/wk
Mildura
Pop: 34,565 Income: $681/wk Rent: $280/wk
Mount Waverley
Pop: 35,340 Income: $810/wk Rent: $476/wk
Truganina
Pop: 36,305 Income: $887/wk Rent: $390/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Craigieburn

What is the population of Craigieburn VIC?

The population of Craigieburn VIC is 65,178 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1838.6 people per km².Craigieburn is ranked #2 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Craigieburn?

The median personal income in Craigieburn VIC is $700 per week, or $36,400 per year.The median household income is $1,798 per week.Family income is $1,855 per week.Craigieburn is ranked #5,484 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Craigieburn?

Median rent in Craigieburn VIC is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 21.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Craigieburn ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Craigieburn?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Craigieburn VIC is $1,850. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Craigieburn?

The median age in Craigieburn VIC is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Craigieburn a good suburb to live in?

Craigieburn is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 65,178.The median income is $700/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20661. All dollar figures in AUD.