Suburbs Cranbourne

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Cranbourne VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Cranbourne VIC is 21,281 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cranbourne is $707 per week ($36,764 per year). Median rent in Cranbourne is $342 per week ($1,482 per month). Cranbourne has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Cranbourne has a population density of 1288.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cranbourne is India. The most common religion is No Religion (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cranbourne is $1,627.

There were 4,487 recorded offences in Cranbourne in 2025-25, a rate of 211 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1,504 offences).

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📍 Cranbourne, Victoria — 38.1128°S, 145.2723°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (13)

Cranbourne Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Cranbourne Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$707/wk
$36,764 per year
#5359 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$342/wk
$1,482 per month
#3582 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,627/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Cranbourne Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.4% (10,735) Female 49.6% (10,544)

Population Density

1288.8
people per km²
21,281 people · 16.5 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,685
Family income/wk

Cranbourne 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)

Cranbourne Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
36.4% 1,664 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
63.6% 2,913 dwellings

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

Cranbourne Country of Birth

Australia
78.6%
India
10.3%
Afghanistan
4.0%
England
3.3%
Cambodia
0.9%
China
0.9%
Fiji
0.7%
Germany
0.4%
Iran
0.4%
Chile
0.4%

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

Cranbourne Religion

No Religion
40.3%
Catholic
19.3%
Not stated
10.7%
Islam
8.4%
Anglican
6.7%
Hinduism
5.8%
Other Religions Tot
4.7%
Othr Rel Sikhism
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cranbourne Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
56.8%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
14.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.1%

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

Cranbourne Languages Spoken at Home

Other
41.3%
IAL Punjabi
22.4%
SAL Tot
7.9%
Hindi
7.8%
Khmer
5.6%
Samoan
5.3%
IAL Sinhal
5.0%
Mandarin
4.6%

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

Cranbourne Employment

💼
Employed full-time
38.0% 5,727 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.8% 3,137 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.5% 678 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.6% 5,519 people

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

Cranbourne Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
43.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.4%
Bachelor Degree
21.2%
Postgraduate Degree
7.5%
Certificate I/II
3.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.0%

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

Cranbourne Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
19.3%
Community & Personal Service
16.6%
Professionals
16.5%
Clerical & Administrative
13.3%
Labourers
10.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.4%
Managers
9.1%
Sales Workers
5.7%

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

Cranbourne Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.0%
Engineering
19.3%
Society & Culture
15.2%
Health
10.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.9%
Architecture & Building
6.7%
Education
6.6%
Information Technology
5.4%
Creative Arts
2.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.4%
Agriculture & Environment
2.0%

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

Cranbourne Dwelling Types

Separate house
83.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
13.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cranbourne Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.1%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
6.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.3%
$650-$799/wk
6.8%
$800-$999/wk
8.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.9%
$4,000+/wk
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cranbourne Marital Status

💍
Married
42.5% 7,219
↔️
Separated
4.0% 682
📋
Divorced
10.0% 1,704
🕊️
Widowed
4.1% 696
👤
Never married
39.3% 6,681

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cranbourne Ancestry

English
25.0%
Australian
23.9%
Other
21.3%
Indian
5.9%
Irish
5.8%
Scottish
5.5%
Italian
2.6%
German
2.3%
Filipino
2.2%
Chinese
2.2%
Dutch
1.9%
Samoan
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cranbourne School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.8%
Secondary — Government
22.1%
Vocational Education
16.0%
Pre-school
10.6%
Secondary — Catholic
5.7%
Primary — Catholic
5.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.3%

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

Cranbourne Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.4% 2,886
✅
No need for assistance
92.6% 36,282

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

Cranbourne Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.1% 1,264
—
Not a volunteer
91.9% 14,350

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cranbourne Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.6%
$300-$449/mo
2.1%
$450-$599/mo
2.4%
$600-$799/mo
3.5%
$800-$999/mo
5.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
17.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
25.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
8.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cranbourne How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.5%
Did not go to work
11.9%
Car (passenger)
6.1%
Train
2.0%
Walked only
1.1%
Truck
1.0%
Bus
0.9%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%

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

Cranbourne Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.8%
1 vehicle
35.8%
2 vehicles
37.4%
3 vehicles
13.8%
4+ vehicles
7.2%

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

Cranbourne Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.0%
2 bedrooms
14.9%
3 bedrooms
51.8%
4 bedrooms
27.7%
5 bedrooms
3.8%
6+ bedrooms
0.8%

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

Cranbourne Population Mobility

14.5%
moved in the last year
40.7%
moved in the last 5 years
6.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
60.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cranbourne Indigenous Population

1.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
461
Indigenous residents
39,216
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cranbourne Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
2,131
Asthma
838
Diabetes
654
Arthritis
629
Heart disease
462
Lung condition
409
Cancer
239
Kidney disease
225
Stroke
193
Dementia
34

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

Cranbourne Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
14.6%
$1-$149/wk
3.3%
$150-$299/wk
6.5%
$300-$399/wk
4.7%
$400-$499/wk
3.9%
$500-$649/wk
3.6%
$650-$799/wk
10.6%
$800-$999/wk
14.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.6%
$3,500+/wk
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cranbourne Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
43.0%
Couple — no children
20.6%
Couple — no children under 15
16.5%
One parent — children under 15
10.9%
One parent — no children under 15
9.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cranbourne Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.0% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 7
🏅
Previously served
1.5% 232
👤
Never served
98.5% 15,441

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cranbourne Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.9% 2,012
—
Did not provide
87.1% 13,553

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cranbourne Children Ever Born

No children
33.8%
1 child
14.4%
2 children
27.1%
3 children
15.5%
4 children
6.7%
5+ children
2.5%

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

Cranbourne When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
40
1951–1960
215
1961–1970
412
1971–1980
441
1981–1990
545
1991–2000
560
2001–2010
2,247
2011–2015
1,195
2016
243
2017
225
2018
330
2019
357
2020
134
2021
49

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

Cranbourne Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.9%
5–14 hours
23.6%
15–29 hours
9.9%
30+ hours
8.2%
Did not do domestic work
38.4%

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

Cranbourne Household Size

1 person
24.1%
2 persons
29.4%
3 persons
17.9%
4 persons
16.2%
5 persons
7.2%
6+ persons
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cranbourne Where Residents Moved From

Same address
16,616
Moved from VIC
2,219
Moved — same area (SA2)
305
Moved from overseas
124
Moved from SA
33
Moved from QLD
26
Moved from NSW
25
Moved from WA
18
Moved from TAS
6
Moved from ACT
6

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

Cranbourne Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
85.7%
Step family — no other children
8.1%
Blended family — no other children
4.2%
Intact family — other children present
1.3%
Other couple — children only
0.6%
Step family — other children present
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cranbourne Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 4,487 total

Theft
1,504
Assault
833
Justice Procedures
753
Property Damage
399
Drug Offences
287
Break & Enter
234
Weapons
195
Fraud
152
Public Order
80
Robbery
47
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

Cranbourne Schools

13
schools nearby
10
government
991
avg ICSEA score
10,559
total students
Casey Grammar School Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,127 students
1099
ICSEA
St Agatha's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 512 students
1047
ICSEA
St Peter's College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 2,089 students
1045
ICSEA
Casey Fields Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 1,043 students
1027
ICSEA
Quarters Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 466 students
1003
ICSEA
Cranbourne West Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-11 · 1,624 students
985
ICSEA
Marnebek School Government
Combined · U · 482 students
984
ICSEA
Cranbourne Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 235 students
967
ICSEA
Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 588 students
963
ICSEA
Cranbourne Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 313 students
949
ICSEA
Cranbourne West Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 594 students
946
ICSEA
Rangebank Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 347 students
942
ICSEA
Cranbourne Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,139 students
931
ICSEA

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

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Cranbourne Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,477/wk
Median Rent $342/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.2%

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

If you earn X in Cranbourne

≈ $6,400/month
Median rent $342/wk
Left after rent $1,135/wk
Rent share 23.2%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Mount Pleasant (Vic.)
Income: $690/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $62/wk
Melton South
Income: $568/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $42/wk
Albion (Vic.)
Income: $708/wk Rent: $301/wk Save: $41/wk
Heidelberg West
Income: $612/wk Rent: $306/wk Save: $36/wk
Eumemmerring
Income: $597/wk Rent: $323/wk Save: $19/wk
Jacana
Income: $606/wk Rent: $335/wk Save: $7/wk
Sunshine (Vic.)
Income: $706/wk Rent: $340/wk Save: $2/wk
Noble Park
Income: $628/wk Rent: $341/wk Save: $1/wk

Cranbourne vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Burwood East
Pop: 10,675 Income: $676/wk Rent: $439/wk
Kurunjang
Pop: 10,711 Income: $702/wk Rent: $321/wk
Kensington (Vic.)
Pop: 10,745 Income: $1,246/wk Rent: $416/wk
Ringwood East
Pop: 10,764 Income: $865/wk Rent: $380/wk
Forest Hill (Vic.)
Pop: 10,780 Income: $706/wk Rent: $396/wk
Brookfield (Vic.)
Pop: 10,782 Income: $706/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cranbourne

What is the population of Cranbourne VIC?

The population of Cranbourne VIC is 21,281 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1288.8 people per km².Cranbourne is ranked #126 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cranbourne?

The median personal income in Cranbourne VIC is $707 per week, or $36,764 per year.The median household income is $1,477 per week.Family income is $1,685 per week.Cranbourne is ranked #5,359 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cranbourne?

Median rent in Cranbourne VIC is $342 per week ($1,482 per month).Rent represents 23.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Cranbourne ranks #3,582 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cranbourne?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cranbourne VIC is $1,627. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cranbourne?

The median age in Cranbourne VIC is 35 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cranbourne a good suburb to live in?

Cranbourne is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 21,281.The median income is $707/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.2% 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: 20662. All dollar figures in AUD.