Suburbs Harkness

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Harkness VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Harkness VIC is 12,463 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Harkness is $789 per week ($41,028 per year). Median rent in Harkness is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Harkness has a median age of 30 years, younger than the national median of 38. Harkness has a population density of 745.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Harkness is India. The most common religion is No Religion (36% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Harkness is $1,700.

There were 563 recorded offences in Harkness in 2025-25, a rate of 45 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was assault (161 offences).

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📍 Harkness, Victoria — 37.6552°S, 144.5462°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (7)

Harkness Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Harkness Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$789/wk
$41,028 per year
#3765 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$350/wk
$1,517 per month
#3104 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
30years
8 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,700/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Harkness Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.7% (6,065) Female 51.3% (6,399)

Population Density

745.9
people per km²
12,463 people · 16.7 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,882
Family income/wk

Harkness 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)

Harkness Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
22.1% 589 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
77.9% 2,071 dwellings

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

Harkness Country of Birth

Australia
86.2%
India
9.2%
England
2.0%
Fiji
0.6%
Bangladesh
0.5%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.4%
Chile
0.3%
Croatia
0.3%
Greece
0.3%
Egypt
0.2%

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

Harkness Religion

No Religion
35.6%
Catholic
28.8%
Not stated
9.7%
Anglican
5.8%
Other Religions Tot
5.4%
Christian (other)
5.1%
Othr Rel Sikhism
5.1%
Hinduism
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Harkness Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
64.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
12.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.2%

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

Harkness Languages Spoken at Home

Other
35.3%
IAL Punjabi
25.3%
SAL Tot
9.3%
Hindi
8.3%
Samoan
7.0%
Vietnamese
5.6%
SAL Tagalog
4.8%
Arabic
4.4%

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

Harkness Employment

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Employed full-time
42.0% 3,282 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.0% 1,638 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.0% 391 people
🏠
Not in labour force
32.0% 2,496 people

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

Harkness Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
42.2%
Bachelor Degree
23.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.1%
Postgraduate Degree
7.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.6%
Certificate I/II
2.7%

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

Harkness Occupation

Professionals
18.7%
Community & Personal Service
17.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.3%
Clerical & Administrative
12.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
10.8%
Managers
9.8%
Labourers
7.6%
Sales Workers
5.8%

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

Harkness Field of Study

Management & Commerce
19.9%
Engineering
17.3%
Society & Culture
16.2%
Health
9.7%
Education
9.7%
Architecture & Building
8.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.3%
Information Technology
4.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.3%
Creative Arts
1.9%
Agriculture & Environment
1.8%

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

Harkness Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Harkness Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$1-$149/wk
0.3%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
3.9%
$500-$649/wk
3.2%
$650-$799/wk
5.0%
$800-$999/wk
7.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
16.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.2%
$4,000+/wk
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Harkness Marital Status

💍
Married
45.9% 4,077
↔️
Separated
4.4% 389
📋
Divorced
7.9% 701
🕊️
Widowed
2.8% 249
👤
Never married
39.0% 3,457

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Harkness Ancestry

Australian
25.0%
English
22.0%
Other
19.5%
Indian
6.2%
Irish
5.0%
Maltese
4.9%
Scottish
4.8%
Italian
3.6%
Filipino
2.9%
Samoan
2.5%
German
2.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Harkness School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
33.6%
Secondary — Government
19.2%
Pre-school
13.6%
Primary — Catholic
9.7%
Vocational Education
9.1%
Secondary — Catholic
7.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.3%

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

Harkness Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.7% 1,315
✅
No need for assistance
94.3% 21,785

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

Harkness Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
7.5% 620
—
Not a volunteer
92.5% 7,594

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Harkness Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.0%
$300-$449/mo
1.1%
$450-$599/mo
1.2%
$600-$799/mo
1.5%
$800-$999/mo
2.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
16.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
32.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
30.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
6.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Harkness How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.6%
Did not go to work
13.5%
Car (passenger)
6.0%
Train
1.4%
Truck
0.8%
Other
0.7%
Bus
0.3%
Walked only
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.1%
Bicycle
0.1%

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

Harkness Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.5%
1 vehicle
30.7%
2 vehicles
45.1%
3 vehicles
14.1%
4+ vehicles
7.7%

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

Harkness Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.1%
2 bedrooms
2.6%
3 bedrooms
37.3%
4 bedrooms
53.7%
5 bedrooms
5.6%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

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

Harkness Population Mobility

13.6%
moved in the last year
53.6%
moved in the last 5 years
6.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Harkness Indigenous Population

1.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
368
Indigenous residents
22,968
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Harkness Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,069
Asthma
479
Diabetes
315
Arthritis
200
Heart disease
177
Lung condition
144
Kidney disease
77
Cancer
77
Stroke
77
Dementia
7

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

Harkness Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
14.6%
$1-$149/wk
4.0%
$150-$299/wk
6.5%
$300-$399/wk
3.4%
$400-$499/wk
2.4%
$500-$649/wk
2.5%
$650-$799/wk
9.3%
$800-$999/wk
12.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.9%
$3,500+/wk
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Harkness Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
54.9%
Couple — no children
14.3%
One parent — children under 15
13.9%
Couple — no children under 15
11.0%
One parent — no children under 15
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Harkness Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.0% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.2% 103
👤
Never served
98.7% 8,154

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Harkness Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.6% 1,031
—
Did not provide
87.4% 7,157

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Harkness Children Ever Born

No children
31.2%
1 child
15.1%
2 children
29.4%
3 children
15.5%
4 children
6.1%
5+ children
2.7%

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

Harkness When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
70
1961–1970
209
1971–1980
196
1981–1990
217
1991–2000
366
2001–2010
1,258
2011–2015
780
2016
164
2017
119
2018
144
2019
116
2020
56
2021
22

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

Harkness Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.8%
5–14 hours
24.4%
15–29 hours
10.9%
30+ hours
10.0%
Did not do domestic work
35.9%

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

Harkness Household Size

1 person
17.2%
2 persons
24.5%
3 persons
19.3%
4 persons
22.2%
5 persons
9.5%
6+ persons
7.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Harkness Where Residents Moved From

Same address
9,835
Moved from VIC
1,017
Moved — same area (SA2)
331
Moved from overseas
79
Moved from NSW
37
Moved from QLD
31
Moved from SA
8
Moved from TAS
5
Moved from WA
3

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

Harkness Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
85.5%
Step family — no other children
6.7%
Blended family — no other children
4.7%
Intact family — other children present
2.2%
Blended family — other children present
0.4%
Step family — other children present
0.3%
Other couple — children only
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Harkness Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 563 total

Assault
161
Theft
122
Justice Procedures
116
Property Damage
68
Break & Enter
29
Drug Offences
21
Fraud
20
Weapons
18
Public Order
5
Robbery
3

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Harkness Schools

7
schools nearby
5
government
973
avg ICSEA score
6,299
total students
St Francis Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,846 students
1012
ICSEA
St Catherine of Siena School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 522 students
1002
ICSEA
Arnolds Creek Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 724 students
999
ICSEA
Wedge Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 848 students
976
ICSEA
Melton Specialist School Government
Combined · U · 406 students
951
ICSEA
Melton Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,433 students
944
ICSEA
Melton West Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 520 students
925
ICSEA

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

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Harkness Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,752/wk
Median Rent $350/wk
Rent-to-Income 20.0%

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

If you earn X in Harkness

≈ $7,592/month
Median rent $350/wk
Left after rent $1,402/wk
Rent share 20.0%

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Harkness vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Hadfield
Pop: 6,269 Income: $697/wk Rent: $370/wk
Edithvale
Pop: 6,276 Income: $1,021/wk Rent: $429/wk
Moorabbin
Pop: 6,287 Income: $939/wk Rent: $431/wk
Safety Beach (Vic.)
Pop: 6,328 Income: $731/wk Rent: $460/wk
Burnside Heights
Pop: 6,377 Income: $803/wk Rent: $411/wk
Black Rock (Vic.)
Pop: 6,389 Income: $1,067/wk Rent: $541/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Harkness

What is the population of Harkness VIC?

The population of Harkness VIC is 12,463 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 745.9 people per km².Harkness is ranked #414 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Harkness?

The median personal income in Harkness VIC is $789 per week, or $41,028 per year.The median household income is $1,752 per week.Family income is $1,882 per week.Harkness is ranked #3,765 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Harkness?

Median rent in Harkness VIC is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 20.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Harkness ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Harkness?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Harkness VIC is $1,700. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Harkness?

The median age in Harkness VIC is 30 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Harkness a good suburb to live in?

Harkness is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 12,463.The median income is $789/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.0% 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: 21140. All dollar figures in AUD.