Pearcedale vs Cannons Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pearcedale, most households are couple families. In Cannons Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pearcedale: a median of $882,000, against $752,000 in Cannons Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pearcedale tends to suit couples, while Cannons Creek suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Pearcedale

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Cannons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($752,500 vs $882,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cannons Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($313/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pearcedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Pearcedale and Cannons Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Walkability 19 / 16
Pearcedale — Walkability: 19/100 Cannons Creek — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 57 / 32
Pearcedale — Safety: 57/100 Cannons Creek — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pearcedale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cannons Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 35 / 22
Pearcedale — Low flood risk: 35/100 Cannons Creek — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Pearcedale has more residents (3,867 vs 650); Pearcedale rents higher ($400/wk vs $313/wk).

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Population 3,867
+83% vs other
 650
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +0.5%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $104,468/yr
+20% vs other
 $83,564/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+22% vs other
 $313/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
0-4 5.5% / 6.8%
Pearcedale — 0-4: 5.5% Cannons Creek — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 12.7% / 11.1%
Pearcedale — 5-14: 12.7% Cannons Creek — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 7.0% / 4.8%
Pearcedale — 15-19: 7.0% Cannons Creek — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.9% / 4.6%
Pearcedale — 20-24: 5.9% Cannons Creek — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 11.7% / 10.9%
Pearcedale — 25-34: 11.7% Cannons Creek — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 12.1% / 14.8%
Pearcedale — 35-44: 12.1% Cannons Creek — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 14.3% / 15.4%
Pearcedale — 45-54: 14.3% Cannons Creek — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 14.6% / 17.5%
Pearcedale — 55-64: 14.6% Cannons Creek — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 10.5% / 7.5%
Pearcedale — 65-74: 10.5% Cannons Creek — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 4.5% / 3.8%
Pearcedale — 75-84: 4.5% Cannons Creek — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.2% / 1.1%
Pearcedale — 85+: 1.2% Cannons Creek — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pearcedale 59.4% couple families
Pearcedale — Couple Families: 59.4% Pearcedale — Lone Person: 21.8% Pearcedale — One Parent Families: 14.3% Pearcedale — Group Household: 1.9% Pearcedale — Other Families: 2.6%
Cannons Creek 45.2% couple families
Cannons Creek — Couple Families: 45.2% Cannons Creek — Lone Person: 32.5% Cannons Creek — One Parent Families: 13.3% Cannons Creek — Group Household: 7.2% Cannons Creek — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pearcedale 9.8% renting
Pearcedale — Owned Outright: 37.9% Pearcedale — Mortgage: 52.3% Pearcedale — Renting: 9.8%
Cannons Creek 7.7% renting
Cannons Creek — Owned Outright: 32.0% Cannons Creek — Mortgage: 60.4% Cannons Creek — Renting: 7.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 21.4%
Pearcedale — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Cannons Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.5%
Pearcedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Cannons Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 6.9%
Pearcedale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Cannons Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.5%
Pearcedale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Cannons Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.2%
Pearcedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Cannons Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
England 3.7% / 4.5%
Pearcedale — England: 3.7% Cannons Creek — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.7%
Pearcedale — New Zealand: 1.0% Cannons Creek — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.6%
Pearcedale — Scotland: 0.9% Cannons Creek — Scotland: 0.6%
India — / 0.9%
Pearcedale — India: not among its largest Cannons Creek — India: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Pearcedale — South Africa: not among its largest Cannons Creek — South Africa: 0.8%
Germany 0.5% / —
Pearcedale — Germany: 0.5% Cannons Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Italy 0.4% / —
Pearcedale — Italy: 0.4% Cannons Creek — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pearcedale 96.6% houses
Pearcedale — Houses: 96.6% Pearcedale — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Pearcedale — Townhouses: 0.5%
Cannons Creek 98.7% houses
Cannons Creek — Houses: 98.7% Cannons Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cannons Creek — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Median house price $882,500 $752,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,750,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 21 sales
 —

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
3 bed $780K / $940K
Pearcedale — 3 bed: $780K (37 sales) Cannons Creek — 3 bed: $940K (5 sales)

37 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $755K
Pearcedale — 4 bed: $1.06M (23 sales) Cannons Creek — 4 bed: $755K (7 sales)

23 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
New dwellings approved 3,412
across Casey
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Houses 3.0%
$875/wk on $1.54M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
House price Higher than 62% of VIC —
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 61% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of VIC —

Liveability

Pearcedale scores higher overall (56 vs 37).

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Grade B C
Score 56/100 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Cannons Creek carries more crime risk (68 vs 43); Cannons Creek carries more flood risk (78 vs 65).

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pearcedale

  • Pearcedale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Pearcedale Primary School-Pearcedale Deaf Facility Government · Primary

Schools in Cannons Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Walkability score 19/100 16/100
Distance to Melbourne 60.6 km 62.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3912
 1.0%
postcode 3977
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3912
 54
postcode 3977

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Car (driver) 71.7% / 80.8%
Pearcedale — Car (driver): 71.7% Cannons Creek — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 16.3%
Pearcedale — Worked from Home: 21.2% Cannons Creek — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 2.9%
Pearcedale — Car (passenger): 4.1% Cannons Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 2.3% / —
Pearcedale — Walked Only: 2.3% Cannons Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.5% / —
Pearcedale — Train: 0.5% Cannons Creek — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km 3.0 km

NBN connectivity

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Connectivity score 61/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,451 premises
 63%
292 premises

Climate

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Casey
same for both

Federal electorate

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Division Holt
same for both
Member Cassandra Fernando
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pearcedale Cannons Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pearcedale

Acreage Outer

Cannons Creek

Acreage Coastal

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