Cabarita VIC 3505

Cabarita sits 547 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 6 hours 10 minutes by car. Census data records 482 residents with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $116,116 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population fell 1.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. The area shows high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Cabarita's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $830,000, about 9% below where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$830,000

↓ −9.4% year-on-year

Based on 11 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

By bedrooms

  • 4 bed 8 sales $890K

Land

$315,000

Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Is Cabarita safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Cabarita sits in the moderate band, with 22 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 38% on the prior year.

22 offences

37.5% since 2025
Theft 12 (54.5%)
Assault 4 (18.2%)
Weapons Offences 3 (13.6%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (4.5%)
Property Damage 1 (4.5%)
Fraud & Deception 1 (4.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

One school serve Cabarita, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 267 students in one school (avg 267)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 267 students
ICSEA 986 (higher than 40% of Australian schools) · 8% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Cabarita is car-dependent on foot — at 28/100, most errands require a car.

28
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 18% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km 47
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Cabarita.

26
out of 100
Bottom 9% in VIC
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
6.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
2.4 arrivals/hr
Saturday
1.1 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
11.5 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Cabarita.

50
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
23%
Premises covered
178
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 53%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 24%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 23%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
1 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Mildura: council population

The whole council area, not just Cabarita · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
57,309
+0.3% in a year
Change
+175
people since 2024
Density
2.6
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+229
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-383
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+329
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
10/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
6/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Cabarita is home to 482 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $116,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

482

1.2% since 2016

Median Age

43

4.9% since 2016

Median Household Income

$116,116/yr

35.8% since 2016
Top 13% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

42.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,517/mo

16.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.9

9.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$46,956/yr

31.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

51.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

10.2%

1.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

147

1.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

94.0%

0.5% since 2016

Houses

103.4%

4.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

11.2%

5.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

15.7%

13.7% since 2016

Work From Home

14.0%

105.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 152 (103.4%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 82 (55.0%)
Owned Outright 58 (38.9%)
Renting 9 (6.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
81.5%
English Spoken at Home
86.7%
Employment Rate
62.6%
3.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
37.1%

Occupations

Professionals 50 (20.6%)
Technicians & Trades 45 (18.5%)
Managers 39 (16.0%)
Sales 26 (10.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 22 (9.1%)
Community & Personal Service 21 (8.6%)
Labourers 20 (8.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 10 (4.1%)

Religion

Christianity 228 (47.3%)
No Religion 186 (38.6%)
Buddhism 5 (1.0%)
Islam 3 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

South Africa 8 (1.7%)
Italy 6 (1.2%)
Scotland 4 (0.8%)
Malaysia 3 (0.6%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Italian 3 (0.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 26 (5.4%)
5-14 73 (15.1%)
15-19 48 (10.0%)
20-24 16 (3.3%)
25-34 41 (8.5%)
35-44 56 (11.6%)
45-54 86 (17.8%)
55-64 85 (17.6%)
65-74 45 (9.3%)
75-84 15 (3.1%)
85+ 3 (0.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 61 (65.6%)
Lone Person 18 (19.4%)
One Parent Families 14 (15.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 170 (79.1%)
Worked from Home 30 (14.0%)
Car (passenger) 11 (5.1%)
Walked Only 4 (1.9%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 69 (14.3%)
Bachelor Degree 46 (9.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 34 (7.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 12 (2.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 6 (1.2%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 3 (2.0%)
1 car 22 (14.5%)
2 cars 64 (42.1%)
3 cars 34 (22.4%)
4+ cars 28 (18.4%)

Council Rates

Mildura
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,340 a year through Mildura based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,340/yr
21% above the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.560¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Cabarita's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 58%
  • Parks and recreation 29%
  • Residential 10%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Mildura

The whole council area, not just Cabarita · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 446 new dwellings were approved across Mildura. That mix is 391 houses and 55 units. Approvals are up 29.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
446dwellings
+29.4% YoY
Houses
391
detached dwellings
Units
55
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is First People of the Millewa-Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2018).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Climate & Setting

from Mildura Airport, 3.3 km

Dry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Annual rainfall
278 mm
40 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
33.0°C
45 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.9°C
7 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
Bottom 2% in VIC

In postcode 3505, 4 of 4,773 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.6% (29 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.11%
2025
0.08%

Rooftop solar

54
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 3505, 1,040 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,940 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 37 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
67
2020
114
2021
77
2022
61
2023
78
2024
69
2025
49
2026
16

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

7 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3505 in 2025-26, rank 108 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 39, in 2000-01.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,329
Loan amount
$664,000
Total interest over 30 years
$894,362

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb.

Deposit
$166,000
Stamp duty
$44,870
Cash needed at settlement
$210,870

Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Mallee

Currently held by Anne Webster The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% -0.1
2022 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% +3.3
2019 Anne Webster 33.8% 66.2% -3.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Mildura District

Currently held by Jade Benham The Nationals

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Jade Benham NP 51.2% 35.9% 64.1%
2018 Ali Cupper IND 50.3% 44.4% 55.6%
2014 Peter Crisp NP 52.0% 29.8% 70.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Cabarita

Is Cabarita a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Cabarita is moderate (58/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Cabarita?

Cabarita has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (63/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Cabarita?

Cabarita, VIC had a population of 482 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Cabarita, VIC?

The postcode for Cabarita, VIC is 3505.

How far is Cabarita from Melbourne?

Cabarita is 547 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 370 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Cabarita?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Cabarita was $116,116 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Cabarita?

There are too few current rental listings in Cabarita for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Cabarita?

The median age of residents in Cabarita was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Cabarita?

There is 1 school inside the Cabarita boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Cabarita walkable?

Cabarita scores 28/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Cabarita?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Cabarita, Mildura Airport (3.3 km away), summer days average 33°C, winter nights 4.9°C, 278 mm of rain a year over 40 rainy days, and 45 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Cabarita?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Cabarita belong to?

Cabarita sits within the Mildura local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Cabarita?

The average residential rates bill through Mildura is $2,340 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Cabarita?

Across Mildura, 446 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 29.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Cabarita in?

Cabarita sits within the federal Division of Mallee, currently held by Anne Webster (The Nationals).

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