Catani VIC 3981

Located in Victoria, Catani sits 84 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 10 minutes by car. The suburb has 297 residents, a median age of 41, and a median household income of $79,040 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 1.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $210 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. Catani is characterised by high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Catani sits at $780,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only four sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$780,000

Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Catani safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Catani sits in the low band, with 8 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 20% on the prior year.

8 offences

20.0% since 2025
Assault 2 (25.0%)
Property Damage 2 (25.0%)
Theft 2 (25.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (12.5%)
Weapons Offences 1 (12.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

4 crashes

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

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Catani is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Catani.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
123
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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

No amenities mapped in this suburb boundary.

Cardinia: council population

The whole council area, not just Catani · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
133,472
+2.6% in a year
Change
+3,381
people since 2024
Density
104
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+1,446
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,205
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+730
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
5/10
4/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
7/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
2/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Catani is home to 297 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.5%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

297

1.0% since 2016

Median Age

41

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$79,040/yr

0.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$210/wk

13.5% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,733/mo

6.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

6.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$33,020/yr

9.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

136.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

7.0%

67.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

100

8.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

85.9%

1.0% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

13.8%

13.1% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

26.3%

5.6% since 2016

Work From Home

22.1%

82.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 100 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 46 (46.5%)
Owned Outright 39 (39.4%)
Renting 14 (14.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.9%
English Spoken at Home
86.9%
Employment Rate
62.4%
0.8% since 2016
Completed Year 12
28.6%

Occupations

Managers 40 (26.3%)
Technicians & Trades 25 (16.4%)
Labourers 19 (12.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 16 (10.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 15 (9.9%)
Professionals 9 (5.9%)
Community & Personal Service 9 (5.9%)
Sales 3 (2.0%)

Religion

No Religion 145 (48.8%)
Christianity 122 (41.1%)
Other Religions 7 (2.4%)
Islam 5 (1.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (2.0%)
New Zealand 5 (1.7%)
Malaysia 4 (1.3%)
Scotland 3 (1.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 23 (7.7%)
5-14 36 (12.1%)
15-19 20 (6.7%)
20-24 14 (4.7%)
25-34 42 (14.1%)
35-44 33 (11.1%)
45-54 40 (13.5%)
55-64 46 (15.5%)
65-74 25 (8.4%)
75-84 15 (5.1%)
85+ 5 (1.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 44 (59.5%)
Lone Person 18 (24.3%)
One Parent Families 12 (16.2%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 97 (71.3%)
Worked from Home 30 (22.1%)
Walked Only 9 (6.6%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 58 (19.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 18 (6.1%)
Bachelor Degree 10 (3.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (1.0%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 18 (18.0%)
2 cars 40 (40.0%)
3 cars 25 (25.0%)
4+ cars 20 (20.0%)

Council Rates

Cardinia
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,880 a year through Cardinia based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,880/yr
3% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.276¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Catani's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 65%
  • Other and special use 33%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%

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: Cardinia

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

In the year to August 2026, 1,323 new dwellings were approved across Cardinia. That mix is 1,196 houses and 127 units. Approvals are up 12.8% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,323dwellings
+12.8% YoY
Houses
1,196
detached dwellings
Units
127
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).

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 Powelltown Dnre, 37.9 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
14.8 km
Annual rainfall
1,350 mm
96 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

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

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 25% in VIC

In postcode 3981, 15 of 4,921 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (51 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.06%
2024
0.23%
2025
0.30%

Rooftop solar

51
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.8 kW each

In postcode 3981, 1,016 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,989 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 54 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
60
2020
77
2021
93
2022
67
2023
74
2024
71
2025
53
2026
28

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.

10 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3981 in 2025-26, rank 91 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 56, in 2009-10.

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
$4,068
Loan amount
$624,000
Total interest over 30 years
$840,485
Deposit
$156,000
Stamp duty
$41,870
Cash needed at settlement
$197,870

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 La Trobe

Currently held by Jason Wood Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Jason Wood 47.9% 52.1% +6.4
2022 Jason Wood 41.3% 58.7% +3.6
2019 Jason Wood 45.5% 54.5% +1.3

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

Bass District

Currently held by Jordan Crugnale Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Jordan Crugnale ALP 50.2% 50.2% 49.8%
2018 Jordan Crugnale ALP 52.4% 52.4% 47.6%
2014 Brian Paynter LP 54.5% 45.5% 54.5%

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 Catani

Is Catani a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Catani is low (39/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Catani?

Catani has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (99/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Catani?

Catani, VIC had a population of 297 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Catani, VIC?

The postcode for Catani, VIC is 3981.

How far is Catani from Melbourne?

Catani is 84 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 69 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Catani?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Catani was $79,040 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 Catani?

There are too few current rental listings in Catani for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $210, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Catani?

The median age of residents in Catani was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Catani?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Catani, Powelltown Dnre (37.9 km away), 1,350 mm of rain a year over 96 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Catani?

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 Catani belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Catani?

The average residential rates bill through Cardinia is $1,880 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Catani?

Across Cardinia, 1,323 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 12.8% 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 Catani in?

Catani sits within the federal Division of La Trobe, currently held by Jason Wood (Liberal).

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