Cranbourne is a suburb in Victoria, 53 km from Melbourne CBD, around 49 minutes by car. Population is 21,281; the median age is 35 and the median household income is $76,804 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 5.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $342 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,627. Cranbourne is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 7 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Cranbourne a good suburb?
Cranbourne scores a C (48/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
7 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 86/100 · 52.6 km · 49 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $708K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 92/100 · Flood 23/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 35 · 21,281 residents
Liveability Rating
48 / 100 · Ranked #463 in VICEach bar is Cranbourne's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Median House Price
Public listings dataCranbourne's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $708,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$707,500
6% below its 6 neighbours (median $755,000)
Based on 528 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 266 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 32 sales $532K
- 3 bed 296 sales $675K
- 4 bed 175 sales $795K
- 5 bed 16 sales $892K
- 6 bed 5 sales $750K
Units
$514,000
Based on 98 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 48 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 68 sales $495K
- 3 bed 25 sales $580K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Cranbourne are currently listed at around $735,000 on average. Based on 246 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$735K
246 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$550K
40 units listed in the last 6 months.
286 of the suburb's 7,204 dwellings (4.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Cranbourne rent for around $570 a week on average, based on 137 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$570/wk
5% below its 6 neighbours (median $600/wk)
137 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$450/wk
25 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
162 rentals advertised against an estimated 2,500 rented homes (6.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025116 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3977.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$570/week ($30,000 a year) on a $735,000 median
$450/week ($23,000 a year) on a $550,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
7 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 4 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.0% of the suburb's homes.
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 Cranbourne safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Cranbourne sits in the high band, with 3,447 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 7% on the prior year.
3,447 offences
6.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025132 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 5 of them fatal
Where they happened
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
Seven schools serve Cranbourne, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Cranbourne Secondary College leads the pack.
- • 3,728 students across 7 schools (avg 533)
- • Sectors: 6 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 931-1047, median 949 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Cranbourne Secondary College (1,139 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Cranbourne is very walkable on foot — at 86/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 8 supermarkets, 29 parks and 32 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Cranbourne.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 372.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 343.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 243.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 21.1 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 Cranbourne.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 90%
- Premises covered
- 9,194
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
Casey: council population
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
The ABS scores 50 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Cranbourne is home to about 21,300 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
21,281
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$76,804/yr
Census Median Rent
$342/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,627/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$36,764/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.3%
Total Dwellings
7,204
Owner-Occupier Rate
65.3%
Houses
80.0%
Rental Stress
23.2%
Mortgage Stress
25.4%
Work From Home
13.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
233 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 32 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 2,435 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 59.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 61.8%
- Employment Rate
- 56%
- Completed Year 12
- 36.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
1,338 residents (6.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 19,772 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
5% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (472 of 9,510).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 8,394 people work here; 9,510 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.9 per resident). At least 12% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,767 a year through Casey based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 44%
- Parks and recreation 27%
- Other and special use 12%
- Commercial 8%
- Infrastructure and transport 7%
- Rural and farming 2%
Proposed rezonings
- Farming Zone → General Residential Zone · C300case, exhibited Oct 2025 8.5 ha
and 1 smaller change
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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: Casey
In the year to August 2026, 3,412 new dwellings were approved across Casey. That mix is 2,854 houses and 558 units. Approvals are down 14.8% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 208 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 63 homes
- Projects firmly planned 80 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 19 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 46 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
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.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 20.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.98 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Dandenong monitoring station, 15.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Frankston Beach, 14.5 kmwarm summers — mild winters.
- Elevation
- 61 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 12.5 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.4% of addresses
- 376 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- —
- Summer max (Jan)
- 24.5°C
- 4 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.3°C
- 0 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
2 facilities within 5 km- 4.2 km
- 4.4 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3977, 861 of 86,508 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.6% (3,106 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3977, 20,385 rooftop-solar systems totalling 124.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 37,952 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1,301 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.
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.
184 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3977 in 2025-26, rank 11 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 1,295, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
16 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 96 across postcode 3977.
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.
At $707,500 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Cassandra Fernando Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cassandra Fernando | 64.0% | 36.0% | +6.9 |
| 2022 | Cassandra Fernando | 57.1% | 42.9% | +1.5 |
| 2019 | Anthony Byrne | 58.7% | 41.3% | +1.2 |
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
Currently held by Pauline Richards Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pauline Richards ALP | 53.7% | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 2018 | Pauline Richards ALP | 50.3% | 61.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014 | Jude Perera ALP | 52.3% | 52.3% | 47.7% |
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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Nearby suburbs
Cranbourne North VIC 3977
Cranbourne East VIC 3977
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Common questions about Cranbourne
Is Cranbourne a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Cranbourne is high (92/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Cranbourne?
Cranbourne has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (23/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Cranbourne a good place to live?
Cranbourne has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (48/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Cranbourne?
Cranbourne, VIC had a population of 21,281 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Cranbourne, VIC?
The postcode for Cranbourne, VIC is 3977.
How far is Cranbourne from Melbourne?
Cranbourne is 53 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 49 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Cranbourne?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Cranbourne was $76,804 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 Cranbourne?
The median advertised rent in Cranbourne is $570 a week for houses (137 listings) and $450 a week for units (25 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Cranbourne?
The median age of residents in Cranbourne was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Cranbourne?
There are 7 schools inside the Cranbourne boundary: 1 above, 4 at, and 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Cranbourne walkable?
Cranbourne scores 86/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Cranbourne?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Cranbourne (Dandenong) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.8 µg/m³. That puts Cranbourne below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Cranbourne?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Cranbourne, Frankston Beach (14.5 km away), summer days average 24.5°C, winter nights 8.3°C, and 4 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Cranbourne?
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 Cranbourne belong to?
Cranbourne sits within the Casey local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Cranbourne?
The average residential rates bill through Casey is $1,767 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Cranbourne?
Across Casey, 3,412 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 14.8% 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 Cranbourne in?
Cranbourne sits within the federal Division of Holt, currently held by Cassandra Fernando (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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