Hoppers Crossing VIC 3029
Hoppers Crossing is a suburb in Victoria, 30 km from Melbourne CBD, around 33 minutes by car. Population is 37,216; the median age is 37 and the median household income is $82,160 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb fell 3.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,600. Hoppers Crossing is characterised by high bushfire risk and high crime risk. Of 12 schools within the suburb boundary, 3 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Hoppers Crossing a good suburb?
Hoppers Crossing scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
12 schools · 3 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 75/100 · 29.8 km · 33 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $675K
High bushfire risk
Fire 86/100 · Crime 81/100 · Flood 33/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 37 · 37,216 residents
Liveability Rating
40 / 100 · Ranked #570 in VICEach bar is Hoppers Crossing's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
40 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHoppers Crossing's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $675,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$675,000
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $665,000)
Based on 906 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 378 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 27 sales $500K
- 3 bed 556 sales $650K
- 4 bed 275 sales $730K
- 5 bed 35 sales $850K
Units
$474,000
5% above its 5 neighbours (median $450,000)
Based on 87 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 36 days — median across 38 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 47 sales $447K
- 3 bed 39 sales $513K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Hoppers Crossing are currently listed at around $715,000 on average. Based on 301 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$715K
301 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$485K
20 units listed in the last 6 months.
321 of the suburb's 12,584 dwellings (2.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Hoppers Crossing rent for around $500 a week on average, based on 225 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$500/wk
7% below its 5 neighbours (median $540/wk)
225 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$415/wk
In line with its 3 neighbours (median $410/wk)
19 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
244 rentals advertised against an estimated 3,398 rented homes (7.2%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025128 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3029.
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$500/week ($26,000 a year) on a $715,000 median
$415/week ($22,000 a year) on a $485,000 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
39 active Airbnb listings: 13 whole homes and 26 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% 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 Hoppers Crossing safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Hoppers Crossing sits in the high band, with 3,419 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 1% on the prior year.
3,419 offences
1.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202597 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 6 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
Twelve schools serve Hoppers Crossing, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Cambridge Primary School and Hoppers Crossing Secondary College lead the pack.
- • 7,737 students across 10 schools (avg 774)
- • Sectors: 9 Government, 2 Catholic, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 951-1037, median 984 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: The Grange P-12 College (1,919 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Hoppers Crossing is very walkable on foot — at 75/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 11 supermarkets, 45 parks and 16 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Hoppers Crossing.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 448.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 372.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 319.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.4 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 10 min wait
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 Hoppers Crossing.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 11%
- Premises covered
- 15,899
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
Wyndham: 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 98 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 7 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Hoppers Crossing is home to about 37,200 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $82,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
37,216
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$82,160/yr
Census Median Rent
$340/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,600/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$35,932/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.1%
Total Dwellings
12,584
Owner-Occupier Rate
73.0%
Houses
84.7%
Rental Stress
21.5%
Mortgage Stress
23.4%
Work From Home
22.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
98 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 58 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 3,308 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 56.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 56.4%
- Employment Rate
- 55.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 43.1%
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.
2,690 residents (7.2%) 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 35,025 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
15% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (2,479 of 16,677).
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 13,371 people work here; 16,677 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.8 per resident). At least 20% 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 $1,997 a year through Wyndham based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 72%
- Infrastructure and transport 14%
- Industrial 9%
- Parks and recreation 3%
- Commercial 3%
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: Wyndham
In the year to August 2026, 4,045 new dwellings were approved across Wyndham. That mix is 3,355 houses and 690 units.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 187 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 16 homes
- Projects firmly planned 52 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 48 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 71 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
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.
From the Point Cook monitoring station, 8.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Laverton RAAF, 5.5 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 28 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 9.2 km
- Annual rainfall
- 482 mm
- 76 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.9°C
- 11 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.2°C
- 2 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
3 facilities within 5 km- 1.7 km
- 3.1 km
- 3.2 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3029, 1,401 of 102,928 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 6.0% (6,128 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 7.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3029, 27,779 rooftop-solar systems totalling 190.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 40,163 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 2,957 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.
899 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3029 in 2025-26, rank 2 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 1,789, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
21 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 184 across postcode 3029.
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 $675,000 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 Joanne Ryan Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Joanne Ryan | 63.2% | 36.8% | +0.4 |
| 2022 | Joanne Ryan | 62.8% | 37.2% | -0.4 |
| 2019 | Joanne Ryan | 62.4% | 37.6% | +1.8 |
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 Dylan Wight Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dylan Wight ALP | 50.4% | 62.6% | 37.4% |
| 2018 | Sarah Connolly ALP | 56.2% | 68.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014 | Telmo Languiller ALP | 50.6% | 64.6% | 35.4% |
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 Hoppers Crossing
Is Hoppers Crossing a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hoppers Crossing is high (81/100, 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 Hoppers Crossing?
Hoppers Crossing has a high recorded bushfire history (86/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (33/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hoppers Crossing a good place to live?
Hoppers Crossing has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), 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 Hoppers Crossing?
Hoppers Crossing, VIC had a population of 37,216 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hoppers Crossing, VIC?
The postcode for Hoppers Crossing, VIC is 3029.
How far is Hoppers Crossing from Melbourne?
Hoppers Crossing is 30 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 33 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Hoppers Crossing?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hoppers Crossing was $82,160 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 Hoppers Crossing?
The median advertised rent in Hoppers Crossing is $500 a week for houses (225 listings) and $415 a week for units (19 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Hoppers Crossing?
The median age of residents in Hoppers Crossing was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Hoppers Crossing at risk of bushfire?
Hoppers Crossing has a high recorded bushfire history (86/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Hoppers Crossing?
There are 12 schools inside the Hoppers Crossing boundary: 3 above, 2 at, and 4 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Hoppers Crossing walkable?
Hoppers Crossing scores 75/100 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 weather like in Hoppers Crossing?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hoppers Crossing, Laverton RAAF (5.5 km away), summer days average 25.9°C, winter nights 6.2°C, 482 mm of rain a year over 76 rainy days, and 11 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hoppers Crossing?
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 Hoppers Crossing belong to?
Hoppers Crossing sits within the Wyndham local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hoppers Crossing?
The average residential rates bill through Wyndham is $1,997 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hoppers Crossing?
Across Wyndham, 4,045 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Hoppers Crossing in?
Hoppers Crossing sits within the federal Division of Lalor, currently held by Joanne Ryan (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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