Narre Warren South VIC 3805
Narre Warren South is a suburb in Victoria, 46 km from Melbourne CBD, around 43 minutes by car. Population is 30,909; the median age is 34 and the median household income is $112,216 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 1.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $401 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,937. The area shows high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 6 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Narre Warren South a good suburb?
Narre Warren South scores a B (55/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices.
Mixed results
6 schools · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 57/100 · 46 km · 43 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $859K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 47/100 · Flood 60/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 34 · 30,909 residents
Liveability Rating
55 / 100 · Ranked #356 in VICEach bar is Narre Warren South's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
55 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNarre Warren South's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $859,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$859,250
12% above its 5 neighbours (median $765,000)
Based on 636 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 336 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 192 sales $756K
- 4 bed 368 sales $888K
- 5 bed 60 sales $1.04M
- 6 bed 6 sales $1.38M
Land
$820,000
Based on 20 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 48 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Narre Warren South are currently listed at around $910,000 on average. Based on 263 houses listed in the past six months.
$910K
263 houses listed in the last 6 months.
263 of the suburb's 8,738 dwellings (3.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Narre Warren South rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 99 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$650/wk
5% above its 5 neighbours (median $620/wk)
99 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
99 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,477 rented homes (6.7%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025114 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3805.
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$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $910,000 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
11 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 2 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 Narre Warren South safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Narre Warren South sits in the moderate band, with 991 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 8% on the prior year.
991 offences
8.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202564 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
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
Six schools serve Narre Warren South, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Strathaird Primary School leads the pack.
- • 5,067 students across 5 schools (avg 1,013)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 2 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 918-1070, median 994 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Narre Warren South P-12 College (2,404 students)
Primary
Combined
Universities nearby
3.0% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Narre Warren South is somewhat walkable on foot — at 57/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 4 supermarkets, 23 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Narre Warren South.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 300.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 242.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 143.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 17.6 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 Narre Warren South.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 51%
- Premises covered
- 9,377
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 70 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 8 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Narre Warren South is home to about 30,900 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $112,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
30,909
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$112,216/yr
Census Median Rent
$401/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,937/mo
Avg Household Size
3.4
Median Personal Income
$38,948/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.0%
Total Dwellings
8,738
Owner-Occupier Rate
83.1%
Houses
93.0%
Rental Stress
18.6%
Mortgage Stress
20.7%
Work From Home
21.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
60 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,446 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 56.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 55.4%
- Employment Rate
- 63%
- Completed Year 12
- 45.5%
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.
1,791 residents (5.8%) 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 29,043 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
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,054 of 15,187).
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 3,459 people work here; 15,187 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 77% 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 82%
- Infrastructure and transport 12%
- Parks and recreation 5%
- Commercial 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: 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: 290 homes
- Projects firmly planned 54 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 217 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 19 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, 11.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Dandenong, 11.1 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 16.1 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 1.2% of addresses
- 115 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 781 mm
- 105 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
9 facilities within 5 km- 2.5 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.5 km
- 2.6 km
- 2.7 km
- 2.8 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 3805, 479 of 42,954 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.7% (1,592 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3805, 9,256 rooftop-solar systems totalling 53.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 18,530 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 555 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.
29 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3805 in 2025-26, rank 44 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 1,020, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
16 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 59 across postcode 3805.
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 $859,250 this is $109,250 above 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 Julian Hill Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Julian Hill | 64.6% | 35.4% | +9.3 |
| 2022 | Julian Hill | 56.6% | 43.4% | +0.7 |
| 2019 | Julian Hill | 64.2% | 35.9% | -0.1 |
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 Gary Maas Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gary Maas ALP | 54.2% | 58.5% | 41.5% |
| 2018 | Gary Maas ALP | 51.8% | 56.9% | 43.1% |
| 2014 | Judith Graley ALP | 55.5% | 55.5% | 44.5% |
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 Narre Warren South
Is Narre Warren South a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Narre Warren South is moderate (47/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Narre Warren South?
Narre Warren South has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (60/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Narre Warren South a good place to live?
Narre Warren South has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (55/100), 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 Narre Warren South?
Narre Warren South, VIC had a population of 30,909 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Narre Warren South, VIC?
The postcode for Narre Warren South, VIC is 3805.
How far is Narre Warren South from Melbourne?
Narre Warren South is 46 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 43 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Narre Warren South?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Narre Warren South was $112,216 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 Narre Warren South?
The median advertised rent in Narre Warren South is $650 a week for houses (99 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Narre Warren South?
The median age of residents in Narre Warren South was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Narre Warren South?
There are 6 schools inside the Narre Warren South boundary: 1 above, 3 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Narre Warren South walkable?
Narre Warren South scores 57/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat 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 Narre Warren South?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Narre Warren South (Dandenong) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.8 µg/m³. That puts Narre Warren South 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 Narre Warren South?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Narre Warren South, Dandenong (11.1 km away), 781 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Narre Warren South?
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 Narre Warren South belong to?
Narre Warren South sits within the Casey local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Narre Warren South?
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 Narre Warren South?
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 Narre Warren South in?
Narre Warren South sits within the federal Division of Bruce, currently held by Julian Hill (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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