Cardinia

133,472 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,283 km², 42 suburbs. Council website: cardinia.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

133,472

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.6% in a year

Density

104/km²

1,283 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$690k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$125

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

9.9 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 34
Median household income: $1,874/week
Median rent: $361/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,868/month
Households renting: 23.0%
Average household: 2.8 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 8 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property: $1,880; 2024-25
Operating result: -0.0%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 129%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

42 suburbs where Cardinia holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Pakenham	54,118	All	$700kDec 2025	23% / 69%	4
Officer	18,503	All	$760kDec 2025	10% / 70%	8
Beaconsfield (Vic.)	7,267	93%	$960kDec 2025	10% / 75%	9
Emerald (Vic.)	5,890	94%	$920kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	8
Cockatoo (Vic.)	4,408	All	$773kDec 2025	0% / 100%	6
Koo Wee Rup	4,047	All	$735kDec 2025	99% / 97%	3
Bunyip	3,131	All	$784kDec 2025	58% / 94%	6
Beaconsfield Upper	2,997	All	$1.3MDec 2025	<1% / 100%	10
Gembrook	2,559	All	$877kDec 2025	3% / 100%	7
Lang Lang	2,556	98%	$721kDec 2025	20% / 99%	4
Garfield	2,114	All	$792kDec 2025	49% / 97%	5
Pakenham Upper	1,196	All		3% / 100%	10
Officer South	1,159	All	$888kDec 2025	36% / 93%	9
Nar Nar Goon	1,023	All		61% / 98%	4
Menzies Creek	966	18%	$821kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	9
Avonsleigh	844	All	$718kDec 2024	0% / 100%	8
Nar Nar Goon North	819	All	$710kDec 2025	6% / 99%	8
Maryknoll	646	All		1% / 100%	9
Tynong	523	All	$778kDec 2025	59% / 100%	6
Bayles	445	All		100% / 100%	6
Tynong North	440	All		4% / 100%	8
Guys Hill	388	All		12% / 100%	10
Clematis	352	All	$955kDec 2025	0% / 100%	8
Cardinia	342	All		96% / 100%	6
Catani	297	All		100% / 100%	5
Yannathan	272	All		83% / 100%	7
Iona	240	All		100% / 100%	6
Garfield North	236	All		5% / 100%	8
Pakenham South	229	All		100% / 100%	5
Tonimbuk	229	All		8% / 100%	9
Cora Lynn	220	All		100% / 100%	6
Heath Hill	189	57%		15% / 100%	7
Caldermeade	181	All		100% / 100%	6
Mount Burnett	180	All		<1% / 100%	8
Modella	169	38%		92% / 100%	7
Dewhurst	151	All		0% / 100%	9
Dalmore	142	All		98% / 100%	4
Bunyip North	95	All		16% / 100%	9
Lang Lang East	94	All		12% / 100%	7
Monomeith	69	All		100% / 100%	6
Nangana	54	All		0% / 100%	9
Koo Wee Rup North	47	All		99% / 100%	5
Vervale	44	All		100% / 100%	6
Rythdale	33	All		94% / 100%	5

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

23%

Over 44 of 44 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

79%

Over 44 of 44 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 44 of 44 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 16 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $700k
Median of suburb medians: $781k
Highest suburb median: $1.3M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

La Trobe · Jason WOOD (LP)99%
Casey · Aaron VIOLI (LP)1%
Monash · Mary ALDRED (LP)1%

State districts

Pakenham · Emma Vulin (ALP)64%
Narracan · Wayne Farnham (LIB)11%
Monbulk · Daniela De Martino (ALP)10%
Berwick · Brad Battin (LIB)9%
Bass · Jordan Crugnale (ALP)7%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 1 suburb of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 14 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 14 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.

Listings cut: 23; of 194 tracked
Share cut: 11.9%
Typical cut: 3.6%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Officer (23). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.