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 Aug 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 Aug 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
8 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
42
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
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.
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 2 suburbs 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 8 Nov 2026; newest crawl observation 8 Nov 2026.
- Listings cut
- 122
- of 594 tracked
- Share cut
- 20.5%
- Typical cut
- 3.9%
- median over every cut listing
Most cuts: Pakenham (77), Officer (45). 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 2026-11-05.