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emerald (vic.)
Victoria · Census 2021
$920k
+1.4% yr · median house · Dec 2025
Emerald (Vic.) is a leafy residential suburb of Cardinia.
Median house price
People
Population
5,890
Median age
43 yrs
Income / person / wk
$851
Household income / wk
$2,119
Housing
Median rent / wk
$400
Mortgage / month
$2,000
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 60%
- Top language at home
- Spanish · 0%
- No religion
- 60%
- Born overseas
- 17%
- English only at home
- 95%
Local amenities
Amenity score
52/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
8
Libraries
1
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.5 km
Nearest train
1.4 km
Nearest hospital
11.9 km
Distance to coast
30 km
NBN
Satellite
Grocery mix: 1 Woolworths · 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
2
Catholic
0
Independent
1
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
3.1 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Cardinia
- Council population
- 118,769
- Council area
- 1,283 km²
- Density
- 93/km²
- Federal grants
- $16.74M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $141/yr
- Avg rates / property
- $1,880
- Operating result
- -0.0%
- Asset renewal
- 129%
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: VIC Local Government Performance Reporting 2024-25, Local Government Victoria. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- La Trobe
- Federal MP
- Jason Wood (LP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 52% 2PP
- State electorate
- Monbulk
- State MP
- Daniela De Martino (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.