Cardinia

Local Government Area, VIC

118,194
Population
34
Median Age
$43,212
Median Income (Annual)
1,282.567 kmยฒ
Area

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Council

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Cardinia Shire Council
Shire ยท VIC
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Overview

Total Population
118,194
Males
58,269 (49.3%)
Females
59,925 (50.7%)
Indigenous
1,145 (1.0%)
Born in Australia
75.3%
English Only at Home
81.2%
Australian Citizens
100,982
Other Languages
18.8%

๐Ÿ“Š Age Distribution

0-4 years
7.7%
5-14 years
15.0%
15-19 years
6.2%
20-24 years
6.0%
25-34 years
15.7%
35-44 years
14.8%
45-54 years
12.2%
55-64 years
9.9%
65-74 years
7.4%
75-84 years
3.9%
85+ years
1.3%

๐Ÿ’ฐ Income

Median Personal Income
$831/week
Annual Personal Income
$43,212
Median Household Income
$1,874/week
Annual Household Income
$97,448
Median Family Income
$2,097/week
Annual Family Income
$109,044

๐Ÿ  Housing

Median Weekly Rent
$361
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,868
Average Household Size
2.8 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.8

๐ŸŒ Birthplace

Born in Australia
84,558 (75.3%)
Born Overseas
27,773 (24.7%)

๐ŸŽ“ Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent
47,863 (55.6%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
12,477 (14.5%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
15,394 (17.9%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
6,243 (7.3%)
Year 8 or Below
3,524 (4.1%)
Did Not Go to School
596 (0.7%)

๐Ÿ’ผ Employment

Employed Full-time
35,700
Employed Part-time
18,938
Total Employed
58,706
Unemployed
2,628
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Participation Rate
67.1%
Labour Force
61,340
Not in Labour Force
25,256

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family Composition

Total Families
32,066
Couple - No Children
10,614 (33.1%)
Couple with Children
16,071 (50.1%)
One Parent Family
4,995 (15.6%)
Other Family
386 (1.2%)

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses
36,059 (91.0%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
3,028 (7.6%)
Flat/Apartment
340 (0.9%)
Other Dwelling
140 (0.4%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
39,607
Unoccupied Dwellings
2,122

๐Ÿš— Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle
1,006 (2.6%)
1 Vehicle
11,362 (29.1%)
2 Vehicles
16,664 (42.6%)
3 Vehicles
6,010 (15.4%)
4+ Vehicles
4,064 (10.4%)
Total Dwellings
39,109

๐Ÿš” Crime Statistics (Year ending Sep 2025)

Recorded incidents from Victoria Police, published by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). Rates are per 100,000 residents. Trends compare the year-ending September 2025 rate to the same metric in 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences
Break & enter (dwelling)
284.4 / 100k
Motor vehicle theft
277.7 / 100k
Non-FV assault
193.6 / 100k
Robbery (unarmed)
5.2 / 100k
Steal from vehicle
860.6 / 100k
Show all 75 ANZSOC offence subgroups
Offence subgroup Incidents Rate / 100k
B42 Steal from a motor vehicle 1,156 860.6
B49 Other theft 643 478.7
E21 Breach family violence order 631 469.7
B21 Criminal damage 529 393.8
B41 Motor vehicle theft 373 277.7
B43 Steal from a retail store 345 256.8
B53 Obtain benefit by deception 312 232.3
A231 FV Common assault 308 229.3
B322 Non-residential non-aggravated burglary 247 183.9
B321 Residential non-aggravated burglary 242 180.2
A30 Sexual offences 223 166
A211 FV Serious assault 188 140
A232 Non-FV Common assault 155 115.4
B311 Residential aggravated burglary 140 104.2
C32 Drug possession 137 102
B45 Receiving or handling stolen goods 134 99.8
E13 Resist or hinder officer 132 98.3
A212 Non-FV Serious assault 105 78.2
D12 Prohibited and controlled weapons offences 89 66.3
B44 Theft of a bicycle 82 61
B11 Cause damage by fire 71 52.9
E23 Breach bail conditions 61 45.4
A51 Aggravated robbery 58 43.2
A731 FV Threatening behaviour 56 41.7
D11 Firearms offences 53 39.5
B51 Forgery and counterfeiting 50 37.2
B22 Graffiti 46 34.2
E22 Breach intervention order 44 32.8
A711 FV Stalking 34 25.3
A732 Non-FV Threatening behaviour 33 24.6
A89 Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering people 32 23.8
A22 Assault police, emergency services or other authorised officer 30 22.3
A712 Non-FV Stalking 27 20.1
D35 Improper movement on public or private space 26 19.4
A721 FV Harassment and private nuisance 22 16.4
A722 Non-FV Harassment and private nuisance 17 12.7
A83 Throw or discharge object endangering people 17 12.7
C23 Possess drug manufacturing equipment or precursor 17 12.7
C12 Drug trafficking 16 11.9
E19 Other justice procedures offences 16 11.9
D43 Hacking 14 10.4
A81 Dangerous driving 13 9.7
D21 Riot and affray 13 9.7
F93 Cruelty to animals 11 8.2
D23 Offensive conduct 10 7.4
C21 Cultivate drugs 9 6.7
B19 Other fire related offences 8 6
A52 Non-Aggravated robbery 7 5.2
D13 Explosives offences 7 5.2
D24 Offensive language 7 5.2
D32 Hoaxes 7 5.2
D25 Criminal intent 6 4.5
E29 Breach of other orders 5 3.7
F29 Other transport regulation offences 5 3.7
A42 False imprisonment 4 3
B312 Non-residential aggravated burglary 4 3
B329 Unknown non-aggravated burglary 4 3
B54 State false information 4 3
E14 Pervert the course of justice or commit perjury 4 3
A61 Blackmail 3 2.2
A62 Extortion 3 2.2
C31 Drug use 3 2.2
E11 Escape custody 3 2.2
A10 Homicide and related offences 2 1.5
B52 Possess equipment to make false instrument 2 1.5
D31 Privacy offences 2 1.5
A41 Abduction 1 0.7
A82 Neglect or ill treatment of people 1 0.7
B29 Other property damage offences 1 0.7
B56 Professional malpractice and misrepresentation 1 0.7
B59 Other deception offences 1 0.7
D26 Disorderly conduct 1 0.7
F21 Public transport 1 0.7
F32 Commercial regulation offences 1 0.7
F33 Liquor and tobacco licensing offences 1 0.7

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