Craigieburn, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Craigieburn sits about 25 kilometres north of central Melbourne, a satellite suburb on the city's northern urban-rural fringe in the City of Hume, rising towards Mount Ridley at its edge. The Wurundjeri people are the first people of the area. The suburb takes its name from an old bluestone inn that once served travellers along the Old Sydney Road; the name joins the Gaelic craigie, meaning craggy, with the Scots word burn, a stream. Craigieburn was a small farming hamlet by the 1860s, gained a railway station on the line to Seymour in 1872, and stayed quiet until 1972, when the first big residential subdivision began its transformation into one of Melbourne's major growth suburbs. The Hume Highway, which long ran through the centre, was diverted around the town by the Craigieburn Bypass in 2005, and the railway line was electrified through to Craigieburn in 2007. Today it is a large, fast-growing and notably multicultural suburb with extensive new estates, shopping centres and sporting facilities.
Less advantaged than the national average
Craigieburn is more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 956, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Craigieburn a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 5 components we can score for Craigieburn from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
32/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (32/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
23/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $380 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 23% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
80/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 146 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Green space
90/100A lot of green space nearby
About 21.9% of the area within ~1.2 km of the centre is mapped as green space — parks, reserves, sportsgrounds and the like. An area estimate from a radius around the centre, not the suburb boundary. · OpenStreetMap
Transport
78/100A good number of stops nearby
About 38 public-transport stops (bus, train, tram or ferry) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. Stop coverage, not timetable frequency. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Craigieburn at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 65,178
- Median age
- 32
- Median weekly household income
- $1,798
- SEIFA score
- 956
- Local government area
- Hume
- Coordinates
- -37.5814, 144.9259
Map of Craigieburn
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Housing & property in Craigieburn
What it costs to live in Craigieburn and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $380
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,850
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 69%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 28%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Craigieburn demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Craigieburn demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Craigieburn using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 35% and 51% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 16,759 | 26% |
| Youth (15–24) | 8,545 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 22,985 | 35% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 12,455 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4,439 | 7% |
Share of the 65,183 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,855 | 15% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 10,166 | 54% |
| Rented | 5,379 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 16,907 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,812 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 222 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 18,965 occupied private dwellings in Craigieburn.
- Average household size
- 3.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,855
- Median weekly personal income
- $700
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 31,681 (51%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 38,543 (63%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 424 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 29,061 (63%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Employed full-time
- 16,537
- Employed part-time
- 9,555
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Craigieburn
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Craigieburn is January (average daytime high around 26.5°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.3°C). The area receives roughly 763 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5°C | 13.9°C | 60 mm |
| Feb | 25.2°C | 13.2°C | 28 mm |
| Mar | 23.1°C | 12.3°C | 53 mm |
| Apr | 18.7°C | 9.7°C | 65 mm |
| May | 14.5°C | 7.4°C | 65 mm |
| Jun | 11.8°C | 5.6°C | 72 mm |
| Jul | 11.3°C | 5°C | 50 mm |
| Aug | 12.1°C | 5°C | 68 mm |
| Sep | 14.9°C | 6.2°C | 70 mm |
| Oct | 18.4°C | 7.8°C | 81 mm |
| Nov | 20.6°C | 9.8°C | 83 mm |
| Dec | 23.9°C | 11.5°C | 68 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Places in and around Craigieburn
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
10 nearbyLago Fino · Nando's · Hytyde fish and kebabs · Domino's · Subway · Grand Boulevard Cafe
Parks & recreation
124 nearbyHighgate Sport Complex · Cimberwood Drive Reserve · Hyde Park Reserve · Vic Foster Reserve · Metropolitan Avenue Reserve · Hamilton Park
Shops & groceries
3 nearbyWoolworths · IGA X-Press · EG Australia
Healthcare
2 nearbyModern Medical Clinic · Chemist Warehouse
Schools & education
7 nearbyWillmott Park Primary School · Mother Teresa Primary School · Craigieburn Primary School · Pelican Childcare Craigieburn · Wayi School · Mount Ridley College
Eat & drink in and around Craigieburn
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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- Domino'sTakeaway
- Grand Boulevard CafeCafé
- Hytyde fish and kebabsTakeaway
- Lago FinoCafé
- McDonald'sTakeaway
- Nando'sRestaurant
- Oriental ZestRestaurantorientalzest.com.au
- SubwayTakeaway
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Common questions about Craigieburn
Is Craigieburn a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability, amenities, green space and transport, Craigieburn rates 56/100 overall (Around the national middle). Schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Craigieburn?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Craigieburn was $380, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,850. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Craigieburn?
Craigieburn is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Hume local government area.
What is the population of Craigieburn?
At the 2021 Census, Craigieburn had a population of about 65,178.
Is Craigieburn an advantaged area?
Craigieburn has an ABS SEIFA score of 956, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 32 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Craigieburn?
Craigieburn has average daytime highs of about 18.4°C and overnight lows of about 9°C, with roughly 763 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Craigieburn?
Craigieburn is one of the most populous suburbs in Australia — the 2nd-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 65,178 usual residents).
Where Craigieburn ranks
Craigieburn appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Australia#2 of 25
- Largest suburbs in Victoria#2 of 25
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