Hoppers Crossing, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hoppers Crossing is a large residential suburb in Melbourne's outer south-west, roughly 24 kilometres from the central city and part of the City of Wyndham. The wider district lies on the Country of the Boonwurrung and Wathaurong peoples, who belong to the Kulin nation, and whose traditional lands took in the volcanic plains around the Werribee River. The suburb takes its name from Elizabeth Hopper, who worked as a gatekeeper at the level crossing on what is now the Werribee railway line, opening and closing the heavy wooden gates whenever a train passed. She and her husband Stephen, a long-serving railway ganger, raised their large family nearby. Until the 1960s the area was mostly open farmland, but it grew quickly from the 1970s as Melbourne expanded westward, gaining its first primary school and railway station around 1970. Today it is a major suburban centre, anchored by the sprawling Pacific Werribee shopping complex.
Less advantaged than the national average
Hoppers Crossing is more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 945, 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.
Hoppers Crossing at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 37,216
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $1,580
- SEIFA score
- 945
- Coordinates
- -37.8690, 144.7001
Hoppers Crossing demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hoppers Crossing 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 28%, 26% of homes are rented, and 41% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 7,070 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 4,852 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 10,444 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 9,616 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 5,230 | 14% |
Share of the 37,212 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 4,264 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4,693 | 37% |
| Rented | 3,308 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 10,664 | 85% |
| Townhouses & semis | 985 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 920 | 7% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12,584 occupied private dwellings in Hoppers Crossing.
- Median weekly rent
- $340
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,793
- Median weekly personal income
- $691
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 14,289 (41%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 14,020 (40%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 346 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 15,913 (55%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Employed full-time
- 9,912
- Employed part-time
- 5,596
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 Hoppers Crossing
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Hoppers Crossing is January (average daytime high around 26.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 658 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6°C | 14.8°C | 57 mm |
| Feb | 25.5°C | 14.2°C | 29 mm |
| Mar | 23.8°C | 13.3°C | 42 mm |
| Apr | 19.9°C | 10.8°C | 57 mm |
| May | 16.1°C | 8.6°C | 53 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 6.8°C | 58 mm |
| Jul | 12.9°C | 6.2°C | 46 mm |
| Aug | 13.6°C | 6.3°C | 52 mm |
| Sep | 16.2°C | 7.3°C | 57 mm |
| Oct | 19.4°C | 8.8°C | 71 mm |
| Nov | 21.5°C | 10.7°C | 70 mm |
| Dec | 24.2°C | 12.5°C | 66 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Hoppers Crossing
Where is Hoppers Crossing?
Hoppers Crossing is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Hoppers Crossing?
At the 2021 Census, Hoppers Crossing had a population of about 37,216.
Is Hoppers Crossing an advantaged area?
Hoppers Crossing has an ABS SEIFA score of 945, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 27 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Hoppers Crossing?
Hoppers Crossing has average daytime highs of about 19.4°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 658 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Hoppers Crossing?
Hoppers Crossing is one of the most populous suburbs in Victoria — the 13th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 37,216 usual residents).
Where Hoppers Crossing ranks
Hoppers Crossing appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Victoria#13 of 25
- Largest suburbs in Australia#21 of 25
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