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Cranbourne West

Victoria · Casey - South · Melbourne - South East

This profile uses the ABS Cranbourne West statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Cranbourne West is a locality in the Casey - South area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Cranbourne West SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1020 (gov)
Childcare
87
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
1,115
+18% vs prior year
Median house
$700,000
+5.3% YoY
To CBD by train
71 min
AM peak
Population
25,490
+2.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Cranbourne West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 466
ICSEA 1003
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Cranbourne West (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Peter's College
Catholic 2,089 students
ICSEA 1045 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Cranbourne West

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Aspire Early Education Berwick Waters
    Centre-Based Care · 152 places · Cranbourne North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Cranbourne Day Care & Kindergarten Centre Pty Ltd - Mundaring Drive
    Centre-Based Care · 140 places · Cranbourne
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mayone bulluk Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 133 places · Cranbourne West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hunt Club Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 132 places · Cranbourne
    Exceeding NQS
  • Carlisle Park Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 106 places · Cranbourne
    Exceeding NQS
  • Livingston Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Cranbourne East
    Exceeding NQS
  • Arbourlea Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Cranbourne North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fairhaven Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Cranbourne West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Cranbourne Day Care & Kindergarten Centre Pty Ltd - Schoolies Central
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Cranbourne East
    Exceeding NQS
  • Botanic Ridge Family and Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Botanic Ridge
    Exceeding NQS
  • Story House Early Learning Cranbourne
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Cranbourne West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Quarters Primary School Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Cranbourne West
    Exceeding NQS

+ 75 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
1,115
vs previous year
+18%
vs 2021
731
  • Property and deception offences 710
  • Crimes against the person 251
  • Justice procedures offences 114
  • Public order and security offences 21
  • Drug offences 18

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
3
Supermarkets
7
Parks
40
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Cranbourne West SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

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To CBD by train, AM peak
71 min
Nearest station
Kananook Railway Station (10.3 km)

Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.

Source: State GTFS feeds

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 0.9% of the SA2
Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 2.1% of the SA2

This shows whether the Cranbourne West SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$700,000
House price YoY
+5.3%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
25,490
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.60%
2024→25
Net change
+647
people / yr
Density
1,976
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+647
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+379
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+26
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+242

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Cranbourne West
+2.60%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%