Croydon - East

VIC

Croydon - East is a growing region in VIC with 17,345 residents.

SA2 code: 211031450
State: VIC

Population

17,345

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+5.7%

3yr: +7.1% · 10yr: +12.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$371/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,566/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Croydon - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +7.1%5yr: +5.7%10yr: +12.9%Total: +40.5%

Population grew from 12,347 to 17,345 over 24 years, averaging 1.4% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.5%

Predominantly detached houses (74.7%), mixed tenure (67.7% own or mortgage), built for families (48% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 74.7%

Townhouses 18.4%

4,920 houses1,214 townhouses450 apartments

Tenure

Owned 28.9%

Mortgage 38.8%

Renting 30.0%

Owned 28.9%Mortgage 38.8%Renting 30.0%Other / NS 2.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

184 (2.8%)

2 bed

1,986 (30.4%)

3 bed

3,163 (48.4%)

4 bed

989 (15.1%)

5 bed

174 (2.7%)

6+ bed

37 (0.6%)