Pakenham - North East

VIC

Pakenham - North East is a growing region in VIC with 16,593 residents.

SA2 code: 212011549
State: VIC

Population

16,593

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+6.2%

3yr: +5.3% · 10yr: +20.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$346/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,651/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Pakenham - North East (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.3%5yr: +6.2%10yr: +20.1%Total: +186.0%

Population grew from 5,802 to 16,593 over 24 years, averaging 4.5% 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 0.9%

Almost entirely detached houses (88.4%), mixed tenure (66.8% own or mortgage), built for families (50% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 88.4%

4,772 houses598 townhouses31 apartments

Tenure

Owned 17.9%

Mortgage 48.9%

Renting 29.7%

Owned 17.9%Mortgage 48.9%Renting 29.7%Other / NS 3.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

35 (0.7%)

2 bed

520 (9.7%)

3 bed

2,694 (50.5%)

4 bed

1,869 (35.0%)

5 bed

174 (3.3%)

6+ bed

44 (0.8%)