Pakenham - South East

VIC

Pakenham - South East is a growing region in VIC with 6,778 residents.

SA2 code: 212011551
State: VIC

Population

6,778

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+9.1%

3yr: +2.9% · 10yr: +38.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$335/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,235/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Pakenham - South East (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.9%5yr: +9.1%10yr: +38.7%Total: +96.6%

Population grew from 3,448 to 6,778 over 24 years, averaging 2.9% 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 1.4%

Predominantly detached houses (67.1%), mixed tenure (50.9% own or mortgage), built for families (53% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 67.1%

Townhouses 31.2%

1,701 houses792 townhouses43 apartments

Tenure

Owned 21.9%

Mortgage 29.0%

Renting 39.6%

Owned 21.9%Mortgage 29.0%Renting 39.6%Other / NS 9.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

51 (2.0%)

2 bed

714 (28.3%)

3 bed

1,336 (52.9%)

4 bed

357 (14.1%)

5 bed

49 (1.9%)

6+ bed

17 (0.7%)