Pakenham - South West

VIC

Pakenham - South West is a stable region in VIC with 28,194 residents.

SA2 code: 212011552
State: VIC

Population

28,194

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.9%

3yr: +2.8% · 10yr: +21.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$369/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,803/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Pakenham - South West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.8%5yr: +2.9%10yr: +21.5%Total: +646.7%

Population grew from 3,776 to 28,194 over 24 years, averaging 8.7% 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 1.1%

Almost entirely detached houses (89.8%), mixed tenure (68.5% own or mortgage), built for families (47% are 4 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 89.8%

7,710 houses845 townhouses30 apartments

Tenure

Owned 18.9%

Mortgage 49.6%

Renting 28.3%

Owned 18.9%Mortgage 49.6%Renting 28.3%Other / NS 3.3%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

35 (0.4%)

2 bed

733 (8.7%)

3 bed

3,300 (39.0%)

4 bed

3,938 (46.5%)

5 bed

396 (4.7%)

6+ bed

59 (0.7%)