VIC · Mildura Council
Cardross, 3496
Current weather
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87% humidity · 21.9 km/h wind · 16.9° / 10.4° today · 2.5 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Cardross is a small locality in the Mildura area, home to around 847 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 44 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+47%), roughly 51.9 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 847
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,717
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 62.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 32 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 44
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 18
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 51.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 94 residents
- State safety percentile
- 48.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +46.7%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage3
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary3
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods4
- B49 Other Theft4
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 974
- Cardross Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
1 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
August 2021
- Rural Store and Car Parking Waiver Use and development of a rural store and reduction of car parking requirements338 MYALL STREET CARDROSS 3496Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cardross Recreation ReservePark
- Mildura I221 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Mildura I222 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Mildura I223 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 30.3/100
- National rank
- 5092nd in Australia
- State rank
- 996th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #239 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #511 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime3
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime3
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime4
- B49 Other Theftcrime4
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offencescrime6
- Cardross Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Mildura I221 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Mildura I222 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Mildura I223 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Rural Store and Car Parking Waiver Use and development of a rural store and reduction of car parking requirementsplanning338 MYALL STREET CARDROSS 3496Lodged 26 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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