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Suburb profile ·Cardinia LGA · VIC ·3810

Pakenham Upper VIC 3810

Pakenham Upper is in Cardinia LGA, VIC, postcode 3810, with population 1,196.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $560/wk Rent context available
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 1,196 1K local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Pakenham Upper has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
0
Verify
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Missing
Rent context available

Pakenham Upper has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

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Development momentum

980 latest-year approvals in Cardinia, +0.0% YoY; population +2.6% YoY (2.8% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 13 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Pakenham Upper has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $560/wk.

LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

Source level LGA fallback Confidence Provisional Period Sep 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Pakenham Upper has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Direct
5

Market rent, Crime, Transport, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Property prices, Schools, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Growth-momentum

Pakenham Upper currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices, Schools.

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Schools

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 7,195 per 100k at the Cardinia LGA level.
Transport: 13 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,400
Median rent · wk$255

Full data detail

Pakenham Upper VIC

Postcode 3810 · Cardinia LGA

Pakenham Upper is a small community in Victoria within the Cardinia local government area (postcode 3810). With a population of 1,196, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $135K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $560. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,400.

Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the Cardinia LGA is moderate at 7,195 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.6% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+2.6% Strong Growth
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education8/10
Economic10/10
Disadvantage10/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$255
Population
1,196
Demographics
Median age44
Household size3
HH income /wk$2,593
Personal income /wk$880
Mortgage /mth$2,400
Crime (Cardinia LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)7,195
Total incidents9,665
Transport
Bus stops13
Population growth (Cardinia LGA)
Population (2025)133,472
5-year growth+2.8% CAGR
YoY change+2.6%
Development (Cardinia LGA)
Approvals (2026)980
Houses863
Units117
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · Release dataset
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Sep 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Year ending Dec 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Pakenham Upper FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pakenham Upper in?

    Pakenham Upper is in the Cardinia Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3810. Council-level context for Cardinia LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Pakenham Upper?

    The median weekly rent in Pakenham Upper is $560/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Pakenham Upper?

    Rent context available: Pakenham Upper has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Pakenham Upper a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Pakenham Upper show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pakenham Upper?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Pakenham Upper data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.