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Point Cook, VIC

Point Cook had a population of 66,781 at the 2021 Census (+33.8% since 2016). Median age 33.0. Median weekly household income $2,395. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Point Cook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Melbourne - West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Point Cook's population grew by 33.8% to 66,781, faster than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 33.0, it is younger than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 18.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.5%.

32.3% of households rent, a larger share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 15.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 20,137 households.

The median household earns $2,395 a week, above the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $401 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,148 a month.

54.3% of residents were born overseas, more than the VIC average of 31.6%. 53.6% use a language other than English at home. 30.6% report no religion, lower than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Point Cook beside VIC and Australia.

MeasurePoint CookVICAustralia
Population66,7816,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016+33.8%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age33.037.938.2
Households20,1372,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments2.6%12.1%14.3%
Renting32.3%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright15.1%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,395$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$401$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,148$1,867$1,866
Born overseas54.3%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home53.6%29.1%23.6%
No religion30.6%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+33.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 32,5132011
  2. 49,9132016
  3. 66,7812021

Age

Median age 33.0, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Point Cook Victoria
Share of people by age, Point Cook and Victoria
0–918.9%
10–1914.3%
20–2910.9%
30–3920.5%
40–4917.5%
50–599.2%
60–695.1%
70–792.7%
80+0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Point Cook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Indian18.3%
  2. English17.0%
  3. Chinese15.1%
  4. Australian14.6%
  5. Irish4.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin9.3%
  2. Hindi6.7%
  3. Punjabi3.1%
  4. Urdu2.3%
  5. Cantonese2.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India15.5%
  2. China6.7%
  3. New Zealand3.9%
  4. England2.3%
  5. the Philippines2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Point Cook

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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