Croydon South, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,759
- Median age
- 38
- Household income
- $1,876/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 79%
- Renting
- 19%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 7/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- Croydon Railway Station · 2.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] · 2.1 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
203 recorded incidents in 2025–26 · down 27.5% vs 2024–25
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Dorset Primary School
Secondary
Melba Secondary College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Croydon South
District population (2025)
5,147
+7% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
26
houses 13 · other 13
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.