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The quick read on
Hmas Cerberus
VIC 3920 · Mornington Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 1,124
- Postcode
- 3920
ABS 2021
Hmas Cerberus, Victoria
Property market insights for Hmas Cerberus
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hmas Cerberus VIC
Crime and safety
Is Hmas Cerberus safe?
The overall rate for Hmas Cerberus is 1,737 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Hmas Cerberus.
Overall crime rate
1,737
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowGreater Melbourne
Hmas CerberusGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Hmas Cerberus?
Hmas Cerberus VIC 3920 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,124 people call Hmas Cerberus home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,323 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,124
- Median age
- 21 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $260 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 159.6%Below
15–3476.2%Above
35–5412.4%Below
55–741.4%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.2%Above
Townhouses3.9%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright0.0%Below
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting100.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car38.5%Above
Two cars51.0%Above
Three or more16.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.7%Below
Drove to work12.1%Below
Train, tram or bus3.9%In line
Walked or cycled62.0%Above
What stands out in Hmas Cerberus
9.7% of workers in Hmas Cerberus worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
3.7% of Hmas Cerberus residents were born in England.
62.0% of people in Hmas Cerberus described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hmas Cerberus
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hmas Cerberus VIC 3920.
Is Hmas Cerberus family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
9.6% of Hmas Cerberus's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
93 family households lived in Hmas Cerberus; 55.9% were couple families and 5.4% were one-parent families.
57.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Hmas Cerberus?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hmas Cerberus had 1,124 residents at the 2021 Census.
28.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
1.4% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hmas Cerberus?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.2% of occupied private dwellings in Hmas Cerberus.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hmas Cerberus?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
0.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
100.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hmas Cerberus?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hmas Cerberus had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 4.8% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Two-person households represented 34.6%, while 42.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hmas Cerberus?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
12.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
3.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 62.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hmas Cerberus?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 38.5% of the total.
67.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hmas Cerberus, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
5.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 95.0% reported a different address.
12.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hmas Cerberus?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.7% of residents used only English at home.
6.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hmas Cerberus residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.2% of Hmas Cerberus's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.8% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 96.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hmas Cerberus?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.3% of ancestry responses in Hmas Cerberus.
Australian ancestry made up 53.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hmas Cerberus?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
6.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 6.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 1.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 1.5% of workers, and education and training employed 1.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hmas Cerberus?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 93.4%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
79.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hmas Cerberus show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
86.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
2.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
3.5% reported asthma, 0.9% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hmas Cerberus?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 57.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hmas Cerberus?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,323 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hmas Cerberus compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.7% in Hmas Cerberus, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 0.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Renting accounted for 100.0% in Hmas Cerberus, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Hmas Cerberus
Is Hmas Cerberus good for families?
The Census counted 93 local families, and 9.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Hmas Cerberus?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Hmas Cerberus
17 streets in Hmas Cerberus
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Baldwin Ct
- Buchanan Rd
- Cayley Avenue
- Cook Rd
- Darley Rd
- Disney St
- Feakes Rd
- Flinders Ct
- Grant
- Hobsons Rd
- Howden Rd
- Park Rd
- Phillip Rd
- Pope Rd
- Rogers Ct
- Showers Rd
- South Beach Rd
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