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VIC · Mornington Peninsula Council

Cape Schanck, 3939

Est. population · Jun 2025

555

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.8%

Median age

55

Median income

$2,189/wk

Employment rate

53.3%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$882,000

Languages at home

2.9%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

41.1/100
Average

709th in VIC

Verified 73% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Heritage area
  • High desirability
What Cape Schanck is known for: Coastal, Green suburb, National parks, Heritage area, High desirability

Suburb profile

Life in Cape Schanck revolves around the coast, with the feel of a smaller community that never strays far from the water. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Shops and services are limited locally: a short trip to a nearby centre covers the fuller weekly shop.

Green space punches above what many coastal suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.

Desirability lands around average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities weighing on the result versus similar coastal suburbs, even with community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Cape Schanck snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$882k

-18% change

Median rent

$595/wk

Population (ERP)

555

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

42.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#44

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Safety

7th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

54th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
41.1/100 — Average
National rank
3553rd in Australia
State rank
709th in VIC
Peer rank
#44 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#81 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
73%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$595
Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$882,000
Median price change
-18%

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

555(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +1.8% over 5 years · 54th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+1.8%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+10
Growth rank in VIC
54th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~550), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
569
Median age
55
Median household income / week
$2,189
Dwelling vacancy
42%
Unoccupied private dwellings
148 of 352
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Employment rate
53.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
204 / 4 / 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 · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
7
Against the person
2
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
12.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 284 residents
State safety percentile
6.8th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-76.7%

Most common offence types

  • A231 Fv Common Assault1
  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
  • Other Crimes Against The Person1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

21 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 playgrounds · 3 sports centres · 1 ev charging

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
7.03
Sport & outdoors(9)
  • RACV Cape Schanck ResortGolf course

    Trent Jones Drive

  • Park (3)
  • Playground
  • Mornington Peninsula BowmenSports centre

    Long Point Road, Cape Schanck

  • Nepean Clay Target ClubSports centre

    Long Point Road, Cape Schanck

  • Port Phillip Field & GameSports centre
  • Sports field
Other(7)
  • Drinking water
  • ChargefoxEV charging
  • RACV Cape Schanck ResortHotel
  • Fingal Bushland ReserveNature Reserve
  • Parking (6)
  • Public toilets
  • Rosebud District Motorcycle ClubTrack

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Fingal Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
12
Parks (OSM)
4

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Rosebud Hospital (10.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
13
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
203 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

43 planning-related records

2021· 19 proposals

  • August 2021

  • DEVELOP A SHED WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS AND VEGETATION REMOVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS.
    NATIONAL GOLF CLUB CAPE SCHANCK 3939NOD issued by a delegate

  • July 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS, VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    62 CAPE SCHANCK ROAD CAPE SCHANCK 3939Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING, VEGETATION REMOVAL, FENCE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    8 STRATFORD COURT CAPE SCHANCK 3939NOD issued by a delegate

  • June 2021

  • CONSTRUCT A GARDEN SHED
    14 Bernards WayWithdrawn
  • SHED - VICSMART
    14 Bernards WayWithdrawn
  • USE AND DEVELOP THE LAND FOR A DWELLING, NATIVE VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1 THE CUPS DRIVE CAPE SCHANCK 3939Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AMENITY (TOILET) BUILDING ON AN EXISTING GOLF COURSE
    National Golf ClubPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING, VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    9 FARNSWORTH DRIVE CAPE SCHANCK 3939NOD issued by a delegate
  • DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALFRESCO AND DECKING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1230 Boneo RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    BARRAGUNDA CAPE SCHANCK 3939Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND FOR A DWELLING, REMOVAL OF VEGETATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1 NATIONAL DRIVE CAPE SCHANCK 3939Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • USE AND DEVELOP THE LAND FOR A DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS (FOLLOWING EXPIRY OF PREVIOUS PERMIT)
    1198 BONEO ROAD CAPE SCHANCK 3939Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A FENCE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    5 Bass Vista BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    5 Bass Vista BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING, VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    4 Barker CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING, VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    162 CAPE SCHANCK ROAD CAPE SCHANCK 3939Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DECK, VERANDAH, DWELLING ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1 Farnsworth DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOP A REPLACEMENT DWELLING, REMOVE VEGETATION, INCLUDING NATIVE VEGETATION, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    9 CAPE SCHANCK ROAD CAPE SCHANCK 3939In progress
  • REMOVAL OF VEGETATION, INCLUDING NATIVE VEGETATION, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    38 Casuarina DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 21 proposals

  • December 2020

  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING, VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
    19 Bernards WayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND FOR A DWELLING, REMOVAL OF VEGETATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    44 Trent Jones DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ALTERATIONS, A DECK, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    26 Jamieson CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOP DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    47 Casuarina DriveNOD issued by a delegate
  • MINOR DWELLING ADDITIONS (LIFT SHAFT)
    18 Farnsworth DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS AND AN OUTBUILDING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    148 Cape Schanck RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DWELLING ADDITIONS
    7 Casuarina DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    8 Inglis CourtNOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING, VEGETATION REMOVAL, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    45 Bass Vista BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    10 Hamson CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • DWELLING ADDITIONS, DECK & VERANDAH
    58 Cape Schanck RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND FOR A DWELLING, REMOVAL OF VEGETATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    51 Casuarina DriveNOD issued by a delegate
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS, AN OUTBUILDING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    30 Bass Vista BoulevardNOD issued by a delegate

  • August 2020

  • DEVELOP DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    146 Cape Schanck RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • To Use and Develop a Single Storey Dwelling and Associated Works Generally in Accordance with the Submitted Plans
    64 Cape Schanck RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS (INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF A ROOFTOP DECK) AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    2 Cape CourtWithdrawn

  • June 2020

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING, REMOVAL OF VEGETATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1056 BONEO ROAD CAPE SCHANCK 3939NOD issued by a delegate
  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND FOR A DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    39 Casuarina DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING, VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    26 Bass Vista BoulevardNOD issued by a delegate
  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RESTAURANT INCLUDING THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR, VEGETATION REMOVAL AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS AND WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    BARRAGUNDA CAPE SCHANCK 3939NOD issued by a delegate

  • March 2020

  • CONSTRUCT A SHED
    10 Hamson CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • BARRAGUNDANH0615
  • CAPE SCHANK LIGHTSTATIONNH1748

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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 · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Flinders
Member of Parliament
Zoe McKENZIE (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,540
Turnout (2025)
93.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.8%Labor 45.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.8 km away).

Coalition 47.9%Labor 52.1%

6.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BoneoLabor 48.1% · Coalition 51.9% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
  • St Andrews BeachLabor 54.5% · Coalition 45.5% TPP (2025)7.7 km away
  • FlindersLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)9.7 km away
  • Rosebud SouthLabor 53.8% · Coalition 46.2% TPP (2025)10.4 km away
  • Rosebud WestLabor 56.1% · Coalition 43.9% TPP (2025)11.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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