Cardigan, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Cardigan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1055, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Cardigan at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,064
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $2,713
- SEIFA score
- 1055
- Coordinates
- -37.5370, 143.7450
Cardigan demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cardigan using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 30%, 7% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 253 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 179 | 17% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 239 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 319 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 89 | 8% |
Share of the 1,079 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 112 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 165 | 53% |
| Rented | 22 | 7% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 302 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 306 occupied private dwellings in Cardigan.
- Median weekly rent
- $350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 3.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,763
- Median weekly personal income
- $883
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 101 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 65 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 426 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Employed full-time
- 343
- Employed part-time
- 237
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Cardigan
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Cardigan is January (average daytime high around 25.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 9.8°C). The area receives roughly 691 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7°C | 13°C | 49 mm |
| Feb | 24.3°C | 12.3°C | 27 mm |
| Mar | 22°C | 11.4°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 17.5°C | 9°C | 53 mm |
| May | 13.2°C | 6.7°C | 66 mm |
| Jun | 10.6°C | 4.9°C | 63 mm |
| Jul | 9.8°C | 4.2°C | 59 mm |
| Aug | 10.8°C | 4.2°C | 69 mm |
| Sep | 13.4°C | 5.5°C | 75 mm |
| Oct | 17.1°C | 7.1°C | 75 mm |
| Nov | 19.6°C | 8.8°C | 65 mm |
| Dec | 22.9°C | 10.8°C | 50 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Cardigan
Where is Cardigan?
Cardigan is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Cardigan?
At the 2021 Census, Cardigan had a population of about 1,064.
Is Cardigan an advantaged area?
Cardigan has an ABS SEIFA score of 1055, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 85 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Cardigan?
Cardigan has average daytime highs of about 17.2°C and overnight lows of about 8.2°C, with roughly 691 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Cardigan have high household incomes?
Cardigan has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 24th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,713 per week).
Where Cardigan ranks
Cardigan appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Victoria#24 of 25
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