Suburb · VIC
Pakenham, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Pakenham, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Pakenham at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3810 |
| Local government area | Cardinia |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 22027 |
Planning zones in Pakenham
- GWZ — Green Wedge Zone44%
- GRZ — General Residential Zone15%
- UGZ — Urban Growth Zone12%
- 5 other zones19%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Pakenham is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- GWZ — Green Wedge Zone44% of the suburb
- GRZ — General Residential Zone15% of the suburb
- UGZ — Urban Growth Zone12% of the suburb
- IN1Z — Industrial 1 Zone5% of the suburb
- PUZ — Public Use Zone4% of the suburb
- TRZ — Transport Zone4% of the suburb
- RCZ — Rural Conservation Zone3% of the suburb
- CDZ — Comprehensive Development Zone3% of the suburb
Pakenham in the 2021 Census
| Population | 54,118 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 33 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,664 |
| Median weekly rent | $351 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,733 |
| Average household size | 2.8 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in Pakenham
| Median house price | $690,000 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other suburbs in Cardinia
- BeaconsfieldVIC 3807
- BunyipVIC 3815
- TonimbukVIC 3815
- BerwickVIC 3806
- BitternVIC 3918
- Chum CreekVIC 3777
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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