Cranbourne South, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cranbourne South, in the Casey City local government area.
| Locality | Cranbourne South |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Casey City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -38.14938 |
| Longitude | 145.24209 |
| Population | 1,610 |
| Density | 81.7 /km² |
| Area | 19.7 km² |
| Elevation | 84 m |
| Postcode | 3977 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 45 km south-southeast |
Cranbourne South is a locality in the Casey City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,610. The locality covers an area of 19.7 km², giving a population density of about 81.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 84 m above sea level. It lies approximately 45 km south-southeast of Melbourne. Cranbourne South is located at 38.1494°S, 145.2421°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3977.
Cranbourne South unfurls across a gently rolling landscape, where the broad, open skies of the Mornington Peninsula hinterland meet the encroaching urban fringe. It lies 4.0 km east of Langwarrin, VIC (from Langwarrin, VIC: bearing 82°T), and is situated 14.9 km south-west of Berwick. The earth here is a rich, often ochre-tinged loam, supporting a patchwork of grazing paddocks and residential developments that are steadily claiming their territory. Gum trees, sturdy and resilient, punctuate the horizons, their branches reaching towards a sun that can blaze with an almost fierce intensity during the summer months, casting long, sharp shadows in the late afternoon. The air, particularly after a rain shower, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant, ever-present tang of the bay.
The history of Cranbourne South is intrinsically linked to the agricultural pursuits that once dominated its land, a legacy still visible in the occasional weathered fence line or the broad swathes of pasture that remain. For generations, dairy cows grazed these fertile pastures, their milk feeding the growing populations of Melbourne and beyond, a quiet hum of pastoral life underpinning the region’s economy. While the dairy herds have largely diminished, replaced by more suburban housing estates, the echoes of this past persist, a reminder of the area’s roots. Today, Cranbourne South is a place of transition, a satellite suburb where the pace of life is dictated by the morning commute and the evening return, a community weaving its own contemporary story into the enduring fabric of the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cranbourne South, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Cranbourne South, in the Casey City local government area.
Detailed location data for Cranbourne South includes the postcode (3977), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Casey City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cranbourne South is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |