Main Ridge (postcode 3928) is a sparsely populated locality in Victoria within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. It is home to about 453 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $113K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $354 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,550.
The crime rate in the Mornington Peninsula LGA is moderate at 6,718 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.