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Abbotsford VIC 3067

8,278 addresses · 69 streets

Melbourne Electorate › Yarra LGA › Abbotsford · 4 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Abbotsford is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,088 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,197 a week, with median rent near $425 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 43% of households own their home and 56% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,232,500.

9,088Population
33Median age
$2,197Median household income / wk
$425Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kew statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Abbotsford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Collingwood, 800 m west · Tram stop: Stop 21: Church Street, 450 m south · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 4.5 km west · Ferry wharf: Herring Island Pier, 3.1 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 12.8 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Abbotsford.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,232,500House · 2024
$512,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Abbotsford

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Abbotsford VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 77.5%

Population by age in Abbotsford
Population by age, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4340
5-14397
15-19190
20-24665
25-343,279
35-441,784
45-54888
55-64692
65-74508
75-84249
85+97
Dwelling types in Abbotsford
Dwelling types, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House449
Townhouse1,050
Apartment2,760
Other133
Households by weekly income in Abbotsford
Households by weekly income, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650479
$650-1,499844
$1,500-2,9991,497
$3,000+1,409
Top ancestries in Abbotsford
Top ancestries, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,915
Australian2,059
Irish1,394
Other1,274
Scottish1,031
Chinese833
Housing tenure in Abbotsford
Housing tenure, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned684
Mortgage1,183
Rented2,436
Other60
Cars per household in Abbotsford
Cars per household, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0928
12,474
2792
3126
4+36
Commute to work in Abbotsford
Commute to work, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,409
Train135
Bus52
Tram/ferry266
Walked363
Bicycle234
Home2,849
Top countries of birth in Abbotsford
Top countries of birth, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam353
England339
New Zealand285
Malaysia162
China158
India143
Languages used at home in Abbotsford
Languages used at home, Abbotsford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese417
Mandarin271
Greek173
Cantonese167
Spanish151
French64

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

536,368 bird observations recorded near Abbotsford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Abbotsford

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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