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Acheron VIC 3714

133 addresses · 19 streets

Indi Electorate › Murrindindi LGA › Acheron · 89 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Acheron is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 146 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,478 a week, with median rent near $271 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

146Population
56Median age
$1,478Median household income / wk
$271Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 21.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Acheron

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

Tree cover measures, Acheron VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 60.7%

Population by age in Acheron
Population by age, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1414
15-198
20-240
25-3411
35-448
45-5421
55-6421
65-7431
75-8420
85+5
Dwelling types in Acheron
Dwelling types, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House62
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Acheron
Households by weekly income, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49919
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Acheron
Top ancestries, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English71
Australian59
Scottish30
Irish21
Dutch9
Other6
Housing tenure in Acheron
Housing tenure, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned40
Mortgage12
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Acheron
Cars per household, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
227
315
4+5
Commute to work in Acheron
Commute to work, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car43
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Acheron
Top countries of birth, Acheron VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,567 bird observations recorded near Acheron — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Acheron

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.