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.
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.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 32% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 60.7%
Population by age in Acheron
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 8 |
| 45-54 | 21 |
| 55-64 | 21 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 20 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Acheron
| House | 62 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Acheron
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 23 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Acheron
| English | 71 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 59 |
| Scottish | 30 |
| Irish | 21 |
| Dutch | 9 |
| Other | 6 |
Housing tenure in Acheron
| Owned | 40 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Acheron
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Acheron
| Car | 43 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 21 |
Top countries of birth in Acheron
| England | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,567 bird observations recorded near Acheron — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (144)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (129)
- Crimson Rosella (120)
- Superb Fairy-wren (118)
- Grey Fantail (115)
- Laughing Kookaburra (113)
- Pacific Black Duck (100)
- White-faced Heron (99)
- Galah (98)
- Willie Wagtail (97)
- Welcome Swallow (92)
- Magpie-lark (91)
- Red Wattlebird (91)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Acheron
- Eastern Rosella (79)
- Eurasian Blackbird (79)
- Pied Currawong (77)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (72)
- Australian White Ibis (71)
- Straw-necked Ibis (70)
- White-throated Treecreeper (70)
- Australian Wood Duck (69)
- Black Swan (68)
- Red-browed Finch (67)
- Australian Raven (66)
- Masked Lapwing (66)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (65)
- White-browed Scrubwren (63)
- White-necked Heron (63)
- Striated Thornbill (58)
- European Goldfinch (57)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Acheron:
- Alexandra (7.9 km)
- Taggerty (8.3 km)
- Whanregarwen (8.3 km)
- Thornton (9.1 km)
- Rubicon (11.4 km)
- Devils River (11.4 km)
- Koriella (12.1 km)
- Cathkin (16.1 km)
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Streets
- Acheron Road (21)
- Binns Road (1)
- Breakaway Road (11)
- Christies Road (1)
- Connellys Creek Road (25)
- Dicks Road (4)
- Grannies Lane (2)
- Keen Road (2)
- Keens Road (5)
- Kerrs Road (2)
- Maroondah Highway (29)
- Mccoll Lane (7)
- Mcmartins Road (1)
- Moir Lane (5)
- Moloneys Road (2)
- Sec Road (2)
- Squires Road (6)
- Yellow Box Ridge Road (5)
- Yellow Creek Road (2)
