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Alphington VIC 3078

4,225 addresses · 93 streets

Cooper Electorate › Darebin LGA › Alphington · 7 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Alphington is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,702 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,429 a week, with median rent near $451 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% 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 $2,080,000.

5,702Population
39Median age
$2,429Median household income / wk
$451Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Alphington, 400 m north-east · Tram stop: Stop 30: Clarke Street, 2.7 km west · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 4.5 km north · Ferry wharf: Herring Island Pier, 6.3 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 12.9 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Alphington.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
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

$2,080,000House · 2024
$760,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alphington

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

Tree cover measures, Alphington VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 71.1%

Population by age in Alphington
Population by age, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4269
5-14606
15-19291
20-24393
25-34922
35-44813
45-54833
55-64775
65-74494
75-84218
85+97
Dwelling types in Alphington
Dwelling types, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,169
Townhouse564
Apartment507
Other3
Households by weekly income in Alphington
Households by weekly income, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650274
$650-1,499384
$1,500-2,999555
$3,000+897
Top ancestries in Alphington
Top ancestries, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,886
Australian1,681
Irish848
Scottish712
Italian564
Other560
Housing tenure in Alphington
Housing tenure, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned725
Mortgage723
Rented758
Other30
Cars per household in Alphington
Cars per household, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0160
1961
2821
3199
4+81
Commute to work in Alphington
Commute to work, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,048
Train96
Bus24
Tram/ferry3
Walked58
Bicycle97
Home1,467
Top countries of birth in Alphington
Top countries of birth, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England206
China131
Greece96
Italy82
New Zealand82
India57
Languages used at home in Alphington
Languages used at home, Alphington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek213
Mandarin166
Italian138
Vietnamese47
Cantonese43
Spanish39

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

196,808 bird observations recorded near Alphington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alphington

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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