Alvie VIC 3249
99 addresses · 10 streets
Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Alvie · 136 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Alvie is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 141 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,100 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Colac Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alvie itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 16.6 km east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Alvie.
- Alvie Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball
Socio-economic Standing
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: 0.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 55.8%
Population by age in Alvie
| 0-4 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 13 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 14 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 37 |
| 65-74 | 12 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Alvie
| House | 48 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Alvie
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Alvie
| English | 60 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 43 |
| Irish | 28 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| Ancestry NS | 19 |
| Polish | 6 |
Housing tenure in Alvie
| Owned | 27 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Alvie
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Alvie
| Car | 36 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Alvie
| New Zealand | 6 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,392 bird observations recorded near Alvie — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (93)
- Silver Gull (86)
- Little Raven (84)
- Eurasian Skylark (70)
- Australian Shelduck (65)
- Masked Lapwing (62)
- Red-capped Plover (62)
- Nankeen Kestrel (54)
- Common Starling (52)
- White-faced Heron (48)
- Black Swan (47)
- House Sparrow (47)
- European Goldfinch (46)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Alvie
- Superb Fairy-wren (45)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (44)
- Red Wattlebird (44)
- Magpie-lark (42)
- Eurasian Coot (39)
- Grey Teal (38)
- Welcome Swallow (37)
- Red-necked Stint (36)
- Willie Wagtail (34)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (31)
- New Holland Honeyeater (29)
- Long-billed Corella (28)
- Galah (27)
- White-fronted Chat (27)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (25)
- Straw-necked Ibis (25)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (25)
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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Streets
- Baynes Road (8)
- Corangamite Lake Road (47)
- Finns Road (3)
- Graham And Mcdonalds Road (1)
- Mahoods Road (2)
- Osheas Road (5)
- Pearlys Road (3)
- Red Rock Reserve Road (6)
- South Dreeite Road (11)
- Wool Wool Road (13)
