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Amherst VIC 3371

86 addresses · 14 streets

Mallee Electorate › Central Goldfields LGA › Amherst · 137 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Amherst is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 63 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $850 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

63Population
57Median age
$850Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 54.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Amherst

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

Tree cover measures, Amherst VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202054.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.3%

Demographics

Population by age in Amherst
Population by age, Amherst VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-145
15-197
20-243
25-345
35-447
45-545
55-6418
65-7417
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Amherst
Dwelling types, Amherst VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House24
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Amherst
Households by weekly income, Amherst VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Amherst
Top ancestries, Amherst VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English27
Australian23
Scottish13
Ancestry NS10
Dutch5
Irish4
Housing tenure in Amherst
Housing tenure, Amherst VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage7
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Amherst
Cars per household, Amherst VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
214
35
4+3
Commute to work in Amherst
Commute to work, Amherst VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car15
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,078 bird observations recorded near Amherst — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Amherst

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

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