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Apollo Bay VIC 3233

3,153 addresses · 86 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Apollo Bay · 154 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Apollo Bay is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,790 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,144 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% 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. The median house sells for about $900,000.

1,790Population
52Median age
$1,144Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 51.7 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Apollo Bay.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

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

$900,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 61.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Apollo Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Apollo Bay VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202061.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202173.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 52.6%

Population by age in Apollo Bay
Population by age, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-474
5-14169
15-1974
20-2444
25-34177
35-44181
45-54238
55-64309
65-74319
75-84143
85+54
Dwelling types in Apollo Bay
Dwelling types, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House596
Townhouse72
Apartment31
Other11
Households by weekly income in Apollo Bay
Households by weekly income, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650160
$650-1,499255
$1,500-2,999161
$3,000+80
Top ancestries in Apollo Bay
Top ancestries, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English697
Australian563
Irish309
Scottish222
Ancestry NS187
Other138
Housing tenure in Apollo Bay
Housing tenure, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned326
Mortgage162
Rented200
Other13
Cars per household in Apollo Bay
Cars per household, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
036
1337
2237
377
4+20
Commute to work in Apollo Bay
Commute to work, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car383
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked110
Bicycle15
Home131
Top countries of birth in Apollo Bay
Top countries of birth, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England64
New Zealand24
Ireland16
India15
China14
Netherlands13
Languages used at home in Apollo Bay
Languages used at home, Apollo Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek29
Indonesian16
Mandarin14
Nepali10
Tagalog7
Filipino6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,721 bird observations recorded near Apollo Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Apollo Bay

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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