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Ararat VIC 3377

5,172 addresses · 242 streets

Wannon Electorate › Ararat LGA › Ararat · 189 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Ararat is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 8,500 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,216 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $380,000.

8,500Population
45Median age
$1,216Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ararat Airport, 6.1 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

22 facilities recorded in Ararat, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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

$380,000House · 2024
$302,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 21.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ararat

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

Tree cover measures, Ararat VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 48.4%

Population by age in Ararat
Population by age, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4421
5-14804
15-19414
20-24451
25-341,177
35-44946
45-541,052
55-641,175
65-741,093
75-84664
85+303
Dwelling types in Ararat
Dwelling types, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,885
Townhouse293
Apartment13
Other23
Households by weekly income in Ararat
Households by weekly income, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650709
$650-1,4991,078
$1,500-2,999883
$3,000+312
Top ancestries in Ararat
Top ancestries, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,263
English3,202
Ancestry NS1,232
Scottish970
Irish871
German465
Housing tenure in Ararat
Housing tenure, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,304
Mortgage944
Rented847
Other62
Cars per household in Ararat
Cars per household, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0245
11,213
21,088
3372
4+236
Commute to work in Ararat
Commute to work, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,466
Train0
Bus24
Tram/ferry0
Walked193
Bicycle18
Home217
Top countries of birth in Ararat
Top countries of birth, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England136
New Zealand127
India117
Philippines73
Taiwan46
Samoa38
Languages used at home in Ararat
Languages used at home, Ararat VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin73
Punjabi50
Urdu42
Samoan30
Filipino27
Tagalog20

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,430 bird observations recorded near Ararat — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ararat

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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