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Attwood VIC 3049

1,378 addresses · 63 streets

Calwell Electorate › Hume LGA › Attwood · 17 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Attwood is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,309 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,209 a week, with median rent near $358 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Italian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $930,000.

3,309Population
42Median age
$2,209Median household income / wk
$358Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gladstone Park - Westmeadows statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Attwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Broadmeadows, 2.9 km south-east · Tram stop: Stop 59: Matthews Avenue, 4.7 km south · Bus interchange: Melbourne Airport, 3.4 km west · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 5.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs6/10

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

$930,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Attwood

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

Tree cover measures, Attwood VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 69.6%

Population by age in Attwood
Population by age, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4136
5-14414
15-19269
20-24245
25-34318
35-44370
45-54584
55-64567
65-74290
75-84101
85+25
Dwelling types in Attwood
Dwelling types, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,080
Townhouse28
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Attwood
Households by weekly income, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650123
$650-1,499231
$1,500-2,999323
$3,000+359
Top ancestries in Attwood
Top ancestries, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian842
Italian734
English662
Other624
Irish215
Greek192
Housing tenure in Attwood
Housing tenure, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned452
Mortgage552
Rented88
Other4
Cars per household in Attwood
Cars per household, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
027
1224
2470
3228
4+151
Commute to work in Attwood
Commute to work, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,141
Train14
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home397
Top countries of birth in Attwood
Top countries of birth, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy102
Sri Lanka53
Turkey49
England43
India40
Philippines35
Languages used at home in Attwood
Languages used at home, Attwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian185
Turkish119
Greek100
Arabic98
Sinhalese44
Serbian24

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

78,564 bird observations recorded near Attwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Attwood

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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