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Avondale Heights VIC 3034

5,812 addresses · 166 streets

Maribyrnong Electorate › Moonee Valley LGA › Avondale Heights · 11 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Avondale Heights is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 12,388 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,587 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Italian, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $980,500.

12,388Population
45Median age
$1,587Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Albion, 3.8 km south-west · Tram stop: Stop 49: Central Park Avenue, 1.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Highpoint Shopping Centre, 2.6 km south-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 5.2 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Avondale Heights.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs7/10

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

$980,500House · 2024
$680,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Avondale Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Avondale Heights VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 54.5%

Population by age in Avondale Heights
Population by age, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4633
5-141,346
15-19575
20-24597
25-341,376
35-441,659
45-541,510
55-641,373
65-741,424
75-841,280
85+607
Dwelling types in Avondale Heights
Dwelling types, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,449
Townhouse996
Apartment21
Other16
Households by weekly income in Avondale Heights
Households by weekly income, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650830
$650-1,4991,216
$1,500-2,9991,139
$3,000+1,049
Top ancestries in Avondale Heights
Top ancestries, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian2,958
Australian1,947
Other1,882
English1,728
Chinese942
Vietnamese904
Housing tenure in Avondale Heights
Housing tenure, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,115
Mortgage1,291
Rented887
Other120
Cars per household in Avondale Heights
Cars per household, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0298
11,580
21,743
3524
4+274
Commute to work in Avondale Heights
Commute to work, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,929
Train53
Bus31
Tram/ferry12
Walked51
Bicycle18
Home1,456
Top countries of birth in Avondale Heights
Top countries of birth, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy1,072
Vietnam711
Greece288
India203
China201
Croatia189
Languages used at home in Avondale Heights
Languages used at home, Avondale Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian1,393
Vietnamese839
Greek579
Cantonese405
Croatian313
Arabic288

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

110,876 bird observations recorded near Avondale Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Avondale Heights

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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