Balmattum VIC 3666
104 addresses · 27 streets
Indi Electorate › Strathbogie LGA › Balmattum · 137 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Balmattum is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 135 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,458 a week, with median rent near $260 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, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Euroa statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Balmattum itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
Getting around. Train station: Euroa, 8.7 km south-west · Airport: Benalla Airport, 35.8 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 10.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 10.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 14.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 75.2%
Population by age in Balmattum
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 13 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 22 |
| 55-64 | 20 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Balmattum
| House | 46 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Balmattum
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 14 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Balmattum
| Australian | 52 |
|---|---|
| English | 49 |
| Irish | 34 |
| Scottish | 26 |
| Ancestry NS | 15 |
| Greek | 5 |
Housing tenure in Balmattum
| Owned | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Balmattum
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Balmattum
| Car | 43 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 27 |
Top countries of birth in Balmattum
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
533 bird observations recorded near Balmattum — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (58)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (38)
- Australian Raven (31)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (29)
- Little Raven (26)
- Galah (23)
- Magpie-lark (23)
- Willie Wagtail (23)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (21)
- Superb Fairy-wren (21)
- Australian Wood Duck (20)
- Welcome Swallow (19)
- Common Myna (14)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Balmattum
- Eastern Rosella (14)
- Red Wattlebird (14)
- Nankeen Kestrel (13)
- White-winged Chough (13)
- Common Starling (12)
- Crimson Rosella (12)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (12)
- House Sparrow (12)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (11)
- Straw-necked Ibis (11)
- Striated Pardalote (11)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (9)
- Grey Fantail (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Pacific Black Duck (9)
- Crested Pigeon (8)
- Weebill (8)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Balmattum:
- Sheans Creek (6.9 km)
- Riggs Creek (8 km)
- Euroa (8.8 km)
- Marraweeney (9.8 km)
- Violet Town (10.3 km)
- Moglonemby (11.2 km)
- Boho (12.1 km)
- Kelvin View (12.4 km)
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Streets
- Balmattum Church Road (7)
- Balmattum North Road (4)
- Balmattum Road (7)
- Balmattum Siding Road (7)
- Barn Lane (3)
- Barnong Lane (1)
- Collier Road (1)
- Dip Lane (7)
- Dunnings Road (2)
- Faithfuls Creek Road (6)
- Franklin Lane (1)
- Gall Lane (3)
- Gibson Lane (3)
- Giffin Road (1)
- Harrys Creek Road (3)
- Horse Gully Road (3)
- Lawrence Road (1)
- Lomers Road (9)
- Lone Pine Road (4)
- Mckernans Road (5)
- Old Euroa Road (2)
- Quarry Road (2)
- Red Gum Lane (2)
- Riggs Creek Road (1)
- Sheans Creek Road (11)
- Wadesons Road (3)
- Wilbrahams Road (5)
