Barjarg VIC 3723
109 addresses · 13 streets
Indi Electorate › Mansfield LGA › Barjarg · 135 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Barjarg is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 141 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,854 a week, with median rent near $253 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mansfield (Vic.) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barjarg itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Benalla Airport, 40.4 km north.
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: 40.1% 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 | 40.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 47.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 62.4%
Population by age in Barjarg
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 24 |
| 65-74 | 36 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Barjarg
| House | 53 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Barjarg
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 7 |
Top ancestries in Barjarg
| English | 70 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 44 |
| Irish | 30 |
| Scottish | 30 |
| German | 9 |
| Ancestry NS | 7 |
Housing tenure in Barjarg
| Owned | 29 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 19 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Barjarg
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Barjarg
| Car | 47 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Barjarg
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| United States | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,358 bird observations recorded near Barjarg — most often seen:
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (144)
- Australian Magpie (122)
- Australian Wood Duck (120)
- Pacific Black Duck (117)
- Superb Fairy-wren (101)
- Red Wattlebird (99)
- Grey Teal (97)
- Laughing Kookaburra (94)
- Australian White Ibis (88)
- Little Pied Cormorant (88)
- Australian Pelican (87)
- Crimson Rosella (84)
- Grey Fantail (77)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Barjarg
- Magpie-lark (74)
- White-faced Heron (73)
- Welcome Swallow (69)
- Eurasian Coot (68)
- Willie Wagtail (68)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (66)
- Masked Lapwing (65)
- Black Swan (64)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (63)
- Little Black Cormorant (61)
- Pied Currawong (58)
- Brown Thornbill (56)
- Australasian Grebe (52)
- Australian Shelduck (51)
- Striated Pardalote (51)
- White-throated Treecreeper (51)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (50)
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 Barjarg:
- Lima South (9.6 km)
- Maindample (12.1 km)
- Bridge Creek (12.3 km)
- Samaria (14.4 km)
- Lima East (14.9 km)
- Bonnie Doon (17.1 km)
- Ancona (17.5 km)
- Mansfield (17.6 km)
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Streets
- Donkey Hill Road (1)
- Glen Creek Road (8)
- Harpers Road (16)
- Hewsons Road (6)
- Johnstons Road (6)
- Lake Nillahcootie Road (15)
- Midland Highway (34)
- Nillalook Lane (5)
- Peacheys Lane (3)
- Sandy Creek Road (7)
- Steinhauf Track (2)
- Steinlauf Track (2)
- Youngs Road (4)
