Barmah VIC 3639
266 addresses · 27 streets
Nicholls Electorate › Moira LGA › Barmah · 200 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Barmah is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 229 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $875 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Numurkah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barmah itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
1 service station
Getting around. Airport: Echuca Airport, 24.8 km south-west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Barmah.
- Barmah Racecourse Reserve Equestrian
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 69.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 45.4%
Population by age in Barmah
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 35 |
| 55-64 | 46 |
| 65-74 | 54 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Barmah
| House | 102 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 7 |
Households by weekly income in Barmah
| <$650 | 35 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 39 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 18 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Barmah
| English | 93 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 87 |
| Scottish | 41 |
| Irish | 27 |
| Aboriginal | 24 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
Housing tenure in Barmah
| Owned | 63 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 24 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Barmah
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 36 |
| 2 | 45 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Barmah
| Car | 42 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 18 |
Top countries of birth in Barmah
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,455 bird observations recorded near Barmah — most often seen:
- White-plumed Honeyeater (197)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (161)
- Australian Magpie (130)
- Galah (119)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (107)
- Superb Fairy-wren (104)
- Striated Pardalote (102)
- Willie Wagtail (100)
- Australian Wood Duck (92)
- Long-billed Corella (91)
- Sacred Kingfisher (84)
- Brown Treecreeper (82)
- Welcome Swallow (80)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Barmah
- Yellow Rosella (76)
- Laughing Kookaburra (72)
- South-eastern Brown Treecreeper (66)
- Whistling Kite (66)
- White-faced Heron (66)
- White-throated Treecreeper (66)
- Pacific Black Duck (64)
- Red-rumped Parrot (64)
- Magpie-lark (60)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (57)
- Australian Raven (55)
- Grey Teal (50)
- Noisy Friarbird (50)
- Little Friarbird (49)
- Straw-necked Ibis (49)
- Peaceful Dove (48)
- White-necked Heron (48)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Barmah:
- Lower Moira (6.3 km)
- Picola West (10 km)
- Picola (12.1 km)
- Kanyapella (14.1 km)
- Yambuna (16.4 km)
- Kotupna (19.1 km)
- Echuca Village (20 km)
- Nathalia (21.6 km)
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Streets
- Back Road (5)
- Barmah East Road (6)
- Barmah-shepparton Road (10)
- Boals Road (1)
- Clifford Road (1)
- Corry Street (13)
- Evans Street (4)
- Hardings Road (5)
- Hoopers Road (1)
- Kennedy Road (1)
- Lawford Street (29)
- Maloney Street (4)
- Moira Lakes Road (18)
- Moor Street (33)
- Moors Road (7)
- Murray Street (28)
- Myers Lane (2)
- Picola-barmah Road (15)
- Racecourse Road (2)
- Rice Street (8)
- Riverview Drive (27)
- Schier Street (26)
- Shepparton-barmah Road (1)
- Swan Court (8)
- Tinkler Street (4)
- Trickeys Lane (1)
- Wrights Bridge Road (6)
