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Barongarook VIC 3249

248 addresses · 23 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Barongarook · 136 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Barongarook is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 458 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,708 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

458Population
44Median age
$1,708Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Colac Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barongarook itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Colac, 8.7 km north · Airport: Colac Airport, 15.9 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Barongarook.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs5/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 53.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barongarook

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

Tree cover measures, Barongarook VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 65.3%

Population by age in Barongarook
Population by age, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1464
15-1930
20-2429
25-3439
35-4454
45-5468
55-6481
65-7453
75-8417
85+4
Dwelling types in Barongarook
Dwelling types, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House160
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Barongarook
Households by weekly income, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49952
$1,500-2,99951
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Barongarook
Top ancestries, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian224
English212
Scottish65
Irish61
Other19
Ancestry NS13
Housing tenure in Barongarook
Housing tenure, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned85
Mortgage72
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Barongarook
Cars per household, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
122
266
328
4+36
Commute to work in Barongarook
Commute to work, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car178
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home28
Top countries of birth in Barongarook
Top countries of birth, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England11
Canada3
Japan3
Netherlands3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Barongarook
Languages used at home, Barongarook VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,354 bird observations recorded near Barongarook — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barongarook

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.