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Barongarook West VIC 3249

189 addresses · 19 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Barongarook West · 140 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Barongarook West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 291 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,531 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

291Population
43Median age
$1,531Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.9Avg 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 West itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Colac, 8.5 km north · Airport: Colac Airport, 17.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 38.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barongarook West

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

Tree cover measures, Barongarook West VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 60.3%

Population by age in Barongarook West
Population by age, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1448
15-1924
20-2410
25-3422
35-4432
45-5428
55-6452
65-7426
75-8428
85+4
Dwelling types in Barongarook West
Dwelling types, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House91
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Barongarook West
Households by weekly income, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65015
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Barongarook West
Top ancestries, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian144
English108
Irish28
Scottish26
Ancestry NS23
German15
Housing tenure in Barongarook West
Housing tenure, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned46
Mortgage28
Rented8
Other4
Cars per household in Barongarook West
Cars per household, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
241
321
4+13
Commute to work in Barongarook West
Commute to work, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car91
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home18
Top countries of birth in Barongarook West
Top countries of birth, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England15
Philippines6
Languages used at home in Barongarook West
Languages used at home, Barongarook West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
French7
Filipino4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,871 bird observations recorded near Barongarook West — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barongarook West

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