Barwidgee VIC 3737
57 addresses · 5 streets
Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Barwidgee · 215 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Barwidgee is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 96 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. 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 Myrtleford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barwidgee itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 library
1 gym
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 24.6 km south-east.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Barwidgee.
- Alpine Motocycle Club Motor Cycling
- Myrtleford Race Track Motor Sports
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: 60.3% 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 | 60.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 70.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 55.3%
Population by age in Barwidgee
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 20 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Barwidgee
| House | 36 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Barwidgee
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 17 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Barwidgee
| English | 41 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 35 |
| Italian | 21 |
| Scottish | 18 |
| Irish | 11 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
Housing tenure in Barwidgee
| Owned | 26 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Barwidgee
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Barwidgee
| Car | 36 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Barwidgee
| Italy | 11 |
|---|---|
| England | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Barwidgee
| Italian | 11 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
375 bird observations recorded near Barwidgee — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (25)
- Australian Magpie (24)
- Crimson Rosella (19)
- Laughing Kookaburra (19)
- Satin Bowerbird (17)
- Australian Raven (16)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (15)
- Eurasian Blackbird (14)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (14)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (13)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (13)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (13)
- Brown Thornbill (12)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Barwidgee
- Red-browed Finch (12)
- Silvereye (12)
- Welcome Swallow (12)
- Australian King-parrot (11)
- Australian Wood Duck (11)
- Pied Currawong (11)
- Grey Fantail (10)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (10)
- Eastern Whipbird (9)
- European Goldfinch (9)
- Red Wattlebird (9)
- Rufous Whistler (9)
- Common Starling (8)
- New Holland Honeyeater (8)
- Eastern Spinebill (7)
- Scarlet Robin (7)
- Galah (6)
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 Barwidgee:
- Myrtleford (5.8 km)
- Mudgegonga (7.4 km)
- Merriang (8.3 km)
- Gapsted (8.5 km)
- Ovens (8.7 km)
- Rosewhite (10.8 km)
- Whorouly East (11.3 km)
- Merriang South (11.4 km)
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Streets
- Forest Lane (1)
- Kirks Lane (11)
- Morrisons Lane (4)
- Myrtleford-yackandandah Road (40)
- Young Lane (1)
