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Barwon Downs VIC 3243

179 addresses · 27 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Barwon Downs · 128 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Barwon Downs is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 136 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,037 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

136Population
48Median age
$1,037Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
2.1Avg 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: Barwon Downs itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 21.9 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Barwon Downs.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 78.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barwon Downs

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

Tree cover measures, Barwon Downs VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202078.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202177.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 64.3%

Population by age in Barwon Downs
Population by age, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1414
15-1910
20-240
25-347
35-4420
45-5426
55-6416
65-7427
75-844
85+6
Dwelling types in Barwon Downs
Dwelling types, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House59
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Barwon Downs
Households by weekly income, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49926
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Barwon Downs
Top ancestries, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English61
Australian44
Irish25
German16
Scottish16
Ancestry NS12
Housing tenure in Barwon Downs
Housing tenure, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned25
Mortgage21
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Barwon Downs
Cars per household, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
219
313
4+6
Commute to work in Barwon Downs
Commute to work, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car43
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home20
Top countries of birth in Barwon Downs
Top countries of birth, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Japan6
Languages used at home in Barwon Downs
Languages used at home, Barwon Downs VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese6
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,241 bird observations recorded near Barwon Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barwon Downs

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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