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Barwon Heads VIC 3227

2,977 addresses · 88 streets

Corangamite Electorate › Greater Geelong LGA › Barwon Heads · 66 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Barwon Heads is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 4,353 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,226 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,463,000.

4,353Population
46Median age
$2,226Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barwon Heads itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Avalon Airport, 26.7 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

7 facilities recorded in Barwon Heads.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,463,000House · 2024
$1,030,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Barwon Heads

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

Tree cover measures, Barwon Heads VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 58.3%

Population by age in Barwon Heads
Population by age, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4159
5-14709
15-19278
20-24138
25-34241
35-44530
45-54663
55-64606
65-74650
75-84285
85+95
Dwelling types in Barwon Heads
Dwelling types, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,416
Townhouse94
Apartment44
Other3
Households by weekly income in Barwon Heads
Households by weekly income, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650181
$650-1,499313
$1,500-2,999402
$3,000+528
Top ancestries in Barwon Heads
Top ancestries, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,936
Australian1,727
Irish748
Scottish692
Ancestry NS289
Other240
Housing tenure in Barwon Heads
Housing tenure, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned739
Mortgage527
Rented241
Other27
Cars per household in Barwon Heads
Cars per household, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
031
1449
2753
3217
4+77
Commute to work in Barwon Heads
Commute to work, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car984
Train4
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle31
Home604
Top countries of birth in Barwon Heads
Top countries of birth, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England183
New Zealand31
United States25
Scotland22
South Africa19
Netherlands16
Languages used at home in Barwon Heads
Languages used at home, Barwon Heads VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian11
Greek7
Japanese6
Croatian4
Russian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

98,296 bird observations recorded near Barwon Heads — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Barwon Heads

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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