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Beech Forest VIC 3237

216 addresses · 21 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Beech Forest · 152 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Beech Forest is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 125 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $840 a week, with median rent near $185 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

125Population
50Median age
$840Median household income / wk
$185Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Otway statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Beech Forest itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 39.6 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Beech Forest.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 82.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Beech Forest

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

Tree cover measures, Beech Forest VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202082.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202186.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 50%

Population by age in Beech Forest
Population by age, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1416
15-198
20-243
25-349
35-4418
45-5422
55-6433
65-7415
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Beech Forest
Dwelling types, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House46
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Beech Forest
Households by weekly income, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Beech Forest
Top ancestries, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English50
Ancestry NS31
Australian28
Scottish21
Irish10
Other8
Housing tenure in Beech Forest
Housing tenure, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned18
Mortgage19
Rented7
Other3
Cars per household in Beech Forest
Cars per household, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
115
219
37
4+3
Commute to work in Beech Forest
Commute to work, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car27
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Beech Forest
Top countries of birth, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England3
Languages used at home in Beech Forest
Languages used at home, Beech Forest VIC (ABS Census 2021)
French6
Russian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,079 bird observations recorded near Beech Forest — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Beech Forest

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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