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Bemm River VIC 3889

152 addresses · 13 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Bemm River · 352 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Bemm River is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 72 people, with a median age of 67. The typical household earns around $710 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

72Population
67Median age
$710Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Orbost statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bemm River itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Orbost Airport, 31.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 65% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bemm River

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

Tree cover measures, Bemm River VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202065.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202194.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 29.3%

Population by age in Bemm River
Population by age, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-190
20-244
25-340
35-445
45-547
55-6419
65-7427
75-8416
85+4
Dwelling types in Bemm River
Dwelling types, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House24
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Bemm River
Households by weekly income, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Bemm River
Top ancestries, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English30
Australian28
Irish11
Scottish9
Ancestry NS9
Dutch6
Housing tenure in Bemm River
Housing tenure, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned19
Mortgage6
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Bemm River
Cars per household, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
215
30
4+3
Commute to work in Bemm River
Commute to work, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Bemm River
Top countries of birth, Bemm River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand4
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,156 bird observations recorded near Bemm River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bemm River

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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