Bethanga VIC 3691
301 addresses · 42 streets
Indi Electorate › Towong LGA › Bethanga · 267 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Bethanga is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 485 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,840 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Towong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bethanga itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Albury Airport, 13.9 km north-west.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Bethanga.
- Bethanga golf course Golf
- Bethanga Recreation reserve Cricket, Equestrian, Tennis (Outdoor)
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: 11.2% 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 | 11.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 14.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 64.4%
Population by age in Bethanga
| 0-4 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 57 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 38 |
| 35-44 | 60 |
| 45-54 | 80 |
| 55-64 | 108 |
| 65-74 | 61 |
| 75-84 | 20 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Bethanga
| House | 187 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Bethanga
| <$650 | 22 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 38 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 71 |
| $3,000+ | 35 |
Top ancestries in Bethanga
| English | 232 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 196 |
| Irish | 71 |
| Scottish | 58 |
| German | 29 |
| Other | 27 |
Housing tenure in Bethanga
| Owned | 76 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 90 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Bethanga
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 32 |
| 2 | 78 |
| 3 | 39 |
| 4+ | 27 |
Commute to work in Bethanga
| Car | 163 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 55 |
Top countries of birth in Bethanga
| England | 19 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 9 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Bethanga
| French | 5 |
|---|---|
| German | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,671 bird observations recorded near Bethanga — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (95)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (71)
- Crimson Rosella (70)
- Willie Wagtail (69)
- Welcome Swallow (66)
- Red Wattlebird (65)
- Common Starling (63)
- Red-rumped Parrot (62)
- House Sparrow (60)
- Superb Fairy-wren (60)
- Australian Wood Duck (59)
- Eurasian Blackbird (58)
- Whistling Kite (57)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bethanga
- Laughing Kookaburra (55)
- Magpie-lark (55)
- Eastern Rosella (54)
- Australian Raven (53)
- Great Cormorant (52)
- Pacific Black Duck (50)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (49)
- Australian Pelican (47)
- Australian White Ibis (47)
- Great Egret (47)
- White-faced Heron (47)
- Little Black Cormorant (46)
- Masked Lapwing (46)
- Striated Pardalote (46)
- Pied Currawong (41)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (41)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (40)
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 Bethanga:
- Bellbridge (4.3 km)
- Ebden (7.5 km)
- Talgarno (8.4 km)
- Bonegilla (9.2 km)
- Jarvis Creek (11.6 km)
- Tallangatta (12.8 km)
- Huon (13 km)
- Killara (13.5 km)
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Streets
- Armstrong Street (5)
- Banfeld Street (7)
- Beardmore Street (25)
- Bethanga Bay Road (5)
- Bownds Lane (3)
- Bridge Street (7)
- Broome Street (8)
- Cemetery Road (3)
- Church Street (5)
- Coles Road (3)
- Coysh Lane (2)
- Dyring Street (5)
- Flagstaff Road (17)
- Hewitt Street (4)
- Hollow Street (9)
- Jobling Street (12)
- Jury Street (2)
- Kurrajong Gap Road (18)
- Lake Road (54)
- Lobban Street (6)
- Mahon Street (1)
- Martin Street (4)
- Martins Road (6)
- Mcewen Street (2)
- Montgomery Lane (3)
- Montgomery Street (1)
- Olson Street (1)
- Paton Street (2)
- Pearce Place (1)
- Retallicks Road (2)
- Rosella Court (2)
- Rowley Lane (4)
- Rowleys Lane (4)
- Sirl Street (2)
- Sirls Road (5)
- Springdale Road (27)
- Talgarno Gap Road (12)
- Toohey Street (5)
- Wallace Street (1)
- Weir Road (4)
- Wise Street (6)
- Yonson Road (6)
