Big Hill VIC 3231
44 addresses · 3 streets
Wannon Electorate › Surf Coast LGA › Big Hill · 112 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Big Hill is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 38 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lorne - Anglesea statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Big Hill itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
1 hospital
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 37.2 km north-west.
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: 93.5% 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 | 93.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 96.3% |
Demographics
Population by age in Big Hill
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 6 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Big Hill
| House | 12 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Big Hill
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Big Hill
| English | 13 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 10 |
| Scottish | 8 |
| Australian | 6 |
| Maltese | 4 |
| German | 3 |
Housing tenure in Big Hill
| Owned | 10 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Big Hill
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Big Hill
| Car | 6 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Big Hill
| Indonesia | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Big Hill
| Indonesian | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,071 bird observations recorded near Big Hill — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (314)
- Red Wattlebird (295)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (285)
- New Holland Honeyeater (262)
- Brown Thornbill (261)
- White-throated Treecreeper (258)
- Crimson Rosella (243)
- Pied Currawong (219)
- Grey Fantail (206)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (185)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (178)
- Laughing Kookaburra (168)
- White-naped Honeyeater (165)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Big Hill
- Spotted Pardalote (164)
- Eastern Spinebill (160)
- White-browed Scrubwren (157)
- Silvereye (153)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (143)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (140)
- Australian Magpie (133)
- White-eared Honeyeater (132)
- Striated Thornbill (121)
- Australian King-parrot (117)
- Welcome Swallow (103)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (98)
- Rufous Bristlebird (86)
- Silver Gull (86)
- Striated Pardalote (82)
- Pacific Gull (80)
- Crescent Honeyeater (77)
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 Big Hill:
- Eastern View (2.6 km)
- Moggs Creek (4.7 km)
- Fairhaven (6.3 km)
- Lorne (6.7 km)
- Aireys Inlet (8.4 km)
- Benwerrin (9.9 km)
- Boonah (10.3 km)
- Pennyroyal (14.7 km)
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Streets
- Great Ocean Road (34)
- Herschell Road (1)
- Mair Road (9)
