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Bruthen VIC 3885

610 addresses · 52 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Bruthen · 253 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Bruthen is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 820 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,198 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $322,500.

820Population
43Median age
$1,198Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bruthen - Omeo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bruthen itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 30.8 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Bruthen.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$322,500House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 55.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bruthen

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

Tree cover measures, Bruthen VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202165.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 59.1%

Population by age in Bruthen
Population by age, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-14102
15-1941
20-2429
25-34106
35-4494
45-5498
55-64144
65-7488
75-8445
85+15
Dwelling types in Bruthen
Dwelling types, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House316
Townhouse9
Apartment3
Other3
Households by weekly income in Bruthen
Households by weekly income, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65077
$650-1,499112
$1,500-2,99983
$3,000+40
Top ancestries in Bruthen
Top ancestries, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian350
English349
Irish98
Scottish84
Ancestry NS60
Other41
Housing tenure in Bruthen
Housing tenure, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned135
Mortgage147
Rented38
Other6
Cars per household in Bruthen
Cars per household, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
011
182
2132
363
4+34
Commute to work in Bruthen
Commute to work, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car241
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle0
Home50
Top countries of birth in Bruthen
Top countries of birth, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England20
Netherlands8
New Zealand3
Wales3
Languages used at home in Bruthen
Languages used at home, Bruthen VIC (ABS Census 2021)
French7
Thai4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,986 bird observations recorded near Bruthen — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bruthen

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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