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Buchan VIC 3885

358 addresses · 41 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Buchan · 285 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Buchan is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 201 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,083 a week, with median rent near $158 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

201Population
54Median age
$1,083Median household income / wk
$158Median rent / wk
2.1Avg 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: Buchan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Orbost Airport, 52 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Buchan.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 68.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Buchan

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

Tree cover measures, Buchan VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202068.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202179.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 53.3%

Population by age in Buchan
Population by age, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1423
15-1914
20-246
25-3416
35-4416
45-5429
55-6440
65-7429
75-8423
85+8
Dwelling types in Buchan
Dwelling types, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House79
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Buchan
Households by weekly income, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49930
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Buchan
Top ancestries, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English95
Australian60
Irish34
Ancestry NS32
Scottish30
Other9
Housing tenure in Buchan
Housing tenure, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned42
Mortgage19
Rented10
Other9
Cars per household in Buchan
Cars per household, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
122
231
35
4+16
Commute to work in Buchan
Commute to work, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car49
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Buchan
Top countries of birth, Buchan VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,663 bird observations recorded near Buchan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Buchan

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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