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Buffalo VIC 3958

254 addresses · 39 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Buffalo · 133 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Buffalo is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 284 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,649 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

284Population
47Median age
$1,649Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Buffalo.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Buffalo

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

Tree cover measures, Buffalo VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.3% · Labour-force participation 63.7%

Population by age in Buffalo
Population by age, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1437
15-1921
20-2414
25-3416
35-4430
45-5442
55-6443
65-7439
75-8419
85+4
Dwelling types in Buffalo
Dwelling types, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House96
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Buffalo
Households by weekly income, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49933
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Buffalo
Top ancestries, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English110
Australian104
Ancestry NS41
Scottish37
Irish35
Italian24
Housing tenure in Buffalo
Housing tenure, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned41
Mortgage30
Rented13
Other5
Cars per household in Buffalo
Cars per household, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
122
236
321
4+22
Commute to work in Buffalo
Commute to work, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car76
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home41
Top countries of birth in Buffalo
Top countries of birth, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England7
Netherlands7
Languages used at home in Buffalo
Languages used at home, Buffalo VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Croatian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

237 bird observations recorded near Buffalo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Buffalo

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.