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Buffalo River VIC 3737

157 addresses · 11 streets

Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Buffalo River · 202 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Buffalo River is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 285 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,421 a week, with median rent near $130 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

285Population
54Median age
$1,421Median household income / wk
$130Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 20.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 60.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Buffalo River

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

Tree cover measures, Buffalo River VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202060.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 60.3%

Population by age in Buffalo River
Population by age, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1418
15-1919
20-2414
25-3417
35-4424
45-5439
55-6465
65-7455
75-8417
85+6
Dwelling types in Buffalo River
Dwelling types, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House112
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Buffalo River
Households by weekly income, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49939
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Buffalo River
Top ancestries, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English110
Australian109
Italian48
Irish43
Scottish28
Ancestry NS25
Housing tenure in Buffalo River
Housing tenure, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned57
Mortgage33
Rented18
Other0
Cars per household in Buffalo River
Cars per household, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
249
325
4+19
Commute to work in Buffalo River
Commute to work, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car102
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home20
Top countries of birth in Buffalo River
Top countries of birth, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England5
Italy5
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Buffalo River
Languages used at home, Buffalo River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

286 bird observations recorded near Buffalo River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Buffalo River

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.