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Buxton VIC 3711

465 addresses · 31 streets

Indi Electorate › Murrindindi LGA › Buxton · 78 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Buxton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 591 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,367 a week, with median rent near $348 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

591Population
53Median age
$1,367Median household income / wk
$348Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Buxton.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 54.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Buxton

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

Tree cover measures, Buxton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202054.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 53.7%

Population by age in Buxton
Population by age, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1452
15-1927
20-2410
25-3451
35-4458
45-5480
55-64115
65-74114
75-8443
85+14
Dwelling types in Buxton
Dwelling types, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House228
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Buxton
Households by weekly income, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65050
$650-1,49975
$1,500-2,99981
$3,000+28
Top ancestries in Buxton
Top ancestries, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English261
Australian234
Scottish82
Ancestry NS64
Irish57
Dutch27
Housing tenure in Buxton
Housing tenure, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned116
Mortgage88
Rented26
Other4
Cars per household in Buxton
Cars per household, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
146
2101
347
4+34
Commute to work in Buxton
Commute to work, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car157
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home49
Top countries of birth in Buxton
Top countries of birth, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England34
New Zealand13
Netherlands11
United States6
Germany3
Italy3
Languages used at home in Buxton
Languages used at home, Buxton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,980 bird observations recorded near Buxton — most often seen:

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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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