Chetwynd VIC 3312
73 addresses · 19 streets
Mallee Electorate › West Wimmera LGA › Chetwynd · 320 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Chetwynd is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 85 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,071 a week, with median rent near $123 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the West Wimmera statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chetwynd itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 48.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 48.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 59.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 47.5%
Population by age in Chetwynd
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 10 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Chetwynd
| House | 30 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Chetwynd
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Chetwynd
| English | 29 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 25 |
| Irish | 14 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
| Scottish | 7 |
| Italian | 6 |
Housing tenure in Chetwynd
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Chetwynd
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Chetwynd
| Car | 9 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Top countries of birth in Chetwynd
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
305 bird observations recorded near Chetwynd — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (38)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (20)
- South-eastern Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (17)
- Long-billed Corella (16)
- Emu (14)
- Crimson Rosella (13)
- Grey Fantail (11)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (11)
- Australian Wood Duck (10)
- Superb Fairy-wren (10)
- Welcome Swallow (10)
- Australian Shelduck (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Chetwynd
- Red Wattlebird (9)
- White-faced Heron (9)
- Masked Lapwing (8)
- White-eared Honeyeater (8)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (8)
- European Goldfinch (7)
- Magpie-lark (7)
- White-naped Honeyeater (7)
- Willie Wagtail (7)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (6)
- Scarlet Robin (6)
- Striated Pardalote (6)
- Tawny Frogmouth (6)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (6)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (6)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (6)
- Australian Raven (5)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Chetwynd:
- Connewirricoo (11.4 km)
- Brimboal (13.4 km)
- Powers Creek (13.5 km)
- Kadnook (13.5 km)
- Tarrayoukyan (15.1 km)
- Culla (15.8 km)
- Nareen (17.3 km)
- Dergholm (18.1 km)
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Streets
- Casterton-edenhope Road (19)
- Chetwynd East Road (5)
- Chetwynd Junction Road (2)
- Chetwynd Tip Road (1)
- Crosses Road (4)
- Fords Road (1)
- Gartlans Lane (1)
- Gartlans Road (1)
- Granite Road (1)
- Heenans Road (5)
- Howletts Lane (2)
- Mooree Road (4)
- Pickens Road (3)
- Sampeys Road (3)
- School Road (1)
- Smokey Creek Road (5)
- Tallengower Road (9)
- Wickers Road (1)
- Woodacres Road (5)
