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Chewton Bushlands VIC 3451

71 addresses · 15 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Mount Alexander LGA › Chewton Bushlands · 101 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Chewton Bushlands is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 50 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,166 a week, with median rent near $800 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Irish, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

50Population
57Median age
$1,166Median household income / wk
$800Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Castlemaine, 7 km west · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 38.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 79.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chewton Bushlands

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

Tree cover measures, Chewton Bushlands VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202079.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202199.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 56%

Population by age in Chewton Bushlands
Population by age, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-140
15-190
20-240
25-344
35-4410
45-5412
55-6410
65-7417
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Chewton Bushlands
Dwelling types, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House24
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chewton Bushlands
Households by weekly income, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49910
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Chewton Bushlands
Top ancestries, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English28
Irish15
Australian14
German5
Dutch4
Scottish4
Housing tenure in Chewton Bushlands
Housing tenure, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage12
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Chewton Bushlands
Cars per household, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
211
30
4+5
Commute to work in Chewton Bushlands
Commute to work, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car6
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Chewton Bushlands
Top countries of birth, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England3
Languages used at home in Chewton Bushlands
Languages used at home, Chewton Bushlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,634 bird observations recorded near Chewton Bushlands — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chewton Bushlands

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