Chocolyn VIC 3260
40 addresses · 8 streets
Wannon Electorate › Corangamite LGA › Chocolyn · 161 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Chocolyn is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 61 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $900 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Camperdown statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chocolyn itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 vet
2 golf clubs
Getting around. Train station: Camperdown, 5.3 km south-west · Airport: Colac Airport, 43.4 km east.
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: 1.3% 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 | 1.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 60%
Population by age in Chocolyn
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 7 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Chocolyn
| House | 31 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Chocolyn
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 5 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Chocolyn
| English | 30 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 25 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Other | 4 |
Housing tenure in Chocolyn
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Chocolyn
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Chocolyn
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Chocolyn
| Scotland | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,218 bird observations recorded near Chocolyn — most often seen:
- Black Swan (98)
- Eurasian Coot (90)
- Australian Shelduck (88)
- Grey Teal (73)
- Pink-eared Duck (63)
- Australasian Shoveler (62)
- Masked Lapwing (61)
- Pacific Black Duck (58)
- Silver Gull (57)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (56)
- Musk Duck (54)
- White-faced Heron (42)
- Chestnut Teal (39)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Chocolyn
- Australian Pelican (38)
- Great Crested Grebe (35)
- Little Raven (29)
- Freckled Duck (26)
- Great Egret (26)
- Australian Magpie (22)
- Eurasian Skylark (22)
- Red-capped Plover (22)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (21)
- Hardhead (20)
- Little Pied Cormorant (18)
- Straw-necked Ibis (18)
- Common Starling (17)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (16)
- Little Black Cormorant (16)
- Welcome Swallow (16)
- Red-necked Avocet (15)
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
- Cahars Road (4)
- Camperdown-lismore Road (9)
- Chocolyn Settlement Road (8)
- Maloneys Road (7)
- Podgers Road (1)
- Satchwell Lane (3)
- Wire Lane (4)
- Wiridgil Road (4)