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Clunes VIC 3370

1,696 addresses · 116 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Hepburn LGA › Clunes · 119 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Clunes is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,844 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,037 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $500,000.

1,844Population
51Median age
$1,037Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Clunes, 1.3 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Clunes.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$500,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Clunes

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

Tree cover measures, Clunes VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 47.1%

Population by age in Clunes
Population by age, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-497
5-14164
15-1983
20-2467
25-34147
35-44197
45-54260
55-64328
65-74302
75-84149
85+50
Dwelling types in Clunes
Dwelling types, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House759
Townhouse10
Apartment3
Other23
Households by weekly income in Clunes
Households by weekly income, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650198
$650-1,499286
$1,500-2,999192
$3,000+62
Top ancestries in Clunes
Top ancestries, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English790
Australian721
Irish252
Scottish238
Ancestry NS113
Other95
Housing tenure in Clunes
Housing tenure, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned382
Mortgage272
Rented107
Other21
Cars per household in Clunes
Cars per household, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
026
1273
2286
3135
4+68
Commute to work in Clunes
Commute to work, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car438
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle4
Home118
Top countries of birth in Clunes
Top countries of birth, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England89
New Zealand33
Netherlands16
Scotland13
Germany12
United States10
Languages used at home in Clunes
Languages used at home, Clunes VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German11
Japanese8
Italian7
Mandarin6
Spanish4
Greek3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,035 bird observations recorded near Clunes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Clunes

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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