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Darnum VIC 3822

355 addresses · 32 streets

Monash Electorate › Baw Baw LGA › Darnum · 101 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Darnum is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 759 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,744 a week, with median rent near $307 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

759Population
41Median age
$1,744Median household income / wk
$307Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Yarragon, 5.1 km south-east · Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 40.2 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Darnum.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 9.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Darnum

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

Tree cover measures, Darnum VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 63.6%

Population by age in Darnum
Population by age, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-14114
15-1952
20-2438
25-3469
35-4494
45-54133
55-6491
65-7464
75-8441
85+5
Dwelling types in Darnum
Dwelling types, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House213
Townhouse31
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Darnum
Households by weekly income, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49967
$1,500-2,99985
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in Darnum
Top ancestries, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian354
English342
Scottish78
Irish75
Ancestry NS52
German38
Housing tenure in Darnum
Housing tenure, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned98
Mortgage122
Rented15
Other5
Cars per household in Darnum
Cars per household, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
133
293
358
4+61
Commute to work in Darnum
Commute to work, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car248
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home59
Top countries of birth in Darnum
Top countries of birth, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England15
Netherlands9
New Zealand8
Philippines3
Thailand3
Languages used at home in Darnum
Languages used at home, Darnum VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek4
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

611 bird observations recorded near Darnum — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Darnum

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

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