Dawson VIC 3858
32 addresses · 6 streets
Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Dawson · 152 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Dawson is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 40 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $1,437 a week, with median rent near $230 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, 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 Maffra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dawson itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 hospital
1 golf club
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: West Sale Airport, 27.8 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 40.2% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Population by age in Dawson
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 14 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Dawson
| House | 19 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dawson
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Dawson
| English | 17 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 11 |
| Irish | 5 |
| Scottish | 3 |
| Ancestry NS | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Dawson
| Owned | 16 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Dawson
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Dawson
| Car | 9 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,230 bird observations recorded near Dawson — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (86)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (76)
- Grey Fantail (65)
- Australian Wood Duck (62)
- Superb Fairy-wren (53)
- Crimson Rosella (49)
- Eastern Rosella (49)
- Willie Wagtail (49)
- Welcome Swallow (47)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (45)
- Red Wattlebird (44)
- Galah (43)
- Magpie-lark (41)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dawson
- Common Starling (39)
- Eurasian Blackbird (38)
- White-faced Heron (35)
- Eurasian Coot (34)
- Laughing Kookaburra (34)
- Noisy Miner (34)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (32)
- Brown Thornbill (31)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (31)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (30)
- Pacific Black Duck (28)
- Common Myna (27)
- Little Raven (27)
- Pied Currawong (26)
- Straw-necked Ibis (26)
- Eastern Spinebill (25)
- White-throated Treecreeper (24)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Dawson:
- Seaton (4 km)
- Cowwarr (4.2 km)
- Heyfield (8.5 km)
- Glenmaggie (9.5 km)
- Toongabbie (10.3 km)
- Coongulla (12.4 km)
- Winnindoo (12.7 km)
- Tinamba (13.8 km)
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Streets
- Cowwarr-seaton Road (15)
- Dawson Lane (1)
- Fogarty Road (2)
- Heyfield-dawson Road (3)
- Morgans Road (1)
- Stoney Creek Road (10)