Deans Marsh VIC 3235
256 addresses · 19 streets
Wannon Electorate › Surf Coast LGA › Deans Marsh · 114 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Deans Marsh is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 368 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,731 a week, with median rent near $288 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Winchelsea statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Deans Marsh itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 park
Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 22.4 km north-west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Deans Marsh.
- Deans Marsh Reserve (Memorial Park) BMX, Cricket, Skating, Tennis (Outdoor)
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: 39.3% 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 | 39.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 43.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 58.7%
Population by age in Deans Marsh
| 0-4 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 48 |
| 15-19 | 23 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 34 |
| 35-44 | 37 |
| 45-54 | 55 |
| 55-64 | 74 |
| 65-74 | 45 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Deans Marsh
| House | 125 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Deans Marsh
| <$650 | 13 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 40 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 44 |
| $3,000+ | 22 |
Top ancestries in Deans Marsh
| English | 165 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 109 |
| Scottish | 68 |
| Ancestry NS | 54 |
| Irish | 51 |
| German | 20 |
Housing tenure in Deans Marsh
| Owned | 51 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 56 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Deans Marsh
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 54 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Deans Marsh
| Car | 86 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 51 |
Top countries of birth in Deans Marsh
| England | 13 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
Languages used at home in Deans Marsh
| German | 10 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 7 |
| Spanish | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8,757 bird observations recorded near Deans Marsh — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (623)
- Superb Fairy-wren (513)
- Little Raven (492)
- Crimson Rosella (476)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (418)
- Welcome Swallow (387)
- Grey Fantail (386)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (379)
- Eurasian Blackbird (330)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (321)
- Red Wattlebird (313)
- Pacific Black Duck (304)
- Magpie-lark (289)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Deans Marsh
- Brown Thornbill (287)
- New Holland Honeyeater (260)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (245)
- Laughing Kookaburra (242)
- European Goldfinch (241)
- White-faced Heron (223)
- Common Starling (219)
- White-eared Honeyeater (210)
- White-naped Honeyeater (209)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (194)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (188)
- Australian Wood Duck (186)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (180)
- Noisy Miner (167)
- Galah (160)
- Willie Wagtail (158)
- Silvereye (157)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Deans Marsh:
- Pennyroyal (4.6 km)
- Boonah (5.7 km)
- Bambra (6 km)
- Whoorel (6.1 km)
- Murroon (7.4 km)
- Benwerrin (10.6 km)
- Birregurra (11.4 km)
- Winchelsea South (11.5 km)
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Streets
- Aurel Road (17)
- Babenorek Track (2)
- Bambra Cemetery Road (21)
- Birregurra-deans Marsh Road (49)
- Carrong Track (3)
- Deans Marsh-lorne Road (35)
- Fords Outlet Road (16)
- Marks Track (1)
- Old Lorne Road (11)
- Parkers Road (29)
- Pennyroyal Valley Road (13)
- Railway Terrace (9)
- Rifle Butts Road (10)
- Salt Creek Lane (2)
- Seaview Road (1)
- Smiths Lane (7)
- Splatts Road (3)
- Swayns Lane (4)
- Winchelsea-deans Marsh Road (23)
