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Delegate River VIC 3888

66 addresses · 5 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Delegate River · 349 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Delegate River is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 41 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,874 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

41Population
38Median age
$1,874Median household income / wk
4.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 73.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Delegate River

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

Tree cover measures, Delegate River VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202073.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202179.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 21.1% · Labour-force participation 57.6%

Population by age in Delegate River
Population by age, Delegate River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-143
15-199
20-240
25-344
35-448
45-544
55-646
65-743
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Delegate River
Dwelling types, Delegate River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Top ancestries in Delegate River
Top ancestries, Delegate River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian19
English17
German5
Dutch4
Scottish3
Aboriginal0
Housing tenure in Delegate River
Housing tenure, Delegate River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned4
Mortgage5
Rented0
Other5
Cars per household in Delegate River
Cars per household, Delegate River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
20
35
4+3
Commute to work in Delegate River
Commute to work, Delegate River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car10
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Delegate River
Top countries of birth, Delegate River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

684 bird observations recorded near Delegate River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Delegate River

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.