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Dumbalk VIC 3956

304 addresses · 24 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Dumbalk · 127 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Dumbalk is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 455 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,108 a week, with median rent near $268 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 Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

455Population
48Median age
$1,108Median household income / wk
$268Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 47.7 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Dumbalk.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 5.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dumbalk

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

Tree cover measures, Dumbalk VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 55.9%

Population by age in Dumbalk
Population by age, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-420
5-1459
15-1922
20-2417
25-3440
35-4450
45-5458
55-6480
65-7474
75-8424
85+12
Dwelling types in Dumbalk
Dwelling types, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House181
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dumbalk
Households by weekly income, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65050
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99944
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Dumbalk
Top ancestries, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian217
English135
Scottish72
Irish47
Ancestry NS45
Dutch28
Housing tenure in Dumbalk
Housing tenure, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned85
Mortgage64
Rented16
Other0
Cars per household in Dumbalk
Cars per household, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
148
281
325
4+21
Commute to work in Dumbalk
Commute to work, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car116
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home43
Top countries of birth in Dumbalk
Top countries of birth, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Netherlands14
England9
South Africa9
Germany7
Languages used at home in Dumbalk
Languages used at home, Dumbalk VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

345 bird observations recorded near Dumbalk — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dumbalk

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.