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Elphinstone VIC 3448

462 addresses · 60 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Mount Alexander LGA › Elphinstone · 97 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Elphinstone is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 633 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,447 a week, with median rent near $203 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

633Population
50Median age
$1,447Median household income / wk
$203Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Malmsbury, 10.8 km south · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 40.4 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Elphinstone.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 12.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Elphinstone

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

Tree cover measures, Elphinstone VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 60.2%

Population by age in Elphinstone
Population by age, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-434
5-1464
15-1926
20-2422
25-3459
35-4471
45-5491
55-64106
65-74112
75-8446
85+8
Dwelling types in Elphinstone
Dwelling types, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House253
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Elphinstone
Households by weekly income, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65063
$650-1,49973
$1,500-2,99974
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in Elphinstone
Top ancestries, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English268
Australian253
Scottish89
Irish88
Ancestry NS52
Other34
Housing tenure in Elphinstone
Housing tenure, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned111
Mortgage130
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in Elphinstone
Cars per household, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
168
2100
350
4+40
Commute to work in Elphinstone
Commute to work, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car177
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home73
Top countries of birth in Elphinstone
Top countries of birth, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England21
New Zealand14
Malta6
Netherlands6
Philippines6
Greece5
Languages used at home in Elphinstone
Languages used at home, Elphinstone VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic6
Greek5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,506 bird observations recorded near Elphinstone — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Elphinstone

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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