Fern Hill VIC 3458
63 addresses · 10 streets
Ballarat Electorate › Hepburn LGA › Fern Hill · 70 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Fern Hill is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 125 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $2,062 a week, with median rent near $231 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Daylesford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fern Hill itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: Woodend, 10.3 km east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 50.1 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 27.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Population by age in Fern Hill
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 16 |
| 55-64 | 28 |
| 65-74 | 14 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Fern Hill
| House | 39 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Fern Hill
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Fern Hill
| English | 46 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 41 |
| Ancestry NS | 29 |
| Scottish | 19 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Greek | 5 |
Housing tenure in Fern Hill
| Owned | 21 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 18 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Fern Hill
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Fern Hill
| Car | 32 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Fern Hill
| England | 6 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,562 bird observations recorded near Fern Hill — most often seen:
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (100)
- Laughing Kookaburra (96)
- Superb Fairy-wren (81)
- Little Raven (72)
- Australian Magpie (68)
- Brown Thornbill (67)
- Australian Wood Duck (66)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (62)
- Crimson Rosella (61)
- Eurasian Blackbird (57)
- Galah (53)
- Pied Currawong (53)
- Pacific Black Duck (47)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Fern Hill
- White-throated Treecreeper (47)
- New Holland Honeyeater (46)
- White-browed Scrubwren (46)
- House Sparrow (45)
- Welcome Swallow (44)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (43)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (42)
- Grey Fantail (42)
- Red Wattlebird (42)
- Long-billed Corella (38)
- European Goldfinch (37)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (36)
- Eastern Spinebill (35)
- Silvereye (35)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (35)
- Australian King-parrot (33)
- Common Starling (33)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Fern Hill:
- Tylden South (3.9 km)
- Trentham East (4.1 km)
- Tylden (4.4 km)
- Ashbourne (5.5 km)
- North Blackwood (6.7 km)
- Trentham (8 km)
- Spring Hill (9.2 km)
- Kyneton South (9.6 km)
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Streets
- Ashbourne Road (5)
- Chanters Lane (14)
- Emmins Road (1)
- Flanagans Road (1)
- James Lane (19)
- Kyneton-trentham Road (1)
- Mandala Road (1)
- Mcgiffords Road (8)
- Retort Road (1)
- Rippers Lane (12)
