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Fernbank VIC 3864

183 addresses · 20 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Fernbank · 208 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Fernbank is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 194 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,531 a week, with median rent near $200 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, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

194Population
47Median age
$1,531Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bruthen - Omeo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fernbank itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 21.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 30% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fernbank

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

Tree cover measures, Fernbank VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.5% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in Fernbank
Population by age, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1421
15-1912
20-249
25-3419
35-4424
45-5427
55-6435
65-7431
75-849
85+0
Dwelling types in Fernbank
Dwelling types, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House69
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fernbank
Households by weekly income, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,4996
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Fernbank
Top ancestries, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English91
Australian69
Irish29
Ancestry NS19
Scottish12
Other11
Housing tenure in Fernbank
Housing tenure, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned33
Mortgage31
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Fernbank
Cars per household, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
228
318
4+18
Commute to work in Fernbank
Commute to work, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car57
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Fernbank
Top countries of birth, Fernbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England7
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

625 bird observations recorded near Fernbank — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fernbank

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.