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Fish Creek VIC 3959

704 addresses · 70 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Fish Creek · 140 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Fish Creek is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 858 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,281 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

858Population
51Median age
$1,281Median household income / wk
$235Median rent / wk
2.4Avg 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: Fish Creek itself.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Fish Creek.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 12.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fish Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Fish Creek VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 56.6%

Population by age in Fish Creek
Population by age, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-425
5-14119
15-1947
20-2438
25-3448
35-4493
45-54113
55-64131
65-74151
75-8483
85+13
Dwelling types in Fish Creek
Dwelling types, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House331
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fish Creek
Households by weekly income, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65063
$650-1,499109
$1,500-2,99987
$3,000+52
Top ancestries in Fish Creek
Top ancestries, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English376
Australian321
Irish145
Scottish107
Ancestry NS65
Dutch54
Housing tenure in Fish Creek
Housing tenure, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned184
Mortgage83
Rented37
Other17
Cars per household in Fish Creek
Cars per household, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
194
2139
356
4+33
Commute to work in Fish Creek
Commute to work, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car195
Train4
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle0
Home110
Top countries of birth in Fish Creek
Top countries of birth, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England26
New Zealand10
Scotland10
Italy7
Netherlands6
South Africa6
Languages used at home in Fish Creek
Languages used at home, Fish Creek VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German11
Italian6
Afrikaans4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,498 bird observations recorded near Fish Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fish Creek

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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