Gapsted VIC 3737
93 addresses · 10 streets
Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Gapsted · 209 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Gapsted is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 156 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $256 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Myrtleford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gapsted itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 library
1 golf club
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 28.9 km south-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Gapsted.
- Gapsted Recreation reserve Cricket
Socio-economic Standing
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: 64.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 64.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 74.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 64.2%
Population by age in Gapsted
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 16 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 17 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 30 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Gapsted
| House | 60 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Gapsted
| <$650 | 12 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 16 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 19 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Gapsted
| English | 69 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 57 |
| Italian | 36 |
| Irish | 14 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| German | 9 |
Housing tenure in Gapsted
| Owned | 35 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Gapsted
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Gapsted
| Car | 55 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Gapsted
| Italy | 10 |
|---|---|
| England | 4 |
Languages used at home in Gapsted
| Italian | 12 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,034 bird observations recorded near Gapsted — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (273)
- Australian Magpie (217)
- Pacific Black Duck (216)
- Grey Fantail (193)
- Eurasian Blackbird (183)
- Red-browed Finch (162)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (154)
- Laughing Kookaburra (152)
- Australian Raven (143)
- White-faced Heron (141)
- Grey Teal (133)
- Silvereye (129)
- Brown Thornbill (127)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gapsted
- Eastern Yellow Robin (125)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (122)
- Magpie-lark (119)
- Eurasian Coot (118)
- Welcome Swallow (118)
- White-browed Scrubwren (109)
- Australian Wood Duck (106)
- Australasian Grebe (105)
- Galah (104)
- Dusky Moorhen (102)
- Pied Currawong (101)
- White-throated Treecreeper (101)
- Hardhead (99)
- Crimson Rosella (97)
- Common Starling (95)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (95)
- House Sparrow (95)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Gapsted:
- Whorouly East (3 km)
- Merriang (5.7 km)
- Myrtleford (6.1 km)
- Bowmans Forest (7.1 km)
- Merriang South (7.7 km)
- Whorouly (8 km)
- Barwidgee (8.5 km)
- Whorouly South (8.8 km)
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Streets
- Elmer Lane (1)
- Great Alpine Road (27)
- Lower River Road E (17)
- Lower River Road W (15)
- Mcilroy Rae Road (8)
- Merriang Gap Road (3)
- Old Ovens Highway (1)
- Schlapps Road (9)
- Snow Road (3)
- Stoney Creek Road (9)
