Garvoc VIC 3265
141 addresses · 29 streets
Wannon Electorate › Moyne LGA › Garvoc · 196 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Garvoc is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 248 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,468 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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 Moyne - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Garvoc itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Train station: Terang, 11.4 km north-east · Airport: Warrnambool Airport, 31.8 km west.
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: 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 | 5.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 69.1%
Population by age in Garvoc
| 0-4 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 24 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 42 |
| 35-44 | 25 |
| 45-54 | 31 |
| 55-64 | 29 |
| 65-74 | 25 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Garvoc
| House | 90 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Garvoc
| <$650 | 17 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 25 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Garvoc
| Australian | 114 |
|---|---|
| English | 79 |
| Irish | 51 |
| Scottish | 32 |
| Ancestry NS | 17 |
| Dutch | 14 |
Housing tenure in Garvoc
| Owned | 36 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 25 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Garvoc
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Garvoc
| Car | 79 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 29 |
Top countries of birth in Garvoc
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
466 bird observations recorded near Garvoc — most often seen:
- Common Starling (32)
- European Goldfinch (30)
- Eurasian Blackbird (27)
- House Sparrow (27)
- Australian Magpie (24)
- Superb Fairy-wren (21)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (19)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (19)
- Grey Fantail (18)
- Little Raven (17)
- Welcome Swallow (17)
- Pacific Black Duck (15)
- Australian Raven (14)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Garvoc
- New Holland Honeyeater (14)
- Willie Wagtail (14)
- Australian White Ibis (12)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (12)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (12)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (12)
- Red-browed Finch (12)
- Crimson Rosella (11)
- Black-shouldered Kite (10)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (10)
- Silvereye (10)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (10)
- Straw-necked Ibis (10)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (10)
- Australian Shelduck (9)
- Brown Thornbill (9)
- Golden Whistler (9)
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 Garvoc:
- Taroon (6.8 km)
- Laang (7.4 km)
- Panmure (8.5 km)
- Dixie (10 km)
- Terang (11.4 km)
- Naringal East (11.5 km)
- Framlingham (11.8 km)
- The Sisters (12.4 km)
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Streets
- Ayresford Road (1)
- Baxters Road (5)
- Blains Road (2)
- Carrolls Lane (3)
- Coyles Road (2)
- Edwards Road (1)
- Eldridges Road (3)
- Farrell Street (8)
- Framlingham-garvoc Road (4)
- Garvoc School Road (1)
- Garvoc-laang Road (9)
- Harneys Road (3)
- Heath Marsh Road (1)
- Howards Road (6)
- Laang Road (4)
- Mcconnells Road (1)
- Meades Lane (1)
- Meades Road (1)
- Occupation Lane (14)
- Princes Highway (34)
- Railway Road (3)
- Rec Reserve Road (3)
- Ridge Road (6)
- Sam Pearsons Road (3)
- Sampsons Ford Road (6)
- Sisters-garvoc Road (6)
- Smiths Road (3)
- Station Road (6)
- Stonehouses Road (1)
