Gellibrand VIC 3239
285 addresses · 30 streets
Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Gellibrand · 147 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Gellibrand is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 230 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,233 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Otway statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gellibrand itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 park
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 29.3 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Gellibrand.
- Gellibrand Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
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: 77% 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 | 77.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 87.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.3% · Labour-force participation 53.7%
Population by age in Gellibrand
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 41 |
| 55-64 | 36 |
| 65-74 | 56 |
| 75-84 | 13 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Gellibrand
| House | 86 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Gellibrand
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 28 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Gellibrand
| English | 107 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 58 |
| Irish | 51 |
| Scottish | 29 |
| Ancestry NS | 28 |
| German | 11 |
Housing tenure in Gellibrand
| Owned | 55 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 22 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Gellibrand
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 36 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Gellibrand
| Car | 52 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 23 |
Top countries of birth in Gellibrand
| England | 11 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,702 bird observations recorded near Gellibrand — most often seen:
- Grey Fantail (105)
- Superb Fairy-wren (101)
- Brown Thornbill (96)
- Australian Magpie (87)
- Crimson Rosella (84)
- Eurasian Blackbird (80)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (76)
- White-throated Treecreeper (74)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (68)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (65)
- Laughing Kookaburra (62)
- Red Wattlebird (62)
- White-browed Scrubwren (61)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Gellibrand
- Eastern Yellow Robin (57)
- Striated Thornbill (57)
- Crescent Honeyeater (48)
- Magpie-lark (48)
- Welcome Swallow (48)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (46)
- Pied Currawong (41)
- Galah (39)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (36)
- Little Raven (36)
- White-naped Honeyeater (36)
- Eastern Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (34)
- Eastern Spinebill (33)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (32)
- Willie Wagtail (31)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (30)
- Olive Whistler (29)
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 Gellibrand:
- Kawarren (5.2 km)
- Beech Forest (11.7 km)
- Ferguson (11.8 km)
- Weeaproinah (12.5 km)
- Carlisle River (12.5 km)
- Barongarook West (12.5 km)
- Barongarook (13.3 km)
- Irrewillipe East (13.5 km)
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Streets
- Armisteads Access (1)
- Berrys Lane (1)
- Cebs Access (1)
- Clancys Access (4)
- Colac-lavers Hill Road (17)
- Daffys Lane (3)
- Dandos Access Track (1)
- Football Road (5)
- Frys Road (15)
- Gellibrand East Road (16)
- Gellibrand Valley Road (2)
- Gellibrand-carlisle Road (27)
- Gravel Pit Road (1)
- Greens Road (3)
- Jacksons Track (4)
- James Access (3)
- Lardners Track (14)
- Larsons Road (1)
- Main Road (80)
- Mcdonalds Access (11)
- Old Beech Forest Road (42)
- Old Lardners Track (5)
- Old Main Road (6)
- Pleasant Place (1)
- Raffertys Lane (4)
- Ridge Road (2)
- Rifle Range Road (1)
- Smiths Lane (3)
- Splatt Road (1)
- Wonga Road (10)
