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Gherang VIC 3240

198 addresses · 18 streets

Corangamite Electorate › Surf Coast LGA › Gherang · 94 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Gherang is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 391 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,025 a week, with median rent near $324 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

391Population
44Median age
$2,025Median household income / wk
$324Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Winchelsea statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gherang itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 36.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 37.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gherang

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

Tree cover measures, Gherang VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202037.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 67.3%

Population by age in Gherang
Population by age, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1446
15-1939
20-2410
25-3421
35-4459
45-5456
55-6473
65-7445
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Gherang
Dwelling types, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House130
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gherang
Households by weekly income, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65011
$650-1,49933
$1,500-2,99937
$3,000+44
Top ancestries in Gherang
Top ancestries, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English182
Australian155
Irish76
Scottish48
Other33
German28
Housing tenure in Gherang
Housing tenure, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned61
Mortgage63
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Gherang
Cars per household, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
257
334
4+16
Commute to work in Gherang
Commute to work, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car124
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home51
Top countries of birth in Gherang
Top countries of birth, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England25
Germany5
South Korea4
Languages used at home in Gherang
Languages used at home, Gherang VIC (ABS Census 2021)
French4
Korean4
Portuguese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,839 bird observations recorded near Gherang — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gherang

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.