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Gordon VIC 3345

780 addresses · 61 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Moorabool LGA › Gordon · 80 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Gordon is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,393 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,012 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $600,000.

1,393Population
43Median age
$2,012Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ballan, 10.9 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Gordon.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$600,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 24.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gordon

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

Tree cover measures, Gordon VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 63.8%

Population by age in Gordon
Population by age, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-490
5-14193
15-1989
20-2443
25-34127
35-44199
45-54211
55-64220
65-74150
75-8459
85+11
Dwelling types in Gordon
Dwelling types, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House486
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gordon
Households by weekly income, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65053
$650-1,499116
$1,500-2,999160
$3,000+130
Top ancestries in Gordon
Top ancestries, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian566
English539
Irish206
Scottish165
Maltese75
German70
Housing tenure in Gordon
Housing tenure, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned169
Mortgage262
Rented40
Other6
Cars per household in Gordon
Cars per household, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
06
1102
2207
3112
4+55
Commute to work in Gordon
Commute to work, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car432
Train3
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home142
Top countries of birth in Gordon
Top countries of birth, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England72
New Zealand20
Malta13
Ireland10
Scotland10
Italy9
Languages used at home in Gordon
Languages used at home, Gordon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin11
Italian10
Arabic8
Macedonian5
Vietnamese5
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

825 bird observations recorded near Gordon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gordon

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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