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Goughs Bay VIC 3723

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Indi Electorate › Mansfield LGA › Goughs Bay · 121 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Goughs Bay is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 328 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $892 a week, with median rent near $268 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $540,000.

328Population
57Median age
$892Median household income / wk
$268Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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

$540,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 23.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Goughs Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Goughs Bay VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 42.2%

Population by age in Goughs Bay
Population by age, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1413
15-1916
20-249
25-3428
35-4423
45-5444
55-6477
65-7460
75-8435
85+7
Dwelling types in Goughs Bay
Dwelling types, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House129
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Goughs Bay
Households by weekly income, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65050
$650-1,49949
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Goughs Bay
Top ancestries, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English132
Australian122
Ancestry NS52
Scottish31
Other27
German21
Housing tenure in Goughs Bay
Housing tenure, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned72
Mortgage38
Rented12
Other6
Cars per household in Goughs Bay
Cars per household, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
144
248
320
4+16
Commute to work in Goughs Bay
Commute to work, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car79
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Goughs Bay
Top countries of birth, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England16
Philippines6
Germany5
India4
Languages used at home in Goughs Bay
Languages used at home, Goughs Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
French4
Malayalam3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

563 bird observations recorded near Goughs Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Goughs Bay

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.