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Gowanbrae VIC 3043

1,225 addresses · 37 streets

Maribyrnong Electorate › Moreland LGA › Gowanbrae · 13 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Gowanbrae is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,971 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,208 a week, with median rent near $445 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,025,000.

2,971Population
40Median age
$2,208Median household income / wk
$445Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Glenroy - Hadfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gowanbrae itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Glenroy, 1.8 km east · Tram stop: Stop 59: Matthews Avenue, 1.2 km south-west · Bus interchange: Melbourne Airport, 5.3 km north-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 2.3 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Gowanbrae.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,025,000House · 2024
$728,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gowanbrae

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

Tree cover measures, Gowanbrae VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 67.2%

Population by age in Gowanbrae
Population by age, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4162
5-14425
15-19206
20-24161
25-34331
35-44415
45-54484
55-64299
65-74216
75-84200
85+72
Dwelling types in Gowanbrae
Dwelling types, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House731
Townhouse296
Apartment33
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gowanbrae
Households by weekly income, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650131
$650-1,499234
$1,500-2,999295
$3,000+350
Top ancestries in Gowanbrae
Top ancestries, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian720
English709
Italian558
Other489
Irish271
Scottish191
Housing tenure in Gowanbrae
Housing tenure, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned323
Mortgage513
Rented123
Other84
Cars per household in Gowanbrae
Cars per household, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
032
1331
2452
3157
4+81
Commute to work in Gowanbrae
Commute to work, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car834
Train15
Bus0
Tram/ferry3
Walked9
Bicycle4
Home452
Top countries of birth in Gowanbrae
Top countries of birth, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Fiji59
India59
Italy53
Sri Lanka48
China43
England36
Languages used at home in Gowanbrae
Languages used at home, Gowanbrae VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian115
Hindi79
Turkish75
Greek69
Arabic65
Mandarin59

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

98,146 bird observations recorded near Gowanbrae — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gowanbrae

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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