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Great Western VIC 3374

305 addresses · 48 streets

Mallee Electorate › Northern Grampians LGA › Great Western · 200 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Great Western is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 425 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,474 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

425Population
52Median age
$1,474Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Stawell Airport, 13.6 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Great Western.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Great Western

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

Tree cover measures, Great Western VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 58.1%

Population by age in Great Western
Population by age, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1445
15-1922
20-2411
25-3424
35-4444
45-5470
55-6470
65-7486
75-8439
85+3
Dwelling types in Great Western
Dwelling types, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House182
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Great Western
Households by weekly income, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65041
$650-1,49951
$1,500-2,99958
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Great Western
Top ancestries, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English191
Australian177
Scottish54
Irish32
German28
Ancestry NS23
Housing tenure in Great Western
Housing tenure, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned87
Mortgage60
Rented17
Other7
Cars per household in Great Western
Cars per household, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
05
145
274
329
4+24
Commute to work in Great Western
Commute to work, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car127
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Great Western
Top countries of birth, Great Western VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England9
Germany7
Philippines5
Scotland5
India4
United States4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,862 bird observations recorded near Great Western — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Great Western

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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