Harmers Haven VIC 3995

Living Here

Harmers Haven is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 62 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Harmers Haven itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 6 beaches

  • Wreck Bay
  • Coal Point East
  • Coal Point West
  • Second Surf Beach
  • Cutlers Beach
  • First Surf Beach
• 2 optometrists

  • Malcom Gin Eyes and Optics
  • Akers Eyewear
• 2 hospitals

  • Wonthaggi Hospital
  • Wonthaggi Medical Centre
• 1 library

  • Wonthaggi Principal Library
• 1 golf club

  • Wonthaggi Golf Club
• 1 dog park

  • Ecovillage Dog Park
• 1 hardware store

  • Capeview Mitre 10
• 8 places to stay

  • Ingenia Holiday Park Illawong
  • Ingenia Holidays Cape Paterson
  • Ingenia Holiday Park Orana
  • Wonthaggi Coalfields Caravan & Residential Park
  • Villa Patrizia
  • MJ McMahon Motel
  • Wonthaggi Workmens Club
  • Wonthaggi Motel

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Socio-economic Standing

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: 58.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 7.7% · Labour-force participation 42.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,783 bird observations recorded near Harmers Haven — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (1,835)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,740)
• Red Wattlebird (1,643)
• Common Starling (1,611)
• Grey Fantail (1,556)
• New Holland Honeyeater (1,547)
• Eurasian Blackbird (1,527)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (1,493)
• Little Raven (1,350)
• Little Wattlebird (1,343)
• White-eared Honeyeater (1,297)
• Welcome Swallow (1,210)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,167)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Harmers Haven:

• Cape Paterson (3.6 km)
• Wonthaggi (5.4 km)
• South Dudley (6.3 km)
• North Wonthaggi (7.3 km)
• St Clair (10.2 km)
• Dalyston (10.5 km)
• Archies Creek (11.8 km)
• West Creek (12 km)

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