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Hastings VIC 3915

7,069 addresses · 231 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Hastings · 58 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Hastings is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 10,369 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,197 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $670,000.

10,369Population
41Median age
$1,197Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Hastings, 250 m south-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 36.9 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

7 facilities recorded in Hastings.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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

$670,000House · 2024
$537,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hastings

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

Tree cover measures, Hastings VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Hastings
Population by age, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4601
5-141,300
15-19567
20-24492
25-341,351
35-441,214
45-541,177
55-641,202
65-741,276
75-84895
85+302
Dwelling types in Hastings
Dwelling types, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,049
Townhouse1,035
Apartment58
Other44
Households by weekly income in Hastings
Households by weekly income, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650989
$650-1,4991,371
$1,500-2,9991,088
$3,000+417
Top ancestries in Hastings
Top ancestries, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English4,602
Australian4,302
Scottish1,052
Irish1,045
Ancestry NS761
Other540
Housing tenure in Hastings
Housing tenure, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,354
Mortgage1,365
Rented1,290
Other82
Cars per household in Hastings
Cars per household, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0274
11,742
21,431
3427
4+230
Commute to work in Hastings
Commute to work, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,850
Train4
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked91
Bicycle20
Home459
Top countries of birth in Hastings
Top countries of birth, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England662
New Zealand174
Philippines109
Scotland94
Netherlands60
Germany58
Languages used at home in Hastings
Languages used at home, Hastings VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog48
Thai42
German32
Filipino32
Italian31
Mandarin25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,899 bird observations recorded near Hastings — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hastings

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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