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Heatherton VIC 3202

1,517 addresses · 59 streets

Isaacs Electorate › Kingston (Vic.) LGA › Heatherton · 19 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Heatherton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,826 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,088 a week, with median rent near $471 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,100,000.

2,826Population
41Median age
$2,088Median household income / wk
$471Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cheltenham, 2.9 km south-west · Bus interchange: Southland Shopping Centre/Karen Street, 2.7 km west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 3 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Heatherton.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$1,100,000House · 2024
$319,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Heatherton

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

Tree cover measures, Heatherton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Heatherton
Population by age, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4139
5-14437
15-19208
20-24134
25-34271
35-44382
45-54528
55-64317
65-74246
75-84120
85+43
Dwelling types in Heatherton
Dwelling types, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House788
Townhouse102
Apartment69
Other0
Households by weekly income in Heatherton
Households by weekly income, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650123
$650-1,499215
$1,500-2,999293
$3,000+272
Top ancestries in Heatherton
Top ancestries, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian683
English671
Other545
Chinese268
Irish232
Italian189
Housing tenure in Heatherton
Housing tenure, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned282
Mortgage404
Rented260
Other16
Cars per household in Heatherton
Cars per household, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
031
1297
2466
3110
4+47
Commute to work in Heatherton
Commute to work, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car762
Train22
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle5
Home434
Top countries of birth in Heatherton
Top countries of birth, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
South Africa108
China101
England95
India69
Malaysia44
New Zealand43
Languages used at home in Heatherton
Languages used at home, Heatherton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin121
Russian104
Greek86
Cantonese48
Italian43
Hindi33

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

187,199 bird observations recorded near Heatherton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Heatherton

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.