Hedley VIC 3967
107 addresses · 22 streets
Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Hedley · 164 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Hedley is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 108 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,274 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Foster statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hedley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 48.6 km north.
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: 29.6% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 29.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 32.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 53.7%
Population by age in Hedley
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 20 |
| 65-74 | 25 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Hedley
| House | 48 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hedley
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 17 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Hedley
| English | 54 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 47 |
| Irish | 18 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Ancestry NS | 10 |
| German | 5 |
Housing tenure in Hedley
| Owned | 25 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Hedley
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Hedley
| Car | 22 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Hedley
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
912 bird observations recorded near Hedley — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (41)
- Superb Fairy-wren (40)
- Red Wattlebird (39)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (38)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (38)
- Grey Fantail (37)
- Southern Mainland White-browed Scrubwren (37)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (36)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (35)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (34)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (34)
- Common Starling (32)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (32)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hedley
- White-eared Honeyeater (32)
- Australian Magpie (31)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (31)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (30)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (30)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (29)
- Crimson Rosella (28)
- Little Raven (28)
- Eurasian Blackbird (27)
- South-eastern Golden Whistler (26)
- Brown Thornbill (24)
- South-eastern Silvereye (22)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (21)
- Common Myna (21)
- Laughing Kookaburra (21)
- Eastern Rosella (19)
- South-east Eastern Spinebill (19)
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 Hedley:
- Welshpool (6.8 km)
- Port Welshpool (6.9 km)
- Binginwarri (7.9 km)
- Gelliondale (8.2 km)
- Alberton West (9.1 km)
- Staceys Bridge (9.5 km)
- Jack River (10.2 km)
- Agnes (11.2 km)
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Streets
- Bechers Road (1)
- Birds Road (4)
- Birds Road N (1)
- Birds Road S (2)
- Clark Road (5)
- Faheys Road (2)
- Greenaways Road (7)
- Hihos Road (3)
- Hodgsons Road (3)
- James Road (2)
- James Road N (4)
- Lucas Road (1)
- Mcphails Road (4)
- Morgans Road (6)
- Pearsons Road (3)
- Peaveys Road (2)
- Rossiters Road (13)
- Salmon Road (3)
- South Gippsland Highway (24)
- Telegraph Road (12)
- Ti Tree Road (1)
- Todds Road (4)
