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Herne Hill VIC 3218

2,353 addresses · 68 streets

Corio Electorate › Greater Geelong LGA › Herne Hill · 66 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Herne Hill is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,507 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,420 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 39% 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. The median house sells for about $686,500.

3,507Population
36Median age
$1,420Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Herne Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: North Geelong, 2.8 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries (Geelong-Docklands), 3.5 km east · Airport: Avalon Airport, 17.2 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Herne Hill.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs6/10

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

$686,500House · 2024
$350,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Herne Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Herne Hill VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 68.8%

Population by age in Herne Hill
Population by age, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4230
5-14367
15-19135
20-24241
25-34654
35-44506
45-54415
55-64391
65-74283
75-84187
85+92
Dwelling types in Herne Hill
Dwelling types, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,141
Townhouse158
Apartment298
Other0
Households by weekly income in Herne Hill
Households by weekly income, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650316
$650-1,499483
$1,500-2,999448
$3,000+281
Top ancestries in Herne Hill
Top ancestries, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,413
Australian1,390
Irish609
Scottish497
Other290
German201
Housing tenure in Herne Hill
Housing tenure, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned430
Mortgage526
Rented608
Other13
Cars per household in Herne Hill
Cars per household, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0138
1689
2554
3147
4+56
Commute to work in Herne Hill
Commute to work, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,217
Train15
Bus22
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle21
Home366
Top countries of birth in Herne Hill
Top countries of birth, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England74
India48
New Zealand47
Netherlands18
United States14
Germany13
Languages used at home in Herne Hill
Languages used at home, Herne Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi23
Urdu22
Italian18
German14
Gujarati13
Macedonian10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

220,469 bird observations recorded near Herne Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Herne Hill

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