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Hesket VIC 3442

117 addresses · 19 streets

McEwen Electorate › Macedon Ranges LGA › Hesket · 59 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Hesket is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 178 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $3,083 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

178Population
53Median age
$3,083Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Woodend, 9 km west · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 39.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 29.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hesket

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

Tree cover measures, Hesket VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.3% · Labour-force participation 52.3%

Population by age in Hesket
Population by age, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1421
15-196
20-245
25-3410
35-4418
45-5433
55-6437
65-7434
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Hesket
Dwelling types, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House62
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hesket
Households by weekly income, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Hesket
Top ancestries, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English85
Australian61
Irish36
Ancestry NS25
Scottish17
Other10
Housing tenure in Hesket
Housing tenure, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned30
Mortgage20
Rented9
Other0
Cars per household in Hesket
Cars per household, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
225
321
4+8
Commute to work in Hesket
Commute to work, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car33
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home34
Top countries of birth in Hesket
Top countries of birth, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England6
Singapore6
Canada4
Languages used at home in Hesket
Languages used at home, Hesket VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,308 bird observations recorded near Hesket — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hesket

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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