Hiawatha VIC 3971
14 addresses · 3 streets
Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Hiawatha · 154 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Hiawatha is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 18 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $900 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Hungarian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Yarram statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hiawatha itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 89.3% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 10% · Labour-force participation 52.6%
Population by age in Hiawatha
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Hiawatha
| House | 11 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hiawatha
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Hiawatha
| Australian | 13 |
|---|---|
| English | 3 |
| Hungarian | 3 |
| Irish | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Hiawatha
| Owned | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Hiawatha
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Hiawatha
| Car | 3 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,829 bird observations recorded near Hiawatha — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (117)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (110)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (100)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (95)
- Southern Mainland White-browed Scrubwren (92)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (86)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (84)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (81)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (78)
- South-eastern Silvereye (77)
- European Goldfinch (70)
- Little Raven (62)
- Common Starling (52)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hiawatha
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (50)
- South-eastern Golden Whistler (50)
- Superb Fairy-wren (48)
- Australian Magpie (47)
- Pacific Black Duck (47)
- Grey Fantail (45)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (45)
- Brown Thornbill (44)
- Crimson Rosella (44)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (44)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (43)
- Silvereye (39)
- White-browed Scrubwren (39)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (36)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (35)
- White-faced Heron (35)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (34)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Hiawatha:
- Madalya (5 km)
- Staceys Bridge (5.3 km)
- Binginwarri (7 km)
- Wonyip (7.7 km)
- Jack River (9.3 km)
- Woorarra East (10.6 km)
- Grand Ridge (10.8 km)
- Tarra Valley (11.9 km)
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