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Highlands VIC 3660

153 addresses · 19 streets

Indi Electorate › Murrindindi LGA › Highlands · 90 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Highlands is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 151 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $158 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

151Population
54Median age
$1,375Median household income / wk
$158Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 23.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Highlands

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

Tree cover measures, Highlands VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.8%

Demographics

Population by age in Highlands
Population by age, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1410
15-199
20-240
25-349
35-4412
45-5429
55-6428
65-7434
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Highlands
Dwelling types, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House56
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Highlands
Households by weekly income, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Highlands
Top ancestries, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English54
Australian53
Scottish25
Irish23
Ancestry NS19
Other8
Housing tenure in Highlands
Housing tenure, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned29
Mortgage20
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Highlands
Cars per household, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
229
38
4+8
Commute to work in Highlands
Commute to work, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car35
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Highlands
Top countries of birth, Highlands VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

788 bird observations recorded near Highlands — most often seen:

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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.