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Hopetoun VIC 3396

628 addresses · 75 streets

Mallee Electorate › Yarriambiack LGA › Hopetoun · 328 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Hopetoun is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 694 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,120 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $211,500.

694Population
56Median age
$1,120Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hopetoun Airport, 950 m north.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Hopetoun.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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

$211,500House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hopetoun

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

Tree cover measures, Hopetoun VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 50.2%

Population by age in Hopetoun
Population by age, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-432
5-1462
15-1927
20-2419
25-3463
35-4466
45-5460
55-64117
65-74130
75-8473
85+49
Dwelling types in Hopetoun
Dwelling types, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House294
Townhouse3
Apartment7
Other3
Households by weekly income in Hopetoun
Households by weekly income, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65076
$650-1,499102
$1,500-2,99974
$3,000+26
Top ancestries in Hopetoun
Top ancestries, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian345
English286
Irish68
German62
Scottish59
Ancestry NS38
Housing tenure in Hopetoun
Housing tenure, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned190
Mortgage47
Rented47
Other12
Cars per household in Hopetoun
Cars per household, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
012
1111
2104
348
4+25
Commute to work in Hopetoun
Commute to work, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car185
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked23
Bicycle0
Home42
Top countries of birth in Hopetoun
Top countries of birth, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India12
England9
Malaysia3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Hopetoun
Languages used at home, Hopetoun VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam13
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,975 bird observations recorded near Hopetoun — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hopetoun

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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