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Jack River VIC 3971

82 addresses · 19 streets

Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Jack River · 163 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Jack River is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 161 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,325 a week, with median rent near $228 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

161Population
47Median age
$1,325Median household income / wk
$228Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

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: Jack River itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 40.3 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 21.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Jack River

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

Tree cover measures, Jack River VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 66.9%

Population by age in Jack River
Population by age, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1423
15-199
20-245
25-3417
35-4417
45-5422
55-6421
65-7423
75-8417
85+0
Dwelling types in Jack River
Dwelling types, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House56
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Jack River
Households by weekly income, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,49917
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Jack River
Top ancestries, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian73
English63
Scottish20
Irish19
Ancestry NS12
German9
Housing tenure in Jack River
Housing tenure, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned26
Mortgage19
Rented10
Other4
Cars per household in Jack River
Cars per household, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
223
312
4+8
Commute to work in Jack River
Commute to work, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car32
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home25
Top countries of birth in Jack River
Top countries of birth, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Languages used at home in Jack River
Languages used at home, Jack River VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,433 bird observations recorded near Jack River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Jack River

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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Streets

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