Kalimna VIC 3909
959 addresses · 32 streets
Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Kalimna · 264 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Kalimna is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,350 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,055 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $385,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lakes Entrance statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kalimna itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
1 beach
1 medical clinic
1 library
1 post office
3 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 playground
1 bakery
1 butcher
1 hardware store
Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 35.2 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 26.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 26.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 41.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 44.1%
Population by age in Kalimna
| 0-4 | 47 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 128 |
| 15-19 | 80 |
| 20-24 | 51 |
| 25-34 | 111 |
| 35-44 | 110 |
| 45-54 | 161 |
| 55-64 | 208 |
| 65-74 | 251 |
| 75-84 | 152 |
| 85+ | 65 |
Dwelling types in Kalimna
| House | 474 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 25 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 20 |
Households by weekly income in Kalimna
| <$650 | 121 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 203 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 112 |
| $3,000+ | 35 |
Top ancestries in Kalimna
| English | 583 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 516 |
| Ancestry NS | 148 |
| Scottish | 139 |
| Irish | 132 |
| Other | 73 |
Housing tenure in Kalimna
| Owned | 265 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 153 |
| Rented | 87 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Kalimna
| 0 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 185 |
| 2 | 191 |
| 3 | 82 |
| 4+ | 36 |
Commute to work in Kalimna
| Car | 363 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 29 |
Top countries of birth in Kalimna
| England | 48 |
|---|---|
| India | 12 |
| Italy | 11 |
| Scotland | 11 |
| Germany | 8 |
| Philippines | 8 |
Languages used at home in Kalimna
| Punjabi | 7 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 7 |
| Russian | 5 |
| Korean | 4 |
| Polish | 4 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
31,570 bird observations recorded near Kalimna — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (2,143)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,040)
- Black Swan (1,973)
- Silver Gull (1,534)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,520)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (1,514)
- Great Cormorant (1,440)
- Chestnut Teal (1,328)
- Pacific Gull (1,293)
- White-faced Heron (1,137)
- Crested Tern (1,129)
- Red Wattlebird (1,027)
- Australian Magpie (981)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kalimna
- Australian White Ibis (914)
- Welcome Swallow (888)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (854)
- Superb Fairy-wren (818)
- Little Wattlebird (816)
- Crimson Rosella (784)
- Grey Fantail (760)
- Eurasian Blackbird (759)
- Masked Lapwing (756)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (712)
- Eastern Whipbird (682)
- Pied Cormorant (666)
- Laughing Kookaburra (662)
- Common Starling (660)
- Giinbaywarraymal (614)
- Silvereye (589)
- Brown Thornbill (577)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kalimna:
- Lakes Entrance (2.8 km)
- Kalimna West (4 km)
- Nyerimilang (4.1 km)
- Lake Bunga (6 km)
- Nungurner (6.7 km)
- Boole Poole (9.3 km)
- Lake Tyers Beach (9.7 km)
- Toorloo Arm (10.2 km)
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Streets
- Albatross Road (138)
- Alexandra Avenue (30)
- Cabarita Point (20)
- Clara Street (29)
- Creighton Street (60)
- Elwyn Street (2)
- Falks Road (2)
- Hazel Road (109)
- Howletts Road (19)
- Hunters Lane (110)
- John Francis Court (23)
- Kalimna Jetty Road (10)
- Laughtons Road (33)
- Laurence Street (5)
- Lawriel Court (7)
- Leurimah Court (21)
- Lookout Road (16)
- Margaret Court (13)
- Marine Parade (4)
- Mccue Road (30)
- Mcmahons Road (4)
- Paiglee Court (6)
- Point Road (73)
- Points Road (1)
- Princes Highway (39)
- Reeves Street (20)
- Seaview Parade (42)
- Stormbird Drive (51)
- Tambo Court (11)
- Tower Hill Court (22)
- Wattlebird Close (2)
- Widdis Road (7)
