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Kangaroo Ground VIC 3097

521 addresses · 38 streets

Jagajaga Electorate › Nillumbik LGA › Kangaroo Ground · 27 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Kangaroo Ground is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,208 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,909 a week, with median rent near $383 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,208Population
44Median age
$2,909Median household income / wk
$383Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Research - North Warrandyte statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kangaroo Ground itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wattle Glen, 5 km north-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 29.3 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Kangaroo Ground.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 32.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kangaroo Ground

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

Tree cover measures, Kangaroo Ground VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 65%

Population by age in Kangaroo Ground
Population by age, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-442
5-14162
15-19123
20-2478
25-3484
35-44123
45-54197
55-64192
65-74127
75-8467
85+11
Dwelling types in Kangaroo Ground
Dwelling types, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House341
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kangaroo Ground
Households by weekly income, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65025
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99970
$3,000+152
Top ancestries in Kangaroo Ground
Top ancestries, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian493
English478
Scottish165
Irish126
Other82
Italian74
Housing tenure in Kangaroo Ground
Housing tenure, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned152
Mortgage153
Rented23
Other3
Cars per household in Kangaroo Ground
Cars per household, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
143
2123
373
4+91
Commute to work in Kangaroo Ground
Commute to work, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car272
Train8
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle0
Home225
Top countries of birth in Kangaroo Ground
Top countries of birth, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England49
China9
Italy9
New Zealand9
United States9
South Africa8
Languages used at home in Kangaroo Ground
Languages used at home, Kangaroo Ground VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian16
Mandarin11
Spanish6
Vietnamese6
Afrikaans5
Filipino4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,300 bird observations recorded near Kangaroo Ground — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kangaroo Ground

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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