Kawarren VIC 3249
155 addresses · 17 streets
Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Kawarren · 142 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Kawarren is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 189 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,071 a week, with median rent near $165 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Otway statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kawarren itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 24.3 km north.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Kawarren.
- Kawarren Tennis Court Tennis (Outdoor)
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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 69.8% 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 | 69.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 81.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 54.3%
Population by age in Kawarren
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 47 |
| 65-74 | 35 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Kawarren
| House | 84 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kawarren
| <$650 | 20 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 23 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Kawarren
| English | 94 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 65 |
| Irish | 37 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| German | 15 |
| Aboriginal | 14 |
Housing tenure in Kawarren
| Owned | 51 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 26 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Kawarren
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Kawarren
| Car | 49 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 20 |
Top countries of birth in Kawarren
| England | 8 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Kawarren
| Croatian | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,808 bird observations recorded near Kawarren — most often seen:
- Grey Fantail (177)
- Crimson Rosella (154)
- Brown Thornbill (153)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (146)
- White-naped Honeyeater (142)
- Superb Fairy-wren (140)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (139)
- White-throated Treecreeper (137)
- Red Wattlebird (133)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (127)
- Laughing Kookaburra (125)
- White-browed Scrubwren (116)
- Australian Magpie (109)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kawarren
- Pied Currawong (100)
- Silvereye (94)
- Eurasian Blackbird (80)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (75)
- Striated Pardalote (64)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (64)
- Spotted Pardalote (58)
- Striated Thornbill (56)
- Forest Raven (53)
- Little Raven (50)
- Satin Bowerbird (50)
- Crescent Honeyeater (46)
- Eastern Spinebill (45)
- Rufous Fantail (45)
- Satin Flycatcher (44)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (43)
- White-eared Honeyeater (43)
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 Kawarren:
- Gellibrand (5.2 km)
- Barongarook (8.5 km)
- Barongarook West (8.9 km)
- Gerangamete (11.2 km)
- Forrest (11.3 km)
- Irrewillipe East (12.2 km)
- Barramunga (13.4 km)
- Elliminyt (14.2 km)
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Streets
- Bull Hill Road (12)
- Campiglis Road (13)
- Cashins Road (5)
- Colac-lavers Hill Road (32)
- Frys Road (20)
- Gravel Pit Road (1)
- Kawarren East Road (19)
- Kents Access (6)
- Maxwell Road (2)
- Mcdonalds Road (11)
- Pipeline Road (1)
- Railway Line Road (9)
- Riches Access (1)
- Ridge Road (6)
- Roadknight Creek Road (3)
- School Road (10)
- Wonga Road (4)
