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Lakes Entrance VIC 3909

4,918 addresses · 169 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Lakes Entrance · 267 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Lakes Entrance is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,145 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $866 a week, with median rent near $252 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $520,000.

5,145Population
55Median age
$866Median household income / wk
$252Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

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: Lakes Entrance itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 38 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

12 facilities recorded in Lakes Entrance, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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

$520,000House · 2024
$510,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 30.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lakes Entrance

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

Tree cover measures, Lakes Entrance VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 37.8%

Population by age in Lakes Entrance
Population by age, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4237
5-14520
15-19223
20-24160
25-34398
35-44489
45-54495
55-64773
65-741,052
75-84598
85+197
Dwelling types in Lakes Entrance
Dwelling types, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,755
Townhouse276
Apartment39
Other60
Households by weekly income in Lakes Entrance
Households by weekly income, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650653
$650-1,499795
$1,500-2,999408
$3,000+108
Top ancestries in Lakes Entrance
Top ancestries, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,039
Australian2,008
Scottish549
Irish509
Ancestry NS491
Other231
Housing tenure in Lakes Entrance
Housing tenure, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,051
Mortgage408
Rented594
Other41
Cars per household in Lakes Entrance
Cars per household, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0154
1911
2732
3211
4+80
Commute to work in Lakes Entrance
Commute to work, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,092
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked62
Bicycle11
Home148
Top countries of birth in Lakes Entrance
Top countries of birth, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England204
New Zealand59
Italy40
Netherlands34
Scotland32
India31
Languages used at home in Lakes Entrance
Languages used at home, Lakes Entrance VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian33
Greek28
Mandarin25
German15
Punjabi14
Vietnamese12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

25,784 bird observations recorded near Lakes Entrance — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lakes Entrance

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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Image — Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons).