Larpent VIC 3249
151 addresses · 17 streets
Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Larpent · 141 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Larpent is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 200 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,593 a week, with median rent near $260 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 English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Colac Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Larpent itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 Catholic churches
1 hospital
1 service station
1 gym
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Colac, 6.8 km east · Airport: Colac Airport, 16.4 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Larpent.
- Larpent Tennis Courts 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: 1.8% 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 | 1.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.4% |
Demographics
Population by age in Larpent
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 39 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 27 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 36 |
| 65-74 | 25 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Larpent
| House | 72 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Larpent
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 29 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Larpent
| English | 95 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 88 |
| Irish | 42 |
| Scottish | 30 |
| Other | 7 |
| Dutch | 6 |
Housing tenure in Larpent
| Owned | 30 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 18 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Larpent
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Larpent
| Car | 54 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Larpent
| England | 3 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Larpent
| Spanish | 7 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
315 bird observations recorded near Larpent — most often seen:
- Common Starling (23)
- Little Raven (22)
- Welcome Swallow (19)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (17)
- Australian Magpie (16)
- House Sparrow (16)
- Superb Fairy-wren (15)
- Grey Goshawk (14)
- Magpie-lark (13)
- Willie Wagtail (13)
- Straw-necked Ibis (11)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (10)
- Black-shouldered Kite (9)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Larpent
- Eurasian Skylark (9)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (9)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (9)
- White-faced Heron (9)
- Eurasian Blackbird (8)
- European Goldfinch (8)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (8)
- Pacific Black Duck (7)
- Whistling Kite (7)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6)
- New Holland Honeyeater (6)
- Red Wattlebird (6)
- Australian White Ibis (5)
- Eastern Cattle Egret (5)
- Galah (5)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (5)
- Grey Butcherbird (5)
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 Larpent:
- Colac West (3.7 km)
- Nalangil (5.2 km)
- Cororooke (6.5 km)
- Colac (6.6 km)
- Elliminyt (6.8 km)
- Pirron Yallock (7.3 km)
- Corunnun (7.7 km)
- Irrewillipe East (7.9 km)
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Streets
- Back Larpent Road (12)
- Browns Lane (2)
- Bullens Lane (3)
- Corangamite Lake Road (7)
- Holmchase Road (4)
- Irrewillipe Road (3)
- Kelvin Grove (4)
- Larpent Road (49)
- Mahoneys Road (1)
- Middletons Road (6)
- Monkton Estate Road (5)
- Phalps Road (6)
- Princes Highway (26)
- Skinners Road (5)
- Stones Road (3)
- Tannis Road (4)
- Underwoods Road (11)
