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Leongatha South VIC 3953

409 addresses · 43 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Leongatha South · 114 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Leongatha South is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 616 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,792 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

616Population
44Median age
$1,792Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Leongatha statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Leongatha South itself.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Leongatha South.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Leongatha South

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

Tree cover measures, Leongatha South VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 0.9% · Labour-force participation 69.1%

Population by age in Leongatha South
Population by age, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-423
5-1493
15-1950
20-2429
25-3452
35-4463
45-54100
55-6485
65-7480
75-8426
85+9
Dwelling types in Leongatha South
Dwelling types, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House201
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Leongatha South
Households by weekly income, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65029
$650-1,49944
$1,500-2,99966
$3,000+45
Top ancestries in Leongatha South
Top ancestries, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian311
English227
Irish69
Dutch47
Scottish42
Ancestry NS35
Housing tenure in Leongatha South
Housing tenure, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned92
Mortgage74
Rented28
Other10
Cars per household in Leongatha South
Cars per household, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
04
130
289
346
4+36
Commute to work in Leongatha South
Commute to work, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car200
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle0
Home67
Top countries of birth in Leongatha South
Top countries of birth, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Netherlands16
England11
Italy9
South Africa6
Scotland5
Canada3
Languages used at home in Leongatha South
Languages used at home, Leongatha South VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Khmer3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

988 bird observations recorded near Leongatha South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Leongatha South

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.