Linton VIC 3360
444 addresses · 53 streets
Ballarat Electorate › Golden Plains LGA › Linton · 124 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Linton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 635 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,148 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Golden Plains - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Linton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
1 Catholic church
1 golf club
Sport & Recreation
3 facilities recorded in Linton.
- Linton & District Bowling Club Lawn Bowls
- Linton Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, BMX, Cricket, Netball, Skating, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Linton Recreation Reserve Stadium Basketball, Netball (Indoor)
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: 39.4% 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 | 39.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 51.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 48.9%
Population by age in Linton
| 0-4 | 33 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 76 |
| 15-19 | 33 |
| 20-24 | 20 |
| 25-34 | 75 |
| 35-44 | 49 |
| 45-54 | 100 |
| 55-64 | 88 |
| 65-74 | 103 |
| 75-84 | 43 |
| 85+ | 10 |
Dwelling types in Linton
| House | 271 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Linton
| <$650 | 65 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 96 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 61 |
| $3,000+ | 14 |
Top ancestries in Linton
| English | 284 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 263 |
| Scottish | 92 |
| Irish | 75 |
| Other | 30 |
| German | 28 |
Housing tenure in Linton
| Owned | 127 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 95 |
| Rented | 34 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Linton
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 85 |
| 2 | 87 |
| 3 | 52 |
| 4+ | 33 |
Commute to work in Linton
| Car | 147 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 44 |
Top countries of birth in Linton
| England | 31 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 10 |
| Scotland | 7 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
Languages used at home in Linton
| German | 6 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
14,072 bird observations recorded near Linton — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (758)
- White-naped Honeyeater (711)
- Grey Fantail (708)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (642)
- Laughing Kookaburra (639)
- Crimson Rosella (638)
- Red Wattlebird (576)
- New Holland Honeyeater (552)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (530)
- Australian Magpie (527)
- Brown Thornbill (521)
- Long-billed Corella (515)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (504)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Linton
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (484)
- White-throated Treecreeper (470)
- Eastern Spinebill (452)
- Rufous Whistler (440)
- Pacific Black Duck (432)
- Eurasian Blackbird (430)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (374)
- Striated Pardalote (371)
- Australasian Grebe (334)
- White-browed Scrubwren (328)
- Spotted Pardalote (327)
- Little Raven (325)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (324)
- Striated Thornbill (315)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (297)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (282)
- Grey Currawong (266)
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 Linton:
- Happy Valley (5.1 km)
- Pittong (7.2 km)
- Snake Valley (7.5 km)
- Newtown (8.7 km)
- Piggoreet (9 km)
- Scarsdale (9.3 km)
- Chepstowe (9.6 km)
- Springdallah (9.7 km)
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Streets
- Acacia Court (7)
- Adair Street (23)
- Ballarat Street (3)
- Banksia Court (11)
- Bells Road (1)
- Blunts Lane (1)
- Brooke Street (9)
- Bryants Road (9)
- Clyde Street (13)
- Cumberland Street (8)
- Cumberland Street S (5)
- Denison Street (7)
- Edinburgh Lane (2)
- Falkner Street (1)
- Flagstaff Ridge Road (20)
- Francis Lane (2)
- Fraser Street (8)
- Gascoignes Lane (3)
- Gillespie Street (5)
- Glenelg Highway (40)
- Grant Street (2)
- Grantley Street (4)
- Hamilton Street (5)
- Hamilton Street N (1)
- Happy Valley Crossing Road (1)
- Happy Valley Road (1)
- Hewitts Road (18)
- Jacks Road (7)
- Jackson Street (8)
- Jennings Road (3)
- Linton-carngham Road (12)
- Linton-mannibadar Road (10)
- Linton-mortchup Road (16)
- Linton-naringhil Road (19)
- Linton-piggoreet Road (14)
- Mitchells Road (1)
- Nelson Road (2)
- Nesbitts Road (1)
- Nuggety Gully Road (2)
- Obeirne Lane (3)
- Pittong-snake Valley Road (6)
- Possum Gully Road (1)
- Sandows Lane (2)
- Stringybark Court (6)
- Surrey Street (10)
- Sussex Street (63)
- Tweeneys Road (2)
- Waverley Street (7)
- Webster Street (9)
- Wiseman Street (1)
- Wooden Tower Road (1)
- York Street (9)
- Young Street (19)
