Little River VIC 3211
751 addresses · 68 streets
Lalor Electorate › Wyndham LGA › Little River · 44 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Little River is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,353 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,005 a week, with median rent near $427 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 Werribee statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Little River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 childcare centre
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Little River, 400 m south-east · Airport: Avalon Airport, 8.4 km south.
Sport & Recreation
7 facilities recorded in Little River.
- Granite Road Circuit Cycling
- Kirksbridge Circuit Cycling
- Kirksbridge Circuit Cycling
- Little River Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Skating, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Rees Reserve Cricket, Equestrian
- SSAA Rifle Range Shooting Sports
- You Yangs Regional Park Cycling
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 17.3% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 58%
Population by age in Little River
| 0-4 | 56 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 205 |
| 15-19 | 100 |
| 20-24 | 97 |
| 25-34 | 97 |
| 35-44 | 167 |
| 45-54 | 218 |
| 55-64 | 220 |
| 65-74 | 137 |
| 75-84 | 52 |
| 85+ | 16 |
Dwelling types in Little River
| House | 400 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Little River
| <$650 | 49 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 92 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 109 |
| $3,000+ | 110 |
Top ancestries in Little River
| English | 458 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 450 |
| Scottish | 156 |
| Irish | 144 |
| Ancestry NS | 139 |
| Other | 119 |
Housing tenure in Little River
| Owned | 180 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 164 |
| Rented | 43 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Little River
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |
| 2 | 161 |
| 3 | 75 |
| 4+ | 103 |
Commute to work in Little River
| Car | 349 |
|---|---|
| Train | 8 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 149 |
Top countries of birth in Little River
| England | 31 |
|---|---|
| Lebanon | 22 |
| Malta | 18 |
| India | 16 |
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Scotland | 10 |
Languages used at home in Little River
| Arabic | 71 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 15 |
| Punjabi | 15 |
| Portuguese | 8 |
| Vietnamese | 8 |
| Italian | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
23,605 bird observations recorded near Little River — most often seen:
- Little Raven (1,492)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,287)
- Red Wattlebird (1,241)
- Willie Wagtail (1,237)
- Australian Magpie (1,147)
- Galah (1,107)
- Magpie-lark (1,107)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (1,059)
- Common Starling (1,057)
- House Sparrow (998)
- New Holland Honeyeater (895)
- Welcome Swallow (770)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (745)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Little River
- Red-rumped Parrot (707)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (706)
- Crested Pigeon (629)
- Common Myna (611)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (607)
- White-winged Chough (584)
- Grey Fantail (566)
- Whistling Kite (566)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (547)
- Spotted Pardalote (542)
- Brown Falcon (531)
- Brown Thornbill (511)
- Weebill (494)
- Eastern Rosella (480)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (471)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (457)
- Black Kite (454)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Little River:
- Point Wilson (7.4 km)
- Avalon (11.1 km)
- Mambourin (11.4 km)
- Lara (11.5 km)
- Cocoroc (12.2 km)
- Quandong (13 km)
- Manor Lakes (13.1 km)
- Wyndham Vale (14 km)
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Streets
- Argoona Road (3)
- Argyle Street (21)
- Bacchus Marsh Road (11)
- Bates Road (21)
- Black Forest Road (7)
- Boadles Lane (7)
- Branch Road (4)
- Briar Street (1)
- Bulban Road (6)
- Calvert Road (13)
- Cherry Swamp Road (9)
- Colin Crescent (4)
- Daruma Way (6)
- Devines Road (8)
- Dowden Road (6)
- Drysdale Road (6)
- Edgars Road (25)
- Express Road (7)
- Farrars Road (7)
- Flinders Street (26)
- Gifkins Road (7)
- Gleesons Road (10)
- Granite Road (1)
- Harold Court (11)
- Hughes Road (11)
- Jolyon Court (11)
- Kangaroo Drive (1)
- Kirks Bridge Road (4)
- Little River Road (28)
- Little River-ripley Road (34)
- Malcolm Road (22)
- Manor Road (2)
- Martin Road (4)
- Mcintosh Road (21)
- Mcleans Road (33)
- Mcnaughton Drive (3)
- Mcpherson Road (4)
- Minns Road (36)
- Morrisons Lane (3)
- Mouyong Road (6)
- Mt Rothwell Road (2)
- Narraburra Road (16)
- Newtons Road (8)
- Old Melbourne Road (41)
- Oxford Street (2)
- Peak School Road (5)
- Princes Freeway (1)
- Princes Highway (7)
- Regent Street (12)
- River Street (32)
- Robs Lane (10)
- Rothwell Road (44)
- Rothwell Street (12)
- Sandy Creek Road (9)
- Shaws Road (11)
- Shearers Lane (1)
- Station Street (2)
- Taylors Lane (5)
- Toynes Road (1)
- Travellers Way Road (2)
- Turners Road (2)
- Victoria Street (1)
- Warwick Street (2)
- Wests Road (3)
- William Road (24)
- Wilson Road (13)
- Windmill Road (8)
- You Yangs Road (25)
