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Loch Sport VIC 3851

3,014 addresses · 73 streets

Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Loch Sport · 232 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Loch Sport is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,021 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $674 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $365,000.

1,021Population
63Median age
$674Median household income / wk
$180Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Longford - Loch Sport statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Loch Sport itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 17.7 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Loch Sport.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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

$365,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 63% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Loch Sport

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

Tree cover measures, Loch Sport VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202063.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 9% · Labour-force participation 26.1%

Population by age in Loch Sport
Population by age, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1439
15-1920
20-2421
25-3426
35-4431
45-54130
55-64271
65-74324
75-84129
85+17
Dwelling types in Loch Sport
Dwelling types, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House518
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Loch Sport
Households by weekly income, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650230
$650-1,499175
$1,500-2,99956
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Loch Sport
Top ancestries, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English486
Australian303
Irish135
Scottish117
Ancestry NS66
Other57
Housing tenure in Loch Sport
Housing tenure, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned350
Mortgage117
Rented38
Other11
Cars per household in Loch Sport
Cars per household, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
022
1238
2188
347
4+23
Commute to work in Loch Sport
Commute to work, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car150
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Loch Sport
Top countries of birth, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England72
Germany21
New Zealand19
Netherlands7
Sri Lanka7
Philippines6
Languages used at home in Loch Sport
Languages used at home, Loch Sport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Mandarin5
Tagalog5
Italian4
Spanish4
Greek3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,156 bird observations recorded near Loch Sport — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Loch Sport

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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