Lockington VIC 3563
473 addresses · 40 streets
Nicholls Electorate › Campaspe LGA › Lockington · 176 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Lockington is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 850 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,268 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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 Lockington - Gunbower statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lockington itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 supermarket
1 Catholic church
1 vet
1 childcare centre
1 post office
1 service station
2 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Echuca Airport, 24 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
6 facilities recorded in Lockington.
- Lockington Bowls Club Lawn Bowls
- Lockington Circuit Cycling
- Lockington Golf Club Golf
- Lockington Pool Swimming
- Lockington Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Basketball, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Scurrah Reserve Equestrian
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: 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 | 4.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 56.1%
Population by age in Lockington
| 0-4 | 45 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 112 |
| 15-19 | 52 |
| 20-24 | 47 |
| 25-34 | 76 |
| 35-44 | 77 |
| 45-54 | 100 |
| 55-64 | 138 |
| 65-74 | 119 |
| 75-84 | 58 |
| 85+ | 26 |
Dwelling types in Lockington
| House | 303 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 7 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lockington
| <$650 | 68 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 111 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 79 |
| $3,000+ | 28 |
Top ancestries in Lockington
| Australian | 393 |
|---|---|
| English | 328 |
| Irish | 101 |
| Scottish | 92 |
| Ancestry NS | 87 |
| Aboriginal | 25 |
Housing tenure in Lockington
| Owned | 141 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 99 |
| Rented | 52 |
| Other | 14 |
Cars per household in Lockington
| 0 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 77 |
| 2 | 116 |
| 3 | 60 |
| 4+ | 45 |
Commute to work in Lockington
| Car | 226 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 16 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 75 |
Top countries of birth in Lockington
| New Zealand | 19 |
|---|---|
| England | 6 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Philippines | 6 |
| Croatia | 3 |
Languages used at home in Lockington
| Italian | 9 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
537 bird observations recorded near Lockington — most often seen:
- Common Starling (49)
- Galah (37)
- Crested Pigeon (34)
- Australian Magpie (30)
- Magpie-lark (30)
- Pacific Black Duck (29)
- House Sparrow (26)
- Straw-necked Ibis (24)
- Australian Wood Duck (21)
- Willie Wagtail (21)
- Common Myna (20)
- Welcome Swallow (20)
- Red Wattlebird (18)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lockington
- Little Raven (15)
- White-faced Heron (15)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (15)
- Noisy Miner (13)
- Long-billed Corella (12)
- Eastern Rosella (11)
- Red-rumped Parrot (11)
- White-necked Heron (11)
- Australian Shelduck (9)
- Australian White Ibis (9)
- Black-shouldered Kite (9)
- Brown Falcon (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Masked Lapwing (9)
- Black Kite (7)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (7)
- Great Cormorant (7)
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 Lockington:
- Bamawm (7.2 km)
- Kotta (8.2 km)
- Diggora (10 km)
- Tennyson (10 km)
- Pine Grove (10.4 km)
- Ballendella (11.9 km)
- Bamawm Extension (12.3 km)
- Roslynmead (15 km)
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Streets
- Alfred Crescent (15)
- Archibald Street (31)
- Barton Street (11)
- Barwood Street (5)
- Brick Church Road (1)
- Burns Street (9)
- Clare Avenue (12)
- Deakin Street (8)
- Dullard Road (10)
- Elizabeth Street (4)
- Forrest Street (3)
- Hansen Road (9)
- Hewlett Lane (2)
- Hopetoun Street (13)
- Johnson Road (17)
- Joyce Street (5)
- Keane Road (1)
- King Street (12)
- Lockington Road (51)
- Lucas Crescent (15)
- Market Street (27)
- Mccoll Road (1)
- Mccoll Street (15)
- Mcnair Lane (2)
- Middleton Road (19)
- Obrien Road (3)
- Pannoo Road (38)
- Prairie-rochester Road (30)
- Robert Street (1)
- Rupert Street (1)
- Shakespeare Crescent (1)
- Singer Road (24)
- Strathallan Road (23)
- Tonkin Road (2)
- Vise Road (9)
- Waterwheel Court (15)
- Whinfield Road (11)
- Whinfield Street (2)
- William Street (5)
- Wills Street (10)
