Long Forest VIC 3340
124 addresses · 14 streets
Hawke Electorate › Moorabool LGA › Long Forest · 44 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Long Forest is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 343 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,437 a week, with median rent near $520 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bacchus Marsh statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Long Forest itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
1 dog park
1 carpenter
Getting around. Train station: Bacchus Marsh, 7.5 km south-west · Bus interchange: Temporary Melton Station bus interchange, 7.8 km south-east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 28.3 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 78.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 65.1%
Population by age in Long Forest
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 45 |
| 15-19 | 35 |
| 20-24 | 19 |
| 25-34 | 25 |
| 35-44 | 50 |
| 45-54 | 58 |
| 55-64 | 56 |
| 65-74 | 45 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Long Forest
| House | 108 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Long Forest
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 23 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 35 |
| $3,000+ | 39 |
Top ancestries in Long Forest
| Australian | 164 |
|---|---|
| English | 150 |
| Irish | 40 |
| Maltese | 29 |
| Scottish | 22 |
| Other | 18 |
Housing tenure in Long Forest
| Owned | 48 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 56 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Long Forest
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 33 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 38 |
Commute to work in Long Forest
| Car | 117 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 42 |
Top countries of birth in Long Forest
| England | 16 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Malta | 7 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Long Forest
| German | 5 |
|---|---|
| Serbian | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
24,540 bird observations recorded near Long Forest — most often seen:
- Little Raven (1,414)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,379)
- Australian Magpie (1,190)
- Red Wattlebird (1,048)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,011)
- Grey Fantail (990)
- Crimson Rosella (953)
- Eurasian Blackbird (928)
- Brown Thornbill (885)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (851)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (846)
- Spotted Pardalote (831)
- White-winged Chough (821)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Long Forest
- White-naped Honeyeater (819)
- Grey Currawong (815)
- Weebill (778)
- Buff-rumped Thornbill (756)
- Silvereye (744)
- White-throated Treecreeper (738)
- Common Bronzewing (689)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (657)
- Striated Pardalote (642)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (635)
- Striated Thornbill (629)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (622)
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (591)
- Scarlet Robin (579)
- White-browed Scrubwren (572)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (567)
- Speckled Warbler (560)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Long Forest:
- Merrimu (3.2 km)
- Harkness (4.4 km)
- Melton West (4.6 km)
- Hopetoun Park (5.4 km)
- Brookfield (6.3 km)
- Darley (6.9 km)
- Kurunjang (7.1 km)
- Coimadai (7.1 km)
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Streets
- Banksia Court (3)
- Bull Mallee Road (10)
- Bulldog Lane (3)
- Canopus Circuit (20)
- Clematis Court (4)
- Greenhood Court (4)
- Grevillea Court (4)
- Long Forest Road (38)
- Moonah Drive (6)
- Red Box Court (5)
- Sundew Avenue (16)
- Symington Road (5)
- Wattle Court (3)
- Wirrilda Court (3)
