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Lorne VIC 3232

3,245 addresses · 91 streets

Wannon Electorate › Surf Coast LGA › Lorne · 118 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Lorne is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,327 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,525 a week, with median rent near $363 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,930,000.

1,327Population
56Median age
$1,525Median household income / wk
$363Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 37.9 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

7 facilities recorded in Lorne.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$1,930,000House · 2024
$1,187,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 91.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lorne

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

Tree cover measures, Lorne VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202091.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202198.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 50.9%

Population by age in Lorne
Population by age, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-440
5-1485
15-1952
20-2456
25-34172
35-44108
45-54130
55-64226
65-74271
75-84125
85+56
Dwelling types in Lorne
Dwelling types, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House429
Townhouse35
Apartment27
Other7
Households by weekly income in Lorne
Households by weekly income, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65066
$650-1,499154
$1,500-2,999128
$3,000+109
Top ancestries in Lorne
Top ancestries, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English556
Australian356
Irish229
Scottish202
Ancestry NS131
Other105
Housing tenure in Lorne
Housing tenure, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned264
Mortgage88
Rented114
Other22
Cars per household in Lorne
Cars per household, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
021
1205
2168
371
4+33
Commute to work in Lorne
Commute to work, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car296
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked60
Bicycle3
Home126
Top countries of birth in Lorne
Top countries of birth, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England38
New Zealand27
India15
Germany9
China8
Ireland8
Languages used at home in Lorne
Languages used at home, Lorne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek21
Spanish18
Mandarin13
Punjabi11
Nepali9
German8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,419 bird observations recorded near Lorne — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lorne

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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Image — Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).