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Lower Plenty VIC 3093

1,983 addresses · 61 streets

Jagajaga Electorate › Banyule LGA › Lower Plenty · 17 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Lower Plenty is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,962 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,160 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,340,000.

3,962Population
45Median age
$2,160Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Montmorency - Briar Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lower Plenty itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Montmorency, 1.6 km north · Railway halt: Box Hill, 7.8 km south · Bus interchange: Doncaster Shopping Centre, 6.1 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 19.2 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Lower Plenty.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$1,340,000House · 2024
$732,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 27.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lower Plenty

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

Tree cover measures, Lower Plenty VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202172.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Lower Plenty
Population by age, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4191
5-14469
15-19233
20-24197
25-34378
35-44483
45-54584
55-64513
65-74466
75-84303
85+150
Dwelling types in Lower Plenty
Dwelling types, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,107
Townhouse308
Apartment57
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lower Plenty
Households by weekly income, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650148
$650-1,499349
$1,500-2,999422
$3,000+470
Top ancestries in Lower Plenty
Top ancestries, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,473
Australian1,280
Irish523
Scottish492
Italian434
Other377
Housing tenure in Lower Plenty
Housing tenure, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned648
Mortgage575
Rented217
Other13
Cars per household in Lower Plenty
Cars per household, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
037
1457
2635
3170
4+160
Commute to work in Lower Plenty
Commute to work, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car950
Train15
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle8
Home623
Top countries of birth in Lower Plenty
Top countries of birth, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England133
China95
Italy42
New Zealand30
Iran27
Scotland25
Languages used at home in Lower Plenty
Languages used at home, Lower Plenty VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin109
Italian63
Greek53
Arabic36
Persian25
Cantonese21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

233,342 bird observations recorded near Lower Plenty — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lower Plenty

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.