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Macarthur VIC 3286

397 addresses · 45 streets

Wannon Electorate › Moyne LGA › Macarthur · 260 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Macarthur is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 469 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,059 a week, with median rent near $158 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

469Population
51Median age
$1,059Median household income / wk
$158Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hamilton Airport, 43.7 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Macarthur.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 20.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Macarthur

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

Tree cover measures, Macarthur VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 56%

Population by age in Macarthur
Population by age, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1459
15-1935
20-2416
25-3433
35-4448
45-5456
55-6485
65-7482
75-8434
85+13
Dwelling types in Macarthur
Dwelling types, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House200
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Macarthur
Households by weekly income, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65045
$650-1,49974
$1,500-2,99944
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in Macarthur
Top ancestries, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian217
English202
Irish68
Scottish46
German22
Ancestry NS19
Housing tenure in Macarthur
Housing tenure, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned111
Mortgage62
Rented15
Other9
Cars per household in Macarthur
Cars per household, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
05
149
266
333
4+33
Commute to work in Macarthur
Commute to work, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car141
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle0
Home43
Top countries of birth in Macarthur
Top countries of birth, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand12
England6
Netherlands5
Scotland4
Philippines3
Languages used at home in Macarthur
Languages used at home, Macarthur VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,808 bird observations recorded near Macarthur — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Macarthur

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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