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Magpie VIC 3352

140 addresses · 16 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Ballarat LGA › Magpie · 100 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Magpie is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 368 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,097 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% 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.

368Population
48Median age
$2,097Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ballarat, 8 km north · Bus interchange: Ballarat Station, 8 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Magpie.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 19.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Magpie

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

Tree cover measures, Magpie VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 62.1%

Population by age in Magpie
Population by age, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1440
15-1937
20-2415
25-3427
35-4426
45-5453
55-6470
65-7459
75-8423
85+0
Dwelling types in Magpie
Dwelling types, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House126
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Magpie
Households by weekly income, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,99952
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in Magpie
Top ancestries, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian172
English153
Irish53
Scottish36
Other15
Dutch11
Housing tenure in Magpie
Housing tenure, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned69
Mortgage44
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Magpie
Cars per household, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
113
245
320
4+37
Commute to work in Magpie
Commute to work, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car136
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Magpie
Top countries of birth, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England5
Singapore4
Wales4
India3
Languages used at home in Magpie
Languages used at home, Magpie VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Hindi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,719 bird observations recorded near Magpie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Magpie

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.