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Main Lead VIC 3373

33 addresses · 7 streets

Wannon Electorate › Pyrenees LGA › Main Lead · 148 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Main Lead is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 42 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,062 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

42Population
53Median age
$1,062Median household income / wk
$175Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Beaufort, 4.6 km south · Airport: Ararat Airport, 34.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 62.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Main Lead

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

Tree cover measures, Main Lead VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202062.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202176.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 59.5%

Population by age in Main Lead
Population by age, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-143
15-193
20-240
25-343
35-443
45-5410
55-646
65-749
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Main Lead
Dwelling types, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House15
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Main Lead
Households by weekly income, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Main Lead
Top ancestries, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English29
Australian11
Scottish10
NZ6
Irish3
Aboriginal0
Housing tenure in Main Lead
Housing tenure, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned6
Mortgage3
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Main Lead
Cars per household, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
26
33
4+3
Commute to work in Main Lead
Commute to work, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car13
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Main Lead
Top countries of birth, Main Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,362 bird observations recorded near Main Lead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Main Lead

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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Streets

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