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Major Plains VIC 3725

29 addresses · 6 streets

Nicholls Electorate › Greater Shepparton LGA › Major Plains · 176 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Major Plains is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 36 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% 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.

36Population
58Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Benalla Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Major Plains itself.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Major Plains.

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: 6.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Major Plains

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

Tree cover measures, Major Plains VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.5%

Demographics

Population by age in Major Plains
Population by age, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-143
15-190
20-240
25-343
35-440
45-544
55-6410
65-747
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Major Plains
Dwelling types, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House14
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Major Plains
Households by weekly income, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Major Plains
Top ancestries, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian14
Other13
English9
Irish6
German3
Scottish3
Housing tenure in Major Plains
Housing tenure, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned11
Mortgage3
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Major Plains
Cars per household, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
25
30
4+6
Commute to work in Major Plains
Commute to work, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car14
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Major Plains
Top countries of birth, Major Plains VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Fiji4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,408 bird observations recorded near Major Plains — most often seen:

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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.