Markwood VIC 3678
147 addresses · 14 streets
Indi Electorate › Wangaratta LGA › Markwood · 203 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Markwood is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 230 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wangaratta Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Markwood itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Wangaratta Airport, 19 km west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Markwood.
- Markwood Tennis Courts Tennis (Outdoor)
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 25.3% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 0.9% · Labour-force participation 60.9%
Population by age in Markwood
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 28 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 17 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 26 |
| 55-64 | 45 |
| 65-74 | 47 |
| 75-84 | 20 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Markwood
| House | 107 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Markwood
| <$650 | 15 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 25 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Markwood
| English | 88 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 78 |
| Irish | 31 |
| Italian | 30 |
| Scottish | 29 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
Housing tenure in Markwood
| Owned | 53 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 27 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Markwood
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 47 |
| 3 | 23 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Markwood
| Car | 69 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 28 |
Top countries of birth in Markwood
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Italy | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Markwood
| Italian | 5 |
|---|---|
| German | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,359 bird observations recorded near Markwood — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (141)
- Australian Magpie (106)
- Laughing Kookaburra (99)
- Magpie-lark (98)
- House Sparrow (96)
- Eurasian Blackbird (94)
- Willie Wagtail (94)
- Galah (93)
- White-faced Heron (93)
- Welcome Swallow (90)
- Australian Raven (86)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (82)
- Australian White Ibis (80)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Markwood
- Pied Currawong (79)
- Australian Wood Duck (77)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (76)
- Crimson Rosella (73)
- Common Starling (71)
- Grey Fantail (71)
- Eastern Rosella (68)
- Pacific Black Duck (67)
- Straw-necked Ibis (65)
- Red-rumped Parrot (62)
- Grey Teal (59)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (58)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (58)
- Masked Lapwing (57)
- Red-browed Finch (56)
- Australian Pelican (55)
- Silvereye (55)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Markwood:
- Everton (4.6 km)
- Milawa (7 km)
- Bobinawarrah (8.2 km)
- Everton Upper (8.6 km)
- Whorouly (9 km)
- Tarrawingee (9.2 km)
- Bowmans Forest (10.1 km)
- Oxley (11.7 km)
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Streets
- Bennetts Lane (1)
- Bridle Track Road (4)
- Bright Road (4)
- Carboor-everton Road (21)
- Forest Lane (9)
- Gardners Lane (2)
- Illawong Road (7)
- Kneebones Gap Road (1)
- Markwood-everton Road (19)
- Markwood-tarrawingee Road (18)
- Morris Lane (1)
- Snow Road (35)
- Wards Lane (3)
- Yarrabee Road (22)
