Marlo VIC 3888

Living Here

Marlo is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 602 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,383 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Marlo Primary School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Lynnies Hide Away
• 1 park

  • Marlo Race Course Gazetted (temporary recreation reserve)
• 1 hospital

  • Orbost Regional Health
• 1 post office

  • Marlo General Store
• 1 service station

  • Marlo General Store
• 1 hairdresser

  • Hair on Argyle
• 2 places to stay

  • Marlo Ocean Views Cabin and Caravan Park
  • Marlo Caravan Park & Motel

Getting around. Airport: Orbost Airport, 5 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Marlo.

• Marlo Tennis Couts Tennis (Outdoor)

Socio-economic Standing

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: 43.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 54.9%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

27,772 bird observations recorded near Marlo — most often seen:

• Australian Pelican (1,355)
• White-faced Heron (1,263)
• Red Wattlebird (1,165)
• Little Pied Cormorant (1,156)
• Welcome Swallow (1,129)
• Silver Gull (1,128)
• Australian Pied Oystercatcher (1,120)
• Australian White Ibis (1,119)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,100)
• Little Black Cormorant (1,031)
• Chestnut Teal (1,009)
• Grey Fantail (1,002)
• Australian Magpie (888)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Marlo:

• Brodribb River (6.9 km)
• Corringle (9 km)
• Newmerella (10.6 km)
• Orbost (12.7 km)
• Cape Conran (14.3 km)
• Jarrahmond (17.5 km)
• Bete Bolong (18 km)
• Simpsons Creek (18.4 km)

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