Maroona VIC 3377
53 addresses · 14 streets
Wannon Electorate › Ararat LGA › Maroona · 189 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Maroona is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 80 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,874 a week, with median rent near $145 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ararat Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Maroona itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
Getting around. Airport: Ararat Airport, 17.8 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Maroona.
- Maroona Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, 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: 2.6% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 2.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 59.4%
Population by age in Maroona
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 13 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Maroona
| House | 27 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Maroona
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Maroona
| Australian | 37 |
|---|---|
| English | 34 |
| Scottish | 18 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Maroona
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Maroona
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Maroona
| Car | 22 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Top countries of birth in Maroona
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
329 bird observations recorded near Maroona — most often seen:
- Australian Shelduck (29)
- Brolga (24)
- Black Swan (21)
- Pacific Black Duck (17)
- Grey Teal (15)
- Masked Lapwing (15)
- Black Kite (14)
- Common Starling (14)
- House Sparrow (14)
- Australian Magpie (12)
- Brown Falcon (12)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (11)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (10)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Maroona
- White-faced Heron (10)
- Australian White Ibis (9)
- Eurasian Skylark (9)
- Long-billed Corella (8)
- White-necked Heron (8)
- Australasian Shoveler (7)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (7)
- Nankeen Kestrel (7)
- Silver Gull (7)
- Welcome Swallow (7)
- Australian Raven (6)
- Australian Wood Duck (6)
- Black-shouldered Kite (6)
- European Goldfinch (6)
- Magpie-lark (6)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (6)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (6)
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 Maroona:
- Rossbridge (7 km)
- Langi Logan (7.6 km)
- Willaura North (9.9 km)
- Rocky Point (10.3 km)
- Denicull Creek (12.2 km)
- Tatyoon (14.3 km)
- Cathcart (14.7 km)
- Willaura (16.6 km)
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Streets
- Andrews Lane (5)
- Biggin Road (2)
- Burrumbeep Road (1)
- Byrne Road (2)
- Centenary Bridge Road (1)
- Coopers Road (1)
- Green Lane (2)
- Helendoite Road (10)
- Jackson Road (2)
- Labrador Road (4)
- Maroona-glenthompson Road (3)
- Mortlake-ararat Road (15)
- Rockies Hill Road (4)
- Watgania Road (1)
