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Metcalfe VIC 3448

160 addresses · 22 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Mount Alexander LGA › Metcalfe · 92 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Metcalfe is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 190 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,485 a week, with median rent near $311 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

190Population
52Median age
$1,485Median household income / wk
$311Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Malmsbury, 10.3 km south-west · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 42.2 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Metcalfe.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 18.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Metcalfe

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

Tree cover measures, Metcalfe VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 56%

Population by age in Metcalfe
Population by age, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1425
15-197
20-240
25-3415
35-4414
45-5435
55-6424
65-7432
75-8423
85+0
Dwelling types in Metcalfe
Dwelling types, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House77
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Metcalfe
Households by weekly income, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65011
$650-1,49924
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Metcalfe
Top ancestries, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian75
English74
Scottish31
Irish29
German13
Ancestry NS9
Housing tenure in Metcalfe
Housing tenure, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned45
Mortgage27
Rented0
Other6
Cars per household in Metcalfe
Cars per household, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
235
318
4+6
Commute to work in Metcalfe
Commute to work, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car55
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Metcalfe
Top countries of birth, Metcalfe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England4
New Zealand4
South Africa4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,955 bird observations recorded near Metcalfe — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Metcalfe

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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