Middle Tarwin VIC 3956
72 addresses · 11 streets
Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Middle Tarwin · 127 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Middle Tarwin is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 91 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,937 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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 Foster statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Middle Tarwin itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 9.9% 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 | 9.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 10.1% |
Demographics
Population by age in Middle Tarwin
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 19 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Middle Tarwin
| House | 34 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Middle Tarwin
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 14 |
| $3,000+ | 14 |
Top ancestries in Middle Tarwin
| Australian | 58 |
|---|---|
| English | 33 |
| Irish | 12 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Other | 10 |
| Dutch | 4 |
Housing tenure in Middle Tarwin
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Middle Tarwin
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Middle Tarwin
| Car | 24 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Top countries of birth in Middle Tarwin
| Netherlands | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
860 bird observations recorded near Middle Tarwin — most often seen:
- Grey Fantail (61)
- Brown Thornbill (49)
- Superb Fairy-wren (49)
- Eurasian Blackbird (47)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (47)
- Australian Magpie (38)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (33)
- Little Raven (33)
- Common Starling (32)
- European Goldfinch (32)
- Pacific Black Duck (32)
- White-eared Honeyeater (29)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (28)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Middle Tarwin
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (26)
- Crimson Rosella (25)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (24)
- Australian Wood Duck (23)
- Welcome Swallow (23)
- Australian Raven (22)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (22)
- Red Wattlebird (22)
- White-browed Scrubwren (21)
- Eurasian Coot (20)
- New Holland Honeyeater (20)
- Australasian Grebe (18)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (18)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (17)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (17)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (16)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (16)
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 Middle Tarwin:
- Tarwin (8.8 km)
- Pound Creek (9 km)
- Tarwin Lower (9.1 km)
- Buffalo (9.4 km)
- Venus Bay (10.6 km)
- Meeniyan (12.3 km)
- Koonwarra (12.6 km)
- Fish Creek (15 km)
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Streets
- Brights Road (2)
- Brown And Johnsons Road (3)
- Buffalo-tarwin Lower Road (8)
- D G Cashins Road (2)
- Haws Road (5)
- P Dunlops Road (1)
- Powneys Road (5)
- Satchwells Road (2)
- Stewart And Dunlops Road (13)
- Tarwin Lower Road (28)
- Thomas Road (3)
