Mount Eccles VIC 3953
96 addresses · 17 streets
Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Mount Eccles · 108 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Mount Eccles is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 139 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $75 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. 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 Leongatha statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Eccles itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 47.1 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 11.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 54.5%
Population by age in Mount Eccles
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 19 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 20 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Mount Eccles
| House | 40 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mount Eccles
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 7 |
Top ancestries in Mount Eccles
| English | 54 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 36 |
| Ancestry NS | 24 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| Italian | 13 |
| Dutch | 11 |
Housing tenure in Mount Eccles
| Owned | 15 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 23 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Mount Eccles
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Mount Eccles
| Car | 30 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 21 |
Top countries of birth in Mount Eccles
| England | 6 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
406 bird observations recorded near Mount Eccles — most often seen:
- Grey Shrike-thrush (25)
- Crimson Rosella (24)
- Australian Magpie (23)
- Brown Thornbill (23)
- Grey Fantail (23)
- White-browed Scrubwren (20)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (19)
- Australian Wood Duck (16)
- Eurasian Blackbird (16)
- Little Raven (16)
- White-throated Treecreeper (16)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (15)
- Common Starling (14)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Eccles
- Superb Fairy-wren (14)
- Grey Butcherbird (12)
- Laughing Kookaburra (12)
- Silvereye (11)
- European Goldfinch (10)
- Galah (10)
- Golden Whistler (9)
- New Holland Honeyeater (9)
- Red Wattlebird (9)
- Spotted Pardalote (9)
- Red-browed Finch (8)
- Striated Thornbill (8)
- Australian Raven (7)
- Common Myna (7)
- Eastern Rosella (7)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (7)
- Magpie-lark (7)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Mount Eccles:
- Wild Dog Valley (3 km)
- Mount Eccles South (4.1 km)
- Wooreen (4.8 km)
- Fairbank (5.1 km)
- Leongatha North (5.3 km)
- Hallston (5.6 km)
- Trida (5.7 km)
- Strzelecki (7.3 km)
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Streets
- Atkins Road (3)
- Bells Road (5)
- Brownhill Road (7)
- Canavans Road (19)
- Fairbank Road (1)
- Grand Ridge Road (1)
- Hall Road (6)
- Healys Road (1)
- Mckeans Road (4)
- Mount Eccles Road (23)
- Old Canavans Road (4)
- Pender Smiths Road (1)
- Reidy And Stevensons Road (5)
- Risstroms Road (1)
- Rowes Road (4)
- Weymes Road (3)
- Wild Dog Valley Road (8)
