Myrtlebank VIC 3851
56 addresses · 6 streets
Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Myrtlebank · 184 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Myrtlebank is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 126 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,874 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% 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 Maffra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Myrtlebank itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 optometrists
1 library
1 gym
1 golf club
3 hardware stores
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Stratford, 11.5 km north · Bus interchange: Littles Gippsland Coaches, 6.2 km south-east · Airport: West Sale Airport, 7.1 km south-west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Myrtlebank.
- Sale Showgrounds Equestrian
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: 14.7% 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 | 14.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 23.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 56.9%
Population by age in Myrtlebank
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 19 |
| 55-64 | 27 |
| 65-74 | 14 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Myrtlebank
| House | 41 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Myrtlebank
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 17 |
Top ancestries in Myrtlebank
| English | 57 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 47 |
| Scottish | 19 |
| Ancestry NS | 19 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
Housing tenure in Myrtlebank
| Owned | 25 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 19 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Myrtlebank
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Myrtlebank
| Car | 36 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,433 bird observations recorded near Myrtlebank — most often seen:
- Common Starling (197)
- Australian Magpie (184)
- Australian White Ibis (181)
- Magpie-lark (174)
- Pacific Black Duck (143)
- Eurasian Coot (140)
- Masked Lapwing (140)
- White-faced Heron (138)
- Straw-necked Ibis (134)
- Welcome Swallow (130)
- Australian Pelican (127)
- Black Swan (124)
- Willie Wagtail (112)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Myrtlebank
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (110)
- Red Wattlebird (98)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (96)
- Dusky Moorhen (96)
- Common Myna (95)
- Superb Fairy-wren (95)
- Grey Teal (90)
- House Sparrow (89)
- Eurasian Blackbird (88)
- Latham's Snipe (88)
- Little Raven (86)
- Little Pied Cormorant (83)
- Silver Gull (82)
- Chestnut Teal (81)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (79)
- Grey Fantail (78)
- Australian Raven (75)
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 Myrtlebank:
- Montgomery (3 km)
- Bundalaguah (4.3 km)
- Wurruk (4.8 km)
- Sale (5.3 km)
- Fulham (6.5 km)
- Airly (6.5 km)
- Pearsondale (7.5 km)
- Cobains (7.8 km)
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Streets
- Anderson Court (10)
- Cotos Lane (1)
- Grassdale Road (3)
- Maffra-sale Road (17)
- Myrtlebank Road (15)
- Myrtlebank-fulham Road (10)
