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Nelson VIC 3292

474 addresses · 40 streets

Wannon Electorate › Glenelg LGA › Nelson · 348 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Nelson is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 191 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $1,104 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

191Population
60Median age
$1,104Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Nelson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mount Gambier Airport, 38.3 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Nelson.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 61.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nelson

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

Tree cover measures, Nelson VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202061.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202178.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 44.9%

Population by age in Nelson
Population by age, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-148
15-194
20-240
25-3413
35-4419
45-5423
55-6440
65-7462
75-8414
85+4
Dwelling types in Nelson
Dwelling types, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House74
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Nelson
Households by weekly income, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49930
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Nelson
Top ancestries, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English76
Australian74
Scottish27
Ancestry NS22
German17
Irish15
Housing tenure in Nelson
Housing tenure, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned54
Mortgage14
Rented13
Other6
Cars per household in Nelson
Cars per household, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
123
232
315
4+7
Commute to work in Nelson
Commute to work, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car45
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home22
Top countries of birth in Nelson
Top countries of birth, Nelson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England8
Netherlands3
Scotland3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,369 bird observations recorded near Nelson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nelson

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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