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Newmerella VIC 3886

342 addresses · 24 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Newmerella · 306 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Newmerella is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 415 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,132 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

415Population
49Median age
$1,132Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Orbost Airport, 15.1 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Newmerella.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 32.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Newmerella

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

Tree cover measures, Newmerella VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Newmerella
Population by age, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1454
15-1928
20-2421
25-3428
35-4438
45-5460
55-6459
65-7477
75-8429
85+7
Dwelling types in Newmerella
Dwelling types, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House152
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Newmerella
Households by weekly income, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65043
$650-1,49955
$1,500-2,99925
$3,000+15
Top ancestries in Newmerella
Top ancestries, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian199
English163
Irish42
Aboriginal40
Ancestry NS37
Scottish33
Housing tenure in Newmerella
Housing tenure, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned83
Mortgage43
Rented19
Other6
Cars per household in Newmerella
Cars per household, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
137
266
325
4+20
Commute to work in Newmerella
Commute to work, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car98
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home28
Top countries of birth in Newmerella
Top countries of birth, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Germany7
Philippines6
England4
Italy3
Languages used at home in Newmerella
Languages used at home, Newmerella VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,028 bird observations recorded near Newmerella — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Newmerella

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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