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Nicholson VIC 3882

953 addresses · 51 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Nicholson · 245 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Nicholson is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,322 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,390 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,322Population
47Median age
$1,390Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bruthen - Omeo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Nicholson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 18 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 12.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nicholson

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

Tree cover measures, Nicholson VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Nicholson
Population by age, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-469
5-14166
15-1973
20-2456
25-34135
35-44120
45-54156
55-64212
65-74209
75-84103
85+24
Dwelling types in Nicholson
Dwelling types, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House460
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other31
Households by weekly income in Nicholson
Households by weekly income, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65089
$650-1,499145
$1,500-2,999138
$3,000+65
Top ancestries in Nicholson
Top ancestries, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English618
Australian583
Scottish156
Irish136
Other60
German56
Housing tenure in Nicholson
Housing tenure, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned248
Mortgage194
Rented37
Other4
Cars per household in Nicholson
Cars per household, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
09
194
2211
390
4+80
Commute to work in Nicholson
Commute to work, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car452
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home71
Top countries of birth in Nicholson
Top countries of birth, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England53
New Zealand12
Germany7
Philippines7
Scotland7
Netherlands6
Languages used at home in Nicholson
Languages used at home, Nicholson VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi6
Portuguese6
Italian5
Polish5
Mandarin3
Indonesian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,690 bird observations recorded near Nicholson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nicholson

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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