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North Wonthaggi VIC 3995

2,199 addresses · 78 streets

Monash Electorate › Bass Coast LGA › North Wonthaggi · 103 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

North Wonthaggi is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,475 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,162 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $552,000.

3,475Population
42Median age
$1,162Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Wonthaggi itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$552,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in North Wonthaggi

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

Tree cover measures, North Wonthaggi VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 53.5%

Population by age in North Wonthaggi
Population by age, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4185
5-14427
15-19211
20-24201
25-34418
35-44372
45-54391
55-64437
65-74479
75-84279
85+68
Dwelling types in North Wonthaggi
Dwelling types, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,340
Townhouse10
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in North Wonthaggi
Households by weekly income, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650301
$650-1,499475
$1,500-2,999381
$3,000+106
Top ancestries in North Wonthaggi
Top ancestries, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,573
Australian1,345
Irish390
Scottish374
Italian239
Other214
Housing tenure in North Wonthaggi
Housing tenure, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned612
Mortgage440
Rented275
Other15
Cars per household in North Wonthaggi
Cars per household, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
057
1470
2538
3176
4+103
Commute to work in North Wonthaggi
Commute to work, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,080
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle16
Home110
Top countries of birth in North Wonthaggi
Top countries of birth, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England143
New Zealand51
India33
Netherlands25
Thailand24
Italy23
Languages used at home in North Wonthaggi
Languages used at home, North Wonthaggi VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam34
Italian16
Thai15
Mandarin12
Nepali9
Greek7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,523 bird observations recorded near North Wonthaggi — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near North Wonthaggi

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.