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Orbost VIC 3888

1,852 addresses · 79 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Orbost · 308 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Orbost is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,264 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $785 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $356,000.

2,264Population
53Median age
$785Median household income / wk
$190Median rent / wk
2.1Avg 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: Orbost itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Orbost Airport, 16.3 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

9 facilities recorded in Orbost.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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

$356,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 63.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Orbost

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

Tree cover measures, Orbost VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202063.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 40.4%

Population by age in Orbost
Population by age, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4101
5-14256
15-1999
20-2479
25-34193
35-44181
45-54256
55-64374
65-74367
75-84257
85+94
Dwelling types in Orbost
Dwelling types, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House902
Townhouse37
Apartment22
Other3
Households by weekly income in Orbost
Households by weekly income, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650335
$650-1,499338
$1,500-2,999150
$3,000+39
Top ancestries in Orbost
Top ancestries, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English918
Australian885
Ancestry NS256
Scottish228
Irish207
Aboriginal137
Housing tenure in Orbost
Housing tenure, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned507
Mortgage203
Rented207
Other20
Cars per household in Orbost
Cars per household, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
070
1411
2323
395
4+42
Commute to work in Orbost
Commute to work, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car486
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked50
Bicycle0
Home76
Top countries of birth in Orbost
Top countries of birth, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England61
Philippines16
New Zealand13
Germany11
Italy10
Netherlands10
Languages used at home in Orbost
Languages used at home, Orbost VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin11
Italian8
Tagalog6
Vietnamese6
Thai5
Australian Indigenous4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,299 bird observations recorded near Orbost — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Orbost

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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