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Ovens VIC 3738

124 addresses · 9 streets

Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Ovens · 210 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Ovens is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 197 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,406 a week, with median rent near $183 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

197Population
49Median age
$1,406Median household income / wk
$183Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 16.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 55.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ovens

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

Tree cover measures, Ovens VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 64.5%

Population by age in Ovens
Population by age, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1420
15-1914
20-248
25-3425
35-4420
45-5429
55-6444
65-7429
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Ovens
Dwelling types, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House82
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ovens
Households by weekly income, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49921
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Ovens
Top ancestries, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian86
English71
Italian28
Irish20
Scottish14
Ancestry NS11
Housing tenure in Ovens
Housing tenure, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned33
Mortgage29
Rented11
Other4
Cars per household in Ovens
Cars per household, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
238
313
4+12
Commute to work in Ovens
Commute to work, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car65
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle4
Home17
Top countries of birth in Ovens
Top countries of birth, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy5
Canada4
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Ovens
Languages used at home, Ovens VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,036 bird observations recorded near Ovens — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ovens

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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