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Park Orchards VIC 3114

1,501 addresses · 72 streets

Menzies Electorate › Manningham LGA › Park Orchards · 23 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Park Orchards is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,835 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $3,155 a week, with median rent near $601 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,936,000.

3,835Population
45Median age
$3,155Median household income / wk
$601Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Donvale - Park Orchards statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Park Orchards itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ringwood, 4 km south · Bus interchange: Ringwood Station/Maroondah Hwy, 4 km south · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 24.3 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Park Orchards.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$1,936,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 48.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Park Orchards

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

Tree cover measures, Park Orchards VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202048.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 66.7%

Population by age in Park Orchards
Population by age, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4114
5-14552
15-19381
20-24295
25-34212
35-44332
45-54708
55-64586
65-74381
75-84210
85+62
Dwelling types in Park Orchards
Dwelling types, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,157
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Park Orchards
Households by weekly income, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65094
$650-1,499169
$1,500-2,999257
$3,000+551
Top ancestries in Park Orchards
Top ancestries, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,543
Australian1,288
Irish455
Scottish400
Italian378
Other347
Housing tenure in Park Orchards
Housing tenure, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned572
Mortgage535
Rented38
Other14
Cars per household in Park Orchards
Cars per household, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
09
1149
2476
3259
4+257
Commute to work in Park Orchards
Commute to work, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car983
Train11
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home687
Top countries of birth in Park Orchards
Top countries of birth, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England153
China67
South Africa44
Italy43
New Zealand38
India33
Languages used at home in Park Orchards
Languages used at home, Park Orchards VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin85
Italian71
Greek34
Cantonese24
Afrikaans21
German18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

97,300 bird observations recorded near Park Orchards — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Park Orchards

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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