Parwan VIC 3340
122 addresses · 21 streets
Hawke Electorate › Moorabool LGA › Parwan · 45 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Parwan is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 188 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,541 a week, with median rent near $238 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bacchus Marsh Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parwan itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 Catholic churches
1 golf club
1 hardware store
1 carpenter
Getting around. Train station: Bacchus Marsh, 5.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Temporary Melton Station bus interchange, 9.9 km east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 32.9 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 1.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 1.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.6% · Labour-force participation 52.1%
Population by age in Parwan
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 36 |
| 55-64 | 30 |
| 65-74 | 27 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Parwan
| House | 53 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Parwan
| <$650 | 13 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 14 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Parwan
| Australian | 65 |
|---|---|
| English | 43 |
| Ancestry NS | 36 |
| Irish | 26 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Other | 12 |
Housing tenure in Parwan
| Owned | 28 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Parwan
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Parwan
| Car | 32 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Parwan
| Philippines | 10 |
|---|---|
| Malta | 4 |
| England | 3 |
| Germany | 3 |
Languages used at home in Parwan
| Tagalog | 10 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 3 |
| Portuguese | 3 |
| Serbian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,704 bird observations recorded near Parwan — most often seen:
- House Sparrow (254)
- Common Starling (230)
- Little Raven (188)
- Common Myna (179)
- Australian Magpie (168)
- Pacific Black Duck (148)
- Superb Fairy-wren (147)
- Eurasian Blackbird (141)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (139)
- Magpie-lark (138)
- Willie Wagtail (131)
- European Goldfinch (119)
- Brown Falcon (112)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parwan
- Welcome Swallow (111)
- Red-rumped Parrot (110)
- Australian Wood Duck (108)
- Galah (105)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (105)
- Red Wattlebird (104)
- Eastern Rosella (103)
- Crested Pigeon (94)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (92)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (92)
- New Holland Honeyeater (90)
- White-faced Heron (89)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (87)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (85)
- Dusky Moorhen (80)
- Crimson Rosella (78)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (77)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Parwan:
- Hopetoun Park (4.7 km)
- Maddingley (6 km)
- Exford (6.8 km)
- Bacchus Marsh (6.9 km)
- Merrimu (7.7 km)
- Rowsley (8.1 km)
- Balliang East (8.2 km)
- Brookfield (8.3 km)
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Streets
- Aerodrome Road (3)
- Browns Lane (7)
- Browns Road (2)
- Bucklers Road (2)
- Cummings Road (12)
- Daisybank Lane (1)
- Geelong-bacchus Marsh Road (24)
- Glenmore Road (2)
- Jensz Road (2)
- Miles Road (1)
- Murphys Road (1)
- Nerowie Road (14)
- Nortons Road (2)
- Parwan South Road (7)
- Parwan-exford Road (14)
- Schultz Road (3)
- Smiths Road (9)
- Springhill Road (2)
- Telephone Road (2)
- Whelans Lane (2)
- Whelans Road (10)
