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Poowong VIC 3988

607 addresses · 40 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Poowong · 91 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Poowong is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 717 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

717Population
42Median age
$1,625Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Poowong.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 5.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Poowong

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

Tree cover measures, Poowong VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 65%

Population by age in Poowong
Population by age, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-1488
15-1943
20-2426
25-3495
35-4482
45-5479
55-64120
65-74108
75-8438
85+6
Dwelling types in Poowong
Dwelling types, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House267
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other6
Households by weekly income in Poowong
Households by weekly income, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65045
$650-1,49975
$1,500-2,99981
$3,000+51
Top ancestries in Poowong
Top ancestries, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian327
English309
Scottish95
Irish79
Ancestry NS41
Other26
Housing tenure in Poowong
Housing tenure, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned133
Mortgage99
Rented21
Other10
Cars per household in Poowong
Cars per household, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
170
283
365
4+43
Commute to work in Poowong
Commute to work, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car215
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle0
Home84
Top countries of birth in Poowong
Top countries of birth, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England26
Scotland11
South Korea9
Ireland6
New Zealand5
Greece3
Languages used at home in Poowong
Languages used at home, Poowong VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Korean9
Greek3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

849 bird observations recorded near Poowong — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Poowong

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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