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Porcupine Ridge VIC 3461

132 addresses · 15 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Hepburn LGA › Porcupine Ridge · 90 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Porcupine Ridge is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 149 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,390 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

149Population
54Median age
$1,390Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 31.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Porcupine Ridge

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

Tree cover measures, Porcupine Ridge VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 51.5%

Population by age in Porcupine Ridge
Population by age, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1414
15-194
20-240
25-3412
35-4422
45-5421
55-6430
65-7430
75-8412
85+3
Dwelling types in Porcupine Ridge
Dwelling types, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House66
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Porcupine Ridge
Households by weekly income, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in Porcupine Ridge
Top ancestries, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian56
English53
Scottish26
Irish18
Other11
Ancestry NS10
Housing tenure in Porcupine Ridge
Housing tenure, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned33
Mortgage19
Rented6
Other3
Cars per household in Porcupine Ridge
Cars per household, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
230
312
4+6
Commute to work in Porcupine Ridge
Commute to work, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car29
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Porcupine Ridge
Top countries of birth, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam8
England6
North Macedonia4
South Africa4
Canada3
Languages used at home in Porcupine Ridge
Languages used at home, Porcupine Ridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese8
Macedonian4
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,319 bird observations recorded near Porcupine Ridge — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Porcupine Ridge

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.