Powelltown VIC 3797
147 addresses · 11 streets
Casey Electorate › Yarra Ranges LGA › Powelltown · 69 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Powelltown is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 214 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Yarra Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Powelltown itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 post office
Getting around. Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 58.5 km west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Powelltown.
- Powelltown Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball
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: 97.1% 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 | 97.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 99.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 57.9%
Population by age in Powelltown
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 23 |
| 20-24 | 19 |
| 25-34 | 17 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 42 |
| 55-64 | 28 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Powelltown
| House | 72 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Powelltown
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 25 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Powelltown
| Australian | 92 |
|---|---|
| English | 85 |
| Irish | 30 |
| Ancestry NS | 25 |
| Scottish | 17 |
| German | 15 |
Housing tenure in Powelltown
| Owned | 23 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 35 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Powelltown
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 23 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Powelltown
| Car | 51 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 15 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Top countries of birth in Powelltown
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
Languages used at home in Powelltown
| German | 5 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,914 bird observations recorded near Powelltown — most often seen:
- Superb Lyrebird (134)
- White-browed Scrubwren (131)
- Grey Fantail (120)
- Brown Thornbill (106)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (102)
- Crimson Rosella (97)
- White-throated Treecreeper (90)
- Southern Boobook (87)
- Spotted Pardalote (80)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (76)
- Laughing Kookaburra (71)
- Golden Whistler (61)
- Flame Robin (60)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Powelltown
- Striated Thornbill (60)
- Eastern Spinebill (55)
- Pied Currawong (55)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (48)
- Silvereye (48)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (45)
- Australian King-parrot (42)
- Red Wattlebird (41)
- Crescent Honeyeater (37)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (37)
- Australian Magpie (36)
- Superb Fairy-wren (36)
- Rose Robin (34)
- Striated Pardalote (34)
- Grey Currawong (31)
- Pilotbird (31)
- Bassian Thrush (29)
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 Powelltown:
- Gilderoy (2.9 km)
- Three Bridges (5.3 km)
- Gladysdale (9.8 km)
- Big Pats Creek (11.1 km)
- Beenak (11.2 km)
- Warburton (13.3 km)
- Wesburn (13.6 km)
- Hoddles Creek (14.4 km)
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Streets
- Blake Street (19)
- Coralgum Lane (1)
- Eucalyptus Drive (7)
- Lloyds Road (8)
- Malletgum Lane (1)
- Messmate Close (3)
- Recreation Road (9)
- Surrey Road (16)
- Tea Tree Lane (5)
- Yarra Junction-noojee Road (59)
- Yarra Street (19)
