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Sandon VIC 3462

79 addresses · 12 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Mount Alexander LGA › Sandon · 108 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Sandon is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 89 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,224 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

89Population
53Median age
$1,224Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bendigo Airport, 54.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 33.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sandon

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

Tree cover measures, Sandon VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.7% · Labour-force participation 48.1%

Population by age in Sandon
Population by age, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-148
15-194
20-240
25-348
35-443
45-5422
55-6423
65-7415
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Sandon
Dwelling types, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House36
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sandon
Households by weekly income, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49914
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Sandon
Top ancestries, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English28
Australian27
Irish17
Scottish17
Ancestry NS11
Dutch5
Housing tenure in Sandon
Housing tenure, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned31
Mortgage9
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Sandon
Cars per household, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
210
35
4+3
Commute to work in Sandon
Commute to work, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car23
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Sandon
Top countries of birth, Sandon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,565 bird observations recorded near Sandon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sandon

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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