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Scotchmans Lead VIC 3352

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Ballarat Electorate › Ballarat LGA › Scotchmans Lead · 99 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Scotchmans Lead is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 105 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $2,050 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 Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

105Population
50Median age
$2,050Median household income / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ballarat, 11.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

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% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Scotchmans Lead

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

Tree cover measures, Scotchmans Lead VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 65.9%

Population by age in Scotchmans Lead
Population by age, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1412
15-1911
20-245
25-346
35-446
45-5424
55-6415
65-7418
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Scotchmans Lead
Dwelling types, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House31
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Scotchmans Lead
Households by weekly income, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Scotchmans Lead
Top ancestries, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian50
English43
Irish15
Scottish13
Ancestry NS8
Dutch6
Housing tenure in Scotchmans Lead
Housing tenure, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned18
Mortgage19
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Scotchmans Lead
Cars per household, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
110
25
39
4+9
Commute to work in Scotchmans Lead
Commute to work, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car42
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Scotchmans Lead
Top countries of birth, Scotchmans Lead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,056 bird observations recorded near Scotchmans Lead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Scotchmans Lead

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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