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Selby VIC 3159

764 addresses · 60 streets

Casey Electorate › Yarra Ranges LGA › Selby · 38 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Selby is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,626 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,282 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $850,000.

1,626Population
40Median age
$2,282Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Belgrave, 1.8 km north-west · Railway halt: Selby, 250 m north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 25.1 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Selby.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$850,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 68.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Selby

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

Tree cover measures, Selby VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202068.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 69%

Population by age in Selby
Population by age, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-499
5-14216
15-19124
20-2479
25-34165
35-44259
45-54249
55-64212
65-74151
75-8466
85+12
Dwelling types in Selby
Dwelling types, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House542
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Selby
Households by weekly income, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65049
$650-1,499110
$1,500-2,999180
$3,000+174
Top ancestries in Selby
Top ancestries, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English697
Australian672
Irish224
Scottish201
Other130
German109
Housing tenure in Selby
Housing tenure, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned172
Mortgage324
Rented36
Other3
Cars per household in Selby
Cars per household, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
09
1113
2240
3101
4+76
Commute to work in Selby
Commute to work, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car429
Train6
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home260
Top countries of birth in Selby
Top countries of birth, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England95
New Zealand16
United States16
South Africa10
Germany8
Netherlands8
Languages used at home in Selby
Languages used at home, Selby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Polish9
Spanish8
Croatian5
French5
German5
Serbian5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

90,879 bird observations recorded near Selby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Selby

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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