Serpentine VIC 3517
147 addresses · 22 streets
Mallee Electorate › Loddon LGA › Serpentine · 179 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Serpentine is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 222 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,275 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% 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 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Loddon statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Serpentine itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 post office
1 service station
Getting around. Airport: Bendigo Airport, 47.8 km south-east.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Serpentine.
- Serpentine Bowls and Tennis Complex Lawn Bowls, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Serpentine Recreation 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: 4.1% 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 | 4.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 6.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 63.6%
Population by age in Serpentine
| 0-4 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 25 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 13 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 31 |
| 45-54 | 22 |
| 55-64 | 30 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Serpentine
| House | 76 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Serpentine
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 37 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 16 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Serpentine
| Australian | 98 |
|---|---|
| English | 75 |
| Irish | 34 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| Ancestry NS | 24 |
| German | 12 |
Housing tenure in Serpentine
| Owned | 30 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 30 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Serpentine
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Serpentine
| Car | 58 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Serpentine
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| Mauritius | 4 |
| India | 3 |
Languages used at home in Serpentine
| French | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
816 bird observations recorded near Serpentine — most often seen:
- Long-billed Corella (62)
- Galah (59)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (41)
- Eastern Galah (40)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (39)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (37)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (36)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (36)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (34)
- Western Striated Pardalote (33)
- Australian Magpie (27)
- Australian Wood Duck (26)
- Dusky Moorhen (26)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Serpentine
- Eastern Australian Raven (23)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (23)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (22)
- House Sparrow (21)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (21)
- Willie Wagtail (21)
- Welcome Swallow (20)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (19)
- Southern Magpie-lark (19)
- Brown Falcon (18)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (18)
- Laughing Kookaburra (18)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (18)
- Little Raven (16)
- Superb Fairy-wren (16)
- Common Myna (14)
- Black Kite (13)
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 Serpentine:
- Bears Lagoon (9 km)
- Salisbury West (11.4 km)
- Pompapiel (11.7 km)
- Auchmore (12.4 km)
- Powlett Plains (12.7 km)
- Fiery Flat (15.6 km)
- Bridgewater North (15.9 km)
- Jarklin (17.1 km)
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Streets
- Auchmore Road (3)
- Back Street (1)
- Bridgewater-serpentine Road (4)
- Chapel Street (17)
- Creek View Road (3)
- Echuca-serpentine Road (5)
- George Street (17)
- Gladman Street (1)
- Hunter Street (1)
- Loddon Valley Highway (9)
- Longs Road (4)
- Old Boort Road (8)
- Old Bridgewater-serpentine Road (1)
- Park View Drive (9)
- Peppercorn Way (31)
- River Street (4)
- Rothackers Road (2)
- Stuarts Road (1)
- Treloar Street (8)
- Tresise Street (15)
- Weeks Road (2)
- Woolshed Road (1)
