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Shelford VIC 3329

206 addresses · 22 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Golden Plains LGA › Shelford · 91 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Shelford is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 263 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,778 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

263Population
39Median age
$1,778Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Golden Plains - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Shelford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Colac Airport, 40.9 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Shelford.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 1.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shelford

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

Tree cover measures, Shelford VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 71.1%

Population by age in Shelford
Population by age, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1438
15-1913
20-2411
25-3431
35-4434
45-5434
55-6437
65-7427
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Shelford
Dwelling types, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House88
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Shelford
Households by weekly income, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49921
$1,500-2,99942
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Shelford
Top ancestries, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English146
Australian102
Irish40
Scottish35
German19
Other18
Housing tenure in Shelford
Housing tenure, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned38
Mortgage40
Rented12
Other5
Cars per household in Shelford
Cars per household, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
115
238
319
4+16
Commute to work in Shelford
Commute to work, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car97
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Shelford
Top countries of birth, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England8
Languages used at home in Shelford
Languages used at home, Shelford VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,111 bird observations recorded near Shelford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shelford

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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