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Skipton VIC 3361

466 addresses · 42 streets

Wannon Electorate › Corangamite LGA › Skipton · 142 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Skipton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 609 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $894 a week, with median rent near $194 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

609Population
53Median age
$894Median household income / wk
$194Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ararat Airport, 53 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Skipton.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 3.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Skipton

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

Tree cover measures, Skipton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 43.1%

Population by age in Skipton
Population by age, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1475
15-1936
20-2419
25-3445
35-4467
45-5473
55-64117
65-7478
75-8461
85+26
Dwelling types in Skipton
Dwelling types, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House255
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Skipton
Households by weekly income, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65084
$650-1,49977
$1,500-2,99942
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Skipton
Top ancestries, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian263
English245
Irish111
Scottish90
Ancestry NS61
Other17
Housing tenure in Skipton
Housing tenure, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned126
Mortgage81
Rented31
Other11
Cars per household in Skipton
Cars per household, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
013
192
289
344
4+16
Commute to work in Skipton
Commute to work, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car132
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home38
Top countries of birth in Skipton
Top countries of birth, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England21
Italy5
Malta4
Egypt3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Skipton
Languages used at home, Skipton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Serbian7
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,540 bird observations recorded near Skipton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Skipton

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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