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South Wharf VIC 3006

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Macnamara Electorate › Melbourne LGA › South Wharf · 2 km from Melbourne

Living Here

South Wharf is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 71 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,874 a week, with median rent near $622 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 27% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Scottish, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

71Population
34Median age
$2,874Median household income / wk
$622Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Southbank statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: South Wharf itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Southern Cross, 750 m north · Tram stop: Stop D5: The Goods Shed, 350 m north-east · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 1000 m north · Ferry wharf: Crown Landing, 750 m east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 11.9 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 0.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Wharf

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

Tree cover measures, South Wharf VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 58.9%

Population by age in South Wharf
Population by age, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-146
15-190
20-240
25-3413
35-4413
45-546
55-647
65-744
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in South Wharf
Dwelling types, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House0
Townhouse0
Apartment19
Other0
Households by weekly income in South Wharf
Households by weekly income, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9995
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in South Wharf
Top ancestries, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other27
Australian8
Scottish8
Vietnamese8
Dutch5
English5
Housing tenure in South Wharf
Housing tenure, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3
Mortgage4
Rented14
Other5
Cars per household in South Wharf
Cars per household, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
04
114
212
30
4+0
Commute to work in South Wharf
Commute to work, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car16
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in South Wharf
Top countries of birth, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Afghanistan17
South Korea5
China3
Egypt3
Languages used at home in South Wharf
Languages used at home, South Wharf VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin6
Korean5
Arabic3
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

613,161 bird observations recorded near South Wharf — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Wharf

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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