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Swan Hill VIC 3585

7,079 addresses · 276 streets

Mallee Electorate › Swan Hill LGA › Swan Hill · 302 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Swan Hill is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 11,186 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,390 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $472,500.

11,186Population
38Median age
$1,390Median household income / wk
$235Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Swan Hill, 1.2 km east · Airport: Swan Hill Airport, 4.1 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

15 facilities recorded in Swan Hill, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$472,500House · 2024
$340,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Swan Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Swan Hill VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 59.8%

Population by age in Swan Hill
Population by age, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4747
5-141,401
15-19563
20-24690
25-341,643
35-441,338
45-541,133
55-641,321
65-741,116
75-84813
85+417
Dwelling types in Swan Hill
Dwelling types, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,609
Townhouse368
Apartment337
Other27
Households by weekly income in Swan Hill
Households by weekly income, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650841
$650-1,4991,357
$1,500-2,9991,345
$3,000+540
Top ancestries in Swan Hill
Top ancestries, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian4,327
English4,176
Irish1,332
Scottish1,094
Other854
Ancestry NS796
Housing tenure in Swan Hill
Housing tenure, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,520
Mortgage1,305
Rented1,381
Other66
Cars per household in Swan Hill
Cars per household, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0319
11,495
21,667
3528
4+253
Commute to work in Swan Hill
Commute to work, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,023
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked249
Bicycle61
Home331
Top countries of birth in Swan Hill
Top countries of birth, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India209
Malaysia184
Vietnam144
Philippines126
Italy106
England102
Languages used at home in Swan Hill
Languages used at home, Swan Hill VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi195
Vietnamese163
Italian131
Mandarin112
Tagalog58
Indonesian45

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,024 bird observations recorded near Swan Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Swan Hill

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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