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Swan Reach VIC 3903

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Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Swan Reach · 255 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Swan Reach is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 861 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,074 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

861Population
51Median age
$1,074Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 26.9 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Swan Reach.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 20.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Swan Reach

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

Tree cover measures, Swan Reach VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 46%

Population by age in Swan Reach
Population by age, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-441
5-14113
15-1931
20-2418
25-3480
35-4498
45-5492
55-64123
65-74181
75-8472
85+19
Dwelling types in Swan Reach
Dwelling types, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House293
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other40
Households by weekly income in Swan Reach
Households by weekly income, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65074
$650-1,499107
$1,500-2,99985
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Swan Reach
Top ancestries, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English365
Australian339
Scottish118
Irish86
Ancestry NS57
German44
Housing tenure in Swan Reach
Housing tenure, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned173
Mortgage114
Rented39
Other5
Cars per household in Swan Reach
Cars per household, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
010
1101
2140
350
4+27
Commute to work in Swan Reach
Commute to work, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car197
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home45
Top countries of birth in Swan Reach
Top countries of birth, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England36
Scotland9
New Zealand8
Germany6
Thailand6
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Swan Reach
Languages used at home, Swan Reach VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek5
Mandarin4
Bengali3
Italian3
Filipino3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,853 bird observations recorded near Swan Reach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Swan Reach

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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