Tambo Upper VIC 3885
205 addresses · 16 streets
Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Tambo Upper · 251 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Tambo Upper is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 325 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $268 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bruthen - Omeo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tambo Upper itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 25.3 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 51% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 51.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 58.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 67.3%
Population by age in Tambo Upper
| 0-4 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 39 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 29 |
| 35-44 | 31 |
| 45-54 | 48 |
| 55-64 | 59 |
| 65-74 | 50 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Tambo Upper
| House | 121 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tambo Upper
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 32 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 41 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Tambo Upper
| English | 146 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 138 |
| Irish | 38 |
| Scottish | 33 |
| Dutch | 15 |
| Italian | 14 |
Housing tenure in Tambo Upper
| Owned | 56 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 49 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tambo Upper
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 51 |
| 3 | 29 |
| 4+ | 21 |
Commute to work in Tambo Upper
| Car | 116 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 27 |
Top countries of birth in Tambo Upper
| New Zealand | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 4 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Tambo Upper
| Cantonese | 5 |
|---|---|
| French | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
18,908 bird observations recorded near Tambo Upper — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (1,730)
- Red Wattlebird (1,301)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,135)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,102)
- Galah (1,044)
- Common Starling (819)
- Crimson Rosella (793)
- Grey Fantail (764)
- Laughing Kookaburra (756)
- Welcome Swallow (754)
- Common Bronzewing (684)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (582)
- Eastern Spinebill (580)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tambo Upper
- Willie Wagtail (546)
- Straw-necked Ibis (541)
- Eastern Rosella (519)
- Grey Butcherbird (508)
- Magpie-lark (493)
- Brown Thornbill (456)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (441)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (439)
- Australian King-parrot (428)
- Little Wattlebird (406)
- Australian Raven (370)
- Common Myna (361)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (347)
- New Holland Honeyeater (265)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (260)
- Pied Currawong (248)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (236)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tambo Upper:
- Bumberrah (2 km)
- Mossiface (3.4 km)
- Johnsonville (5.6 km)
- Swan Reach (6.3 km)
- Wiseleigh (6.5 km)
- Nicholson (7.4 km)
- Bruthen (7.5 km)
- Sarsfield (7.7 km)
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Streets
- Baines Road (6)
- Bethross Drive (32)
- Bruce Road (2)
- Duncan Road (25)
- Krammes Road (1)
- Mckays Road (1)
- Mossiface Road (1)
- Nethercotes Road (16)
- Pages Road (10)
- Rodwell Road (2)
- Stephenson Road (39)
- Swan Reach Road (24)
- Tambo Upper Road (22)
- Wards Road (4)
- Wilsons Lane (5)
- Woodland Court (15)
