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Tarwin Lower VIC 3956

520 addresses · 37 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Tarwin Lower · 132 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Tarwin Lower is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 462 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,262 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

462Population
53Median age
$1,262Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Tarwin Lower.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 17% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tarwin Lower

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

Tree cover measures, Tarwin Lower VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Tarwin Lower
Population by age, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-414
5-1451
15-1915
20-2419
25-3429
35-4457
45-5455
55-6492
65-7497
75-8430
85+9
Dwelling types in Tarwin Lower
Dwelling types, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House185
Townhouse5
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Tarwin Lower
Households by weekly income, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65031
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99938
$3,000+47
Top ancestries in Tarwin Lower
Top ancestries, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English223
Australian187
Irish60
Scottish52
Dutch29
Other23
Housing tenure in Tarwin Lower
Housing tenure, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned103
Mortgage65
Rented21
Other10
Cars per household in Tarwin Lower
Cars per household, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
147
275
338
4+29
Commute to work in Tarwin Lower
Commute to work, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car114
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle0
Home58
Top countries of birth in Tarwin Lower
Top countries of birth, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England21
New Zealand10
Netherlands7
Fiji3
Germany3
Languages used at home in Tarwin Lower
Languages used at home, Tarwin Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek5
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,666 bird observations recorded near Tarwin Lower — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tarwin Lower

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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