Tawonga South VIC 3698
858 addresses · 33 streets
Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Tawonga South · 228 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Tawonga South is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,012 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,392 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $606,500.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bright - Mount Beauty statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tawonga South itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 beach
1 Catholic church
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 library
2 service stations
3 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 bakery
1 butcher
Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 23.4 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Median Sale Prices
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 91.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 55.7%
Population by age in Tawonga South
| 0-4 | 43 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 111 |
| 15-19 | 56 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 81 |
| 35-44 | 124 |
| 45-54 | 138 |
| 55-64 | 153 |
| 65-74 | 178 |
| 75-84 | 93 |
| 85+ | 29 |
Dwelling types in Tawonga South
| House | 393 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 9 |
Households by weekly income in Tawonga South
| <$650 | 84 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 127 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 114 |
| $3,000+ | 63 |
Top ancestries in Tawonga South
| English | 445 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 365 |
| Scottish | 141 |
| Irish | 108 |
| Other | 94 |
| German | 63 |
Housing tenure in Tawonga South
| Owned | 209 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 140 |
| Rented | 57 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Tawonga South
| 0 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 124 |
| 2 | 198 |
| 3 | 53 |
| 4+ | 26 |
Commute to work in Tawonga South
| Car | 241 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 36 |
| Bicycle | 12 |
| Home | 104 |
Top countries of birth in Tawonga South
| England | 42 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 16 |
| New Zealand | 15 |
| Netherlands | 11 |
| India | 10 |
| Scotland | 10 |
Languages used at home in Tawonga South
| German | 16 |
|---|---|
| French | 7 |
| Punjabi | 7 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Greek | 4 |
| Vietnamese | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,611 bird observations recorded near Tawonga South — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (252)
- Crimson Rosella (223)
- House Sparrow (215)
- Australian Magpie (210)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (207)
- Eurasian Blackbird (201)
- Common Starling (193)
- Pied Currawong (193)
- Grey Fantail (185)
- Pacific Black Duck (175)
- Magpie-lark (173)
- Red Wattlebird (168)
- Laughing Kookaburra (164)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tawonga South
- Red-browed Finch (152)
- Galah (151)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (149)
- Australian Wood Duck (143)
- Satin Bowerbird (143)
- Australian King-parrot (130)
- Welcome Swallow (127)
- White-faced Heron (126)
- Brown Thornbill (122)
- New Holland Honeyeater (115)
- Masked Lapwing (114)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (107)
- Silvereye (102)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (100)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (92)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (90)
- White-browed Scrubwren (89)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tawonga South:
- Mount Beauty (2.2 km)
- Tawonga (4.9 km)
- Bogong (10.2 km)
- Freeburgh (11.7 km)
- Germantown (11.7 km)
- Smoko (12.5 km)
- Coral Bank (13.4 km)
- Wandiligong (15.9 km)
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Streets
- Allamar Court (38)
- Baker Street (19)
- Braeside Court (11)
- Buckland Street (34)
- Chamberlain Court (3)
- Clover Rise (8)
- Coolumbooka Avenue (29)
- Damms Court (13)
- Dederang Road (16)
- Feathertop Street (17)
- Fiddleback Drive (27)
- Glenbourn Drive (21)
- Guy Court (4)
- Heberles Road (24)
- Highland Court (9)
- Kiewa Valley Highway (217)
- Margaret Drive (13)
- Marum Court (8)
- Morses Court (12)
- Myrtle Street (17)
- Omeo Court (5)
- Petticoat Lane (1)
- Ranch Road (20)
- Reid Court (13)
- Simmonds Creek Road (94)
- St Bernard Drive (85)
- Stewarts Road (15)
- Summit View Road (10)
- Sunrise Lane (10)
- Tawonga Gap Road (8)
- Vails Road (11)
- Wonnangatta Avenue (16)
- Young Crescent (30)
