The Gurdies VIC 3984
176 addresses · 17 streets
Monash Electorate › Bass Coast LGA › The Gurdies · 82 km from Melbourne
Living Here
The Gurdies is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 243 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,037 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: The Gurdies itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 42.2% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 49.3%
Population by age in The Gurdies
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 13 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 30 |
| 55-64 | 53 |
| 65-74 | 54 |
| 75-84 | 24 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in The Gurdies
| House | 105 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 12 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in The Gurdies
| <$650 | 43 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 32 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 22 |
| $3,000+ | 16 |
Top ancestries in The Gurdies
| English | 129 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 74 |
| Irish | 36 |
| Scottish | 25 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
| Other | 17 |
Housing tenure in The Gurdies
| Owned | 57 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 42 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in The Gurdies
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 42 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in The Gurdies
| Car | 78 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in The Gurdies
| England | 28 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 |
| India | 4 |
Languages used at home in The Gurdies
| Punjabi | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8,966 bird observations recorded near The Gurdies — most often seen:
- Silver Gull (533)
- Australian White Ibis (508)
- Superb Fairy-wren (488)
- Grey Fantail (416)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (405)
- Masked Lapwing (398)
- Crimson Rosella (384)
- Brown Thornbill (378)
- White-faced Heron (374)
- Laughing Kookaburra (366)
- Australian Magpie (334)
- Little Raven (324)
- Pacific Gull (320)
Show all 30 birds recorded near The Gurdies
- White-throated Treecreeper (316)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (287)
- Eastern Rosella (270)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (254)
- Eastern Spinebill (236)
- Grey Butcherbird (222)
- Red Wattlebird (217)
- Magpie-lark (216)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (207)
- Blue-winged Parrot (194)
- Common Starling (193)
- Eurasian Blackbird (191)
- White-browed Scrubwren (191)
- Chestnut Teal (187)
- Australian Shelduck (186)
- Black Swan (186)
- Scarlet Robin (185)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to The Gurdies:
- Pioneer Bay (1.7 km)
- Woodleigh (4.2 km)
- Grantville (4.6 km)
- Adams Estate (6.3 km)
- Jam Jerrup (6.7 km)
- Queensferry (7.5 km)
- Kernot (7.7 km)
- Almurta (8.6 km)
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Streets
- Bass Highway (22)
- Bergmeier Road (3)
- Blackney Road (4)
- Dunbabbin Road (4)
- Gurdies-st Helier Road (23)
- Hendy Lane (4)
- Hurdy Gurdy Lane (8)
- Island View Road (60)
- Jade Road (2)
- Kent Road (8)
- Motton Road (3)
- Peacock Road (8)
- Smith Road (4)
- Smiths Road (4)
- Stewart Road (3)
- The Shuntoff (4)
- Woodland Close (12)
