Towong VIC 3707
98 addresses · 15 streets
Indi Electorate › Towong LGA › Towong · 327 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Towong is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 143 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $1,291 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. 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 Towong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Towong itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Corryong Airport, 10.3 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 24.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 56.5%
Population by age in Towong
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 9 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 29 |
| 65-74 | 29 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Towong
| House | 60 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Towong
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Towong
| English | 63 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 61 |
| German | 14 |
| Irish | 12 |
| Scottish | 10 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
Housing tenure in Towong
| Owned | 41 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Towong
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Towong
| Car | 29 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Top countries of birth in Towong
| England | 5 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Italy | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| United States | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
862 bird observations recorded near Towong — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (56)
- Common Starling (53)
- Superb Fairy-wren (49)
- Pacific Black Duck (44)
- Australian Raven (41)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (39)
- Australian Wood Duck (36)
- Magpie-lark (33)
- White-faced Heron (33)
- Galah (29)
- Australian White Ibis (28)
- Laughing Kookaburra (27)
- Pied Currawong (27)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Towong
- White-necked Heron (27)
- Willie Wagtail (27)
- Red-rumped Parrot (26)
- Welcome Swallow (25)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (25)
- Whistling Kite (23)
- Silvereye (22)
- European Goldfinch (21)
- Grey Fantail (21)
- Little Corella (21)
- Crimson Rosella (19)
- Nankeen Kestrel (19)
- Rufous Whistler (19)
- Straw-necked Ibis (19)
- Grey Teal (18)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (18)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (17)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Towong:
- Towong Upper (8.9 km)
- Corryong (10.4 km)
- Tintaldra (10.5 km)
- Colac Colac (15.7 km)
- Thowgla Valley (17.7 km)
- Cudgewa (18.4 km)
- Biggara (19.2 km)
- Pine Mountain (19.7 km)
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Streets
- Brooke Street (12)
- Grant Street (11)
- Hovell Street (1)
- Hume Street (4)
- Kiells Road (2)
- Lamberts Road (6)
- Macadam Street (5)
- Murray River Road (7)
- Murray Valley Highway (8)
- Racecourse Lane (4)
- Ranch Road (2)
- Sullivan Street (18)
- Thomas Mitchell Place (12)
- Towong Hill Road (4)
- Wire Lane (2)
