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Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156

1,609 addresses · 69 streets

Aston Electorate › Knox LGA › Upper Ferntree Gully · 32 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Upper Ferntree Gully is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 3,417 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,039 a week, with median rent near $369 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, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $850,000.

3,417Population
41Median age
$2,039Median household income / wk
$369Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ferntree Gully statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Ferntree Gully itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Upper Ferntree Gully, 450 m north-west · Railway halt: Selby, 5.7 km east · Bus interchange: Boronia Station, 4.6 km north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 20.7 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Upper Ferntree Gully.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs8/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$850,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 37.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Upper Ferntree Gully

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

Tree cover measures, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202037.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202181.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in Upper Ferntree Gully
Population by age, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4187
5-14396
15-19203
20-24183
25-34409
35-44437
45-54478
55-64484
65-74346
75-84186
85+96
Dwelling types in Upper Ferntree Gully
Dwelling types, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,186
Townhouse18
Apartment19
Other0
Households by weekly income in Upper Ferntree Gully
Households by weekly income, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650144
$650-1,499291
$1,500-2,999388
$3,000+331
Top ancestries in Upper Ferntree Gully
Top ancestries, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,411
Australian1,322
Irish439
Scottish426
Other271
German234
Housing tenure in Upper Ferntree Gully
Housing tenure, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned450
Mortgage590
Rented173
Other5
Cars per household in Upper Ferntree Gully
Cars per household, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
053
1355
2521
3171
4+110
Commute to work in Upper Ferntree Gully
Commute to work, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car970
Train37
Bus14
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle0
Home470
Top countries of birth in Upper Ferntree Gully
Top countries of birth, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England172
New Zealand45
Germany35
India34
South Africa24
China22
Languages used at home in Upper Ferntree Gully
Languages used at home, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German41
Greek26
Mandarin25
Italian17
Sinhalese14
Polish14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

98,601 bird observations recorded near Upper Ferntree Gully — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Ferntree Gully

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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