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Waaia VIC 3637

233 addresses · 28 streets

Nicholls Electorate › Moira LGA › Waaia · 199 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Waaia is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 420 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,350 a week, with median rent near $195 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

420Population
36Median age
$1,350Median household income / wk
$195Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tocumwal Aerodrome, 36.6 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Waaia.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 3.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waaia

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

Tree cover measures, Waaia VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Waaia
Population by age, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-434
5-1478
15-1921
20-2415
25-3450
35-4450
45-5452
55-6459
65-7443
75-8414
85+7
Dwelling types in Waaia
Dwelling types, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House131
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Waaia
Households by weekly income, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65022
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99941
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Waaia
Top ancestries, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian235
English144
Ancestry NS40
Irish35
Scottish27
German16
Housing tenure in Waaia
Housing tenure, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned58
Mortgage52
Rented13
Other7
Cars per household in Waaia
Cars per household, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
124
248
339
4+27
Commute to work in Waaia
Commute to work, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car129
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home33
Top countries of birth in Waaia
Top countries of birth, Waaia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Netherlands9
New Zealand8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

307 bird observations recorded near Waaia — most often seen:

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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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