Wairewa VIC 3887
94 addresses · 10 streets
Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Wairewa · 282 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Wairewa is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 67 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $885 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 Orbost statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wairewa itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 80.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 55.6%
Population by age in Wairewa
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 9 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Wairewa
| House | 31 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wairewa
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Wairewa
| English | 34 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 19 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Irish | 9 |
| Italian | 9 |
| Ancestry NS | 4 |
Housing tenure in Wairewa
| Owned | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Wairewa
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Wairewa
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Wairewa
| England | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,434 bird observations recorded near Wairewa — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (71)
- White-naped Honeyeater (71)
- Laughing Kookaburra (69)
- Red Wattlebird (65)
- Australian Magpie (60)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (58)
- Jacky Winter (56)
- Grey Fantail (55)
- Welcome Swallow (54)
- Willie Wagtail (53)
- White-throated Treecreeper (49)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (48)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (46)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wairewa
- Restless Flycatcher (45)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (44)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (44)
- Common Bronzewing (43)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (43)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (43)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (43)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (42)
- Eastern Rosella (39)
- Australian Wood Duck (38)
- Crimson Rosella (38)
- Eastern Jacky Winter (37)
- Eastern Spinebill (36)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (36)
- Magpie-lark (36)
- Pied Currawong (36)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (36)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Wairewa:
- Tostaree (5.1 km)
- Nowa Nowa (6.4 km)
- Wombat Creek (11.4 km)
- Waygara (14 km)
- Lake Tyers (14.3 km)
- Toorloo Arm (15.2 km)
- Simpsons Creek (17 km)
- Buchan South (17.6 km)
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Streets
- Allens Avenue (10)
- Answers Road (1)
- Carl Smith Road (1)
- Fairweather Track (4)
- Lemon Hill Road (1)
- Princes Highway (2)
- Smith Close (4)
- Thoms Road (6)
- Trevaskis Road (13)
- Wairewa Road (52)