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Walmer VIC 3463

228 addresses · 30 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Mount Alexander LGA › Walmer · 117 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Walmer is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 262 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,449 a week, with median rent near $331 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

262Population
54Median age
$1,449Median household income / wk
$331Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Castlemaine, 10.2 km south-east · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 31.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 30.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Walmer

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

Tree cover measures, Walmer VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 58.4%

Population by age in Walmer
Population by age, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-1423
15-1913
20-2410
25-3424
35-4417
45-5442
55-6459
65-7443
75-8420
85+5
Dwelling types in Walmer
Dwelling types, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House103
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Walmer
Households by weekly income, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65022
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Walmer
Top ancestries, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian122
English115
Irish42
Scottish33
German13
Other8
Housing tenure in Walmer
Housing tenure, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned57
Mortgage42
Rented3
Other3
Cars per household in Walmer
Cars per household, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
120
236
320
4+28
Commute to work in Walmer
Commute to work, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car80
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Walmer
Top countries of birth, Walmer VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Wales4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,965 bird observations recorded near Walmer — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Walmer

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.