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Waratah Bay VIC 3959

155 addresses · 12 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Waratah Bay · 145 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Waratah Bay is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 48 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,406 a week, with median rent near $2,358 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

48Population
59Median age
$1,406Median household income / wk
$2,358Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 9.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waratah Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Waratah Bay VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 54.2%

Population by age in Waratah Bay
Population by age, Waratah Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-197
20-240
25-340
35-440
45-5411
55-6410
65-7414
75-840
85+4
Dwelling types in Waratah Bay
Dwelling types, Waratah Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House26
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Waratah Bay
Households by weekly income, Waratah Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Waratah Bay
Top ancestries, Waratah Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian32
English19
Irish11
Scottish7
Dutch4
Ancestry NS3
Housing tenure in Waratah Bay
Housing tenure, Waratah Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned22
Mortgage0
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Waratah Bay
Cars per household, Waratah Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
211
30
4+0
Commute to work in Waratah Bay
Commute to work, Waratah Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car13
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,026 bird observations recorded near Waratah Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waratah Bay

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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