Avoca (Vic.), VIC
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Avoca sits on the Avoca River in Victoria's Central Highlands, about 71 kilometres north-west of Ballarat and on the edge of the Pyrenees ranges. Like the river, the town borrows its name from Avoca in County Wicklow, Ireland. Pastoral runs were established here in the 1840s, but it was the gold rush of the early 1850s that transformed the district, swelling the population into the thousands and bringing a post office in 1854. Mining peaked through the 1860s before fading by the end of the century. From the 1970s the surrounding country found a new vocation in viticulture, and Avoca is now regarded as a gateway to the highly regarded Pyrenees wine region. The 1921 Soldiers' Memorial remains a local landmark.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Avoca (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 891, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Avoca (Vic.) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Avoca (Vic.) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
10/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (10/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
73/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $210 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 73% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
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- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Avoca (Vic.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,356
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $923
- SEIFA score
- 891
- Local government area
- Pyrenees
- Coordinates
- -37.0696, 143.4800
Map of Avoca (Vic.)
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Housing & property in Avoca (Vic.)
What it costs to live in Avoca (Vic.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $210
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,056
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 81%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 16%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Avoca (Vic.) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Avoca (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Avoca (Vic.) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 32% and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 218 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 118 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 240 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 341 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 441 | 32% |
Share of the 1,358 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 287 | 52% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 158 | 29% |
| Rented | 89 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 528 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 19 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 553 occupied private dwellings in Avoca (Vic.).
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,281
- Median weekly personal income
- $503
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 108 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 17 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 21 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 349 (32%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Employed full-time
- 251
- Employed part-time
- 176
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Avoca (Vic.)
Is Avoca (Vic.) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Avoca (Vic.) rates 31/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Avoca (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Avoca (Vic.) was $210, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,056. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Avoca (Vic.)?
Avoca (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Pyrenees local government area.
What is the population of Avoca (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, Avoca (Vic.) had a population of about 1,356.
Is Avoca (Vic.) an advantaged area?
Avoca (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 891, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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