Rubicon, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

29/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Rubicon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 950, 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.

Rubicon at a glance

Population (2021): 44
Median age: 55
Median weekly household income: $1,312
SEIFA score: 950
Coordinates: -37.3850, 145.8457

Rubicon demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Rubicon 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 40%, 22% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	0	0%
Youth (15–24)	5	13%
Young adults (25–44)	6	15%
Mid-life (45–64)	13	33%
Seniors (65+)	16	40%

Share of the 40 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	10	56%
Owned with a mortgage	4	22%
Rented	4	22%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	17	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 17 occupied private dwellings in Rubicon.

Median weekly rent: $218
Median monthly mortgage: $1,867
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,625
Median weekly personal income: $669

Community and culture

Born overseas: 6 (16%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 17 (44%)
Labour-force participation: 56.1%
Employed full-time: 7
Employed part-time: 4

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.

Common questions about Rubicon

Where is Rubicon?

Rubicon is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Rubicon?

At the 2021 Census, Rubicon had a population of about 44.

Is Rubicon an advantaged area?

Rubicon has an ABS SEIFA score of 950, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 29 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of Australian suburbs.