Swan Hill West, VIC
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Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Swan Hill West is more socio-economically advantaged than about 81% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1044, 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 Swan Hill West 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.
Very strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for Swan Hill West 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
81/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (81/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Housing affordabilityNot scored — no ABS Census median-rent figure for this suburb.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- 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.
Swan Hill West at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 11
- Median age
- 26
- Median weekly household income
- $4,750
- SEIFA score
- 1044
- Local government area
- Swan Hill
- Coordinates
- -35.3699, 143.3981
Map of Swan Hill West
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Housing & property in Swan Hill West
What it costs to live in Swan Hill West and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median mortgage
- $1,733
- per month
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Swan Hill West demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Swan Hill West 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 children (0–14) at 50% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4 | 50% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4 | 50% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 0 | 0% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 8 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,750
- Median weekly personal income
- $2,150
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4 (67%)
- Labour-force participation
- 100%
- Employed full-time
- 3
- Employed part-time
- 0
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.
Weather and climate in Swan Hill West
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Swan Hill West is January (average daytime high around 32.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 14°C). The area receives roughly 375 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.7°C | 18.7°C | 29 mm |
| Feb | 31.1°C | 17.5°C | 12 mm |
| Mar | 28°C | 15.7°C | 19 mm |
| Apr | 22.7°C | 11.8°C | 45 mm |
| May | 17.7°C | 8.6°C | 32 mm |
| Jun | 14.4°C | 6.3°C | 34 mm |
| Jul | 14°C | 5.6°C | 23 mm |
| Aug | 15°C | 5.9°C | 33 mm |
| Sep | 18.8°C | 7.8°C | 42 mm |
| Oct | 23.4°C | 10.7°C | 44 mm |
| Nov | 26.7°C | 13.4°C | 32 mm |
| Dec | 30.2°C | 16.3°C | 30 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Swan Hill West
Is Swan Hill West a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, Swan Hill West rates 81/100 overall (Very strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
Where is Swan Hill West?
Swan Hill West is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Swan Hill local government area.
What is the population of Swan Hill West?
At the 2021 Census, Swan Hill West had a population of about 11.
Is Swan Hill West an advantaged area?
Swan Hill West has an ABS SEIFA score of 1044, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 81 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 81% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Swan Hill West?
Swan Hill West has average daytime highs of about 22.9°C and overnight lows of about 11.5°C, with roughly 375 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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