Violet Town, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Violet Town lies in north-eastern Victoria, in the Shire of Strathbogie just off the Hume Highway about 170 kilometres from Melbourne, on the traditional country of the Yorta Yorta people. The surveyor Major Thomas Mitchell passed through in 1836 and, struck by the wild violets growing among the local swamps, named the district Violet Ponds; the township that followed was laid out as Violet Creek. The railway arrived in 1873, and the town grew as a stop on the line between Melbourne and the north-east. In 1969 it was the scene of a serious rail crash involving the Southern Aurora express. Today Violet Town is a quiet rural community, known for its long-running monthly market and the nearby Strathbogie Ranges country.
Less advantaged than the national average
Violet Town is more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 927, 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.
Violet Town at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 936
- Median age
- 57
- Median weekly household income
- $955
- SEIFA score
- 927
- Coordinates
- -36.6168, 145.7135
Violet Town demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Violet Town 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 36%, 17% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 106 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 67 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 130 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 289 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 334 | 36% |
Share of the 926 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 209 | 52% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 96 | 24% |
| Rented | 70 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 376 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 21 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 409 occupied private dwellings in Violet Town.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,092
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,363
- Median weekly personal income
- $549
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 100 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 45 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 19 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 309 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 44%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Employed full-time
- 172
- Employed part-time
- 136
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 Violet Town
Where is Violet Town?
Violet Town is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Violet Town?
At the 2021 Census, Violet Town had a population of about 936.
Is Violet Town an advantaged area?
Violet Town has an ABS SEIFA score of 927, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 20 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of Australian suburbs.
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