Alma (Vic.), VIC

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

12/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Alma (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 899, 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.

Alma (Vic.) at a glance

Population (2021): 195
Median age: 52
Median weekly household income: $1,125
SEIFA score: 899
Coordinates: -37.0234, 143.6760

Alma (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Alma (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 mid-life (45–64) at 37%, 4% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	33	17%
Youth (15–24)	16	8%
Young adults (25–44)	31	16%
Mid-life (45–64)	74	37%
Seniors (65+)	45	23%

Share of the 199 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	42	63%
Owned with a mortgage	22	33%
Rented	3	4%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	71	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 71 occupied private dwellings in Alma (Vic.).

Median weekly rent: $275
Median monthly mortgage: $1,408
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $1,562
Median weekly personal income: $497

Community and culture

Born overseas: 9 (5%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 8 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 4 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 44 (29%)
Labour-force participation: 45.1%
Employed full-time: 43
Employed part-time: 28

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 Alma (Vic.)

Where is Alma (Vic.)?

Alma (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Alma (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, Alma (Vic.) had a population of about 195.

Is Alma (Vic.) an advantaged area?

Alma (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 899, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.