Buxton (Vic.), VIC

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

43/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Buxton (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 976, 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.

Buxton (Vic.) at a glance

Population (2021): 591
Median age: 53
Median weekly household income: $1,367
SEIFA score: 976
Coordinates: -37.4316, 145.7138

Buxton (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Buxton (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 33%, 11% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	79	13%
Youth (15–24)	37	6%
Young adults (25–44)	109	18%
Mid-life (45–64)	195	33%
Seniors (65+)	171	29%

Share of the 591 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	116	49%
Owned with a mortgage	88	37%
Rented	26	11%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	228	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 228 occupied private dwellings in Buxton (Vic.).

Median weekly rent: $348
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,759
Median weekly personal income: $698

Community and culture

Born overseas: 82 (15%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 11 (2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 215 (43%)
Labour-force participation: 53.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Employed full-time: 136
Employed part-time: 108

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 Buxton (Vic.)

Where is Buxton (Vic.)?

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

What is the population of Buxton (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, Buxton (Vic.) had a population of about 591.

Is Buxton (Vic.) an advantaged area?

Buxton (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 976, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 43 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of Australian suburbs.