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Cornishtown, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

60/100
Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Cornishtown is more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1005, 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.

Cornishtown at a glance

Population (2021)
94
Median age
55
Median weekly household income
$1,674
SEIFA score
1005
Coordinates
-36.1050, 146.5713

Cornishtown demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Cornishtown 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 55%, 26% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)45%
Youth (15–24)34%
Young adults (25–44)78%
Mid-life (45–64)4755%
Seniors (65+)2428%

Share of the 85 people counted by age.

Housing and households

TenureDwellingsShare
Owned outright1646%
Owned with a mortgage1029%
Rented926%
Dwelling typeDwellingsShare
Houses39100%
Townhouses & semis00%
Flats & apartments00%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 39 occupied private dwellings in Cornishtown.

Median weekly rent
$290
Median monthly mortgage
$1,900
Average household size
2.2 people
Median weekly family income
$2,125
Median weekly personal income
$752

Community and culture

Born overseas
7 (9%)
Speaks a language other than English at home
4 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
37 (43%)
Labour-force participation
65.5%
Unemployment rate
1.8%
Employed full-time
35
Employed part-time
19

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 Cornishtown

Where is Cornishtown?

Cornishtown is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Cornishtown?

At the 2021 Census, Cornishtown had a population of about 94.

Is Cornishtown an advantaged area?

Cornishtown has an ABS SEIFA score of 1005, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 60 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of Australian suburbs.

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