Ercildoune, VIC

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

53/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Ercildoune is more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 993, 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.

Ercildoune at a glance

Population (2021): 90
Median age: 37
Median weekly household income: $1,937
SEIFA score: 993
Coordinates: -37.4196, 143.5881

Ercildoune demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Ercildoune 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 23%, 13% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	19	23%
Youth (15–24)	11	13%
Young adults (25–44)	19	23%
Mid-life (45–64)	19	23%
Seniors (65+)	16	19%

Share of the 84 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	16	52%
Owned with a mortgage	11	35%
Rented	4	13%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	28	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 28 occupied private dwellings in Ercildoune.

Median weekly rent: $200
Median monthly mortgage: $2,000
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $2,050
Median weekly personal income: $857

Community and culture

Born overseas: 4 (6%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 28 (44%)
Labour-force participation: 55.1%
Employed full-time: 27
Employed part-time: 8

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 Ercildoune

Where is Ercildoune?

Ercildoune is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Ercildoune?

At the 2021 Census, Ercildoune had a population of about 90.

Is Ercildoune an advantaged area?

Ercildoune has an ABS SEIFA score of 993, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 53 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of Australian suburbs.