Hotham Heights, VIC 3741
Unincorporated VicAll suburbs in postcode 3741
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What to know about Hotham Heights
Hotham Heights (3741) sits in the Unincorporated Vic region of Victoria.
Hotham Heights has roughly 128 residents, with a young-family demographic. Households are a roughly even mix of owners and renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Hotham Heights scores 2/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 20°C (mild), winter mornings around -2°C (cold). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,375 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 2 government primary, 1 government secondary.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 2/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Hotham Heights's population at 128, with a median age of 30. That sits as a young-family demographic. Households are a roughly even mix of owners and renters (47% own, 44% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. Lone-person households are notable here (36%), often a marker of unit-heavy stock and walkable infrastructure.
- Population
- 128
- Median age
- 30
- Family households
- 31%
- Lone person
- 36%
- Owner occupied
- 47%
- Renter occupied
- 44%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
1 offences recorded in 2026
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Crime data as of December 2026
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,375 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 20.1°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- -1.6°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Hotham Heights
- What is the Hotham Heights postcode?
- Hotham Heights is in the 3741 postcode, in VIC, in the Unincorporated Vic region.
- Where is Hotham Heights?
- Hotham Heights is a suburb in the Unincorporated Vic area, VIC 3741.
- What schools are in Hotham Heights?
- There are 3 schools serving Hotham Heights on this page, including School for Student Leadership, Harrietville Primary School, Falls Creek Primary School.
- How walkable is Hotham Heights?
- Hotham Heights has a Walk Score of 2 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Hotham Heights?
- Hotham Heights is close to Mount Hotham, Dinner Plain, Harrietville, Selwyn, Bundara.
- What is the population of Hotham Heights?
- The population of Hotham Heights is approximately 128 (2021 Census). The median age is 30.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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