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Victoria council

Wangaratta

30,089 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,645 km², 52 suburbs. Council website: wangaratta.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

30,089

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.2% in a year

Density

8.3/km²

3,645 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$528k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$323

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

8.0 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

52

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
45
Median household income
$1,326/week
Median rent
$260/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,350/month
Households renting
22.2%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property
$1,962
2024-25
Operating result
-7.3%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
63%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

52 suburbs where Wangaratta holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Wangaratta (Vic.)19,214All$527kDec 202540% / 74%3
Glenrowan1,049All$580kDec 20250% / 100%6
Oxley (Vic.)710All34% / 99%7
Waldara677All28% / 87%10
Milawa588All31% / 99%7
Wangaratta South550All7% / 100%7
Tolmie5477%0% / 100%6
Moyhu437All19% / 100%3
Tarrawingee416All10% / 100%8
Killawarra (Vic.)391All12% / 100%7
Whorouly383All50% / 100%5
Eldorado382All<1% / 100%5
Springhurst349All3% / 100%3
Laceby304All59% / 100%6
North Wangaratta282All55% / 100%5
Markwood230All30% / 100%8
Whitfield (Vic.)220All13% / 100%7
Wangandary217All0% / 100%8
Cheshunt213All5% / 100%4
Everton193All21% / 100%7
Peechelba17785%2% / 100%7
Myrrhee168All1% / 100%7
Byawatha160All3% / 100%7
Londrigan159All6% / 100%9
Greta West157All24% / 100%6
Hansonville155All1% / 100%6
Everton Upper154All0% / 100%8
Boorhaman135All11% / 100%5
Greta South131All<1% / 100%6
Meadow Creek112All7% / 100%7
Edi Upper109All3% / 100%7
Bowmans Forest106All4% / 100%7
Docker106All26% / 100%7
Bobinawarrah100All8% / 100%8
Carboor97All2% / 100%7
Whorouly East92All20% / 100%8
King Valley87All21% / 100%7
Greta (Vic.)86All2% / 100%6
Boralma79All0% / 100%7
Murmungee69All0% / 100%7
East Wangaratta66All31% / 100%9
Whorouly South64All0% / 100%8
Edi60All22% / 100%7
Dockers Plains59All15% / 100%5
Peechelba East54All23% / 100%5
Boorhaman North53All16% / 100%5
Boweya5126%0% / 100%6
Oxley Flats49All100% / 100%7
Bowser44All0% / 100%5
Whitlands37All0% / 100%7
Rose River26All0% / 100%4
Archerton1642%0% / 100%5
Boorhaman East13All25% / 100%5
Cheshunt SouthAll2% / 100%
WabongaAll0% / 100%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

32%

Over 55 of 55 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

83%

Over 55 of 55 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

7%

Over 55 of 55 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 2 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$527k
Median of suburb medians
$553k
Highest suburb median
$580k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)100%
  • Nicholls · Sam BIRRELL (NP)1%

State districts

  • Ovens Valley · Tim McCurdy (NAT)100%
  • Euroa · Annabelle Cleeland (NAT)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.