West Wimmera

3,915 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 9,109 km², 33 suburbs. Council website: westwimmera.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

3,915

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.3% in a year

Density

0.4/km²

9,109 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$204k

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

Federal grants per resident

$2,011

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.3 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

7 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

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: 51
Median household income: $1,207/week
Median rent: $140/week
Median mortgage repayment: $739/month
Households renting: 14.2%
Average household: 2.2 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 7 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: $1,709; 2024-25
Operating result: -11.2%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 61%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

33 suburbs where West Wimmera holds most residents, plus 1 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.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Edenhope	937	All	$250kDec 2025	0% / 100%	3
Kaniva	891	All	$178kDec 2025	0% / 100%	4
Apsley (Vic.)	329	All		0% / 100%	3
Goroke	295	All		0% / 100%	2
Harrow	184	87%		<1% / 100%	6
Serviceton	129	All		0% / 100%	7
Lillimur	112	All		0% / 100%	7
Langkoop	100	All		0% / 100%	4
Chetwynd	85	All		2% / 100%	5
Douglas (Vic.)	74	All		<1% / 100%	9
Benayeo	69	All		0% / 100%	10
Mitre	66	15%		10% / 97%	7
Minimay	64	All		0% / 100%	10
Gymbowen	60	All		0% / 100%	9
Patyah	58	All		0% / 100%	9
Dergholm	57	89%		3% / 100%	4
Neuarpurr	56	All		0% / 100%	10
Peronne	49	All		0% / 100%	9
Wombelano	49	All		0% / 100%	9
Ullswater	47	All		0% / 100%	9
Telopea Downs	44	All		0% / 100%	9
Charam	42	All		0% / 100%	9
Kadnook	41	All		0% / 100%	5
Miram	36	All		0% / 100%	9
Miga Lake	33	All		0% / 100%	9
Nurcoung	33	All		0% / 100%	9
Poolaijelo	26	All		0% / 100%	4
Ozenkadnook	25	All		0% / 100%	9
Connewirricoo	23	All		<1% / 100%	5
Dorodong	21	All		0% / 100%	4
Lawloit	14	All		0% / 100%	9
Karnak	9	All		0% / 100%	9
Bringalbert	6	All		0% / 100%	10
Powers Creek	5	All		0% / 100%	5

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

<1%

Over 34 of 34 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

100%

Over 34 of 34 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 34 of 34 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: $178k
Median of suburb medians: $214k
Highest suburb median: $250k

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

Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)100%

State districts

Lowan · Emma Kealy (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

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.