VIC · Wellington Council

Crookayan, 3858

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$450/wk
    What Crookayan is known for:

    Suburb profile

    Crookayan offers a slower smaller community life in Wellington Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Trips to Melbourne are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. A younger crowd gives the area energy.

    The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas.

    Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.

    At a glance

    Crookayan snapshot

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    $450/wk

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Housing

    All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
    $450

    Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

    Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

    Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

    Data sources & freshness

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Heyfield Hospital (56.6 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    Data sources & freshness

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 13°
    Rainfall
    149 mm · ~19 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    21° / 9°
    Rainfall
    153 mm · ~19 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    15° / 4°
    Rainfall
    133 mm · ~17 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    20° / 8°
    Rainfall
    177 mm · ~22 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    Overlay applies

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Gippsland
    Member of Parliament
    Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    118,075
    Turnout (2025)
    92.0%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +1.2 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 66.4 km away).

    Coalition 76.9%Labor 23.1%

    7.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +0.4 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • GlenmaggieLabor 23.6% · Coalition 76.4% TPP (2025)46.3 km away
    • BoisdaleLabor 19.0% · Coalition 81.0% TPP (2025)54.0 km away
    • BriagolongLabor 34.4% · Coalition 65.6% TPP (2025)55.3 km away
    • HeyfieldLabor 20.5% · Coalition 79.5% TPP (2025)56.8 km away
    • CowwarrLabor 21.7% · Coalition 78.3% TPP (2025)58.6 km away

    Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

    Data sources & freshness

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