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VIC · Campaspe Council

Echuca, 3564

Est. population · Jun 2025

14,804

Growth (1 yr)

-0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.5%

Median age

45

Median income

$1,335/wk

Employment rate

54.8%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$600,000

Languages at home

4.8%non-English

Most common: Sinhalese, Tagalog, Malayalam

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.9/100
Average

Top 35% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 100% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Excellent transport
  • Heritage area
  • High desirability
  • Education hub
What Echuca is known for: Green suburb, Excellent transport, Heritage area, High desirability, Education hub

Suburb profile

In Campaspe Council, Echuca keeps a rural calm, a established suburb with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby.

Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.

Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. Historic fabric and newer builds sit side by side as the area renews without erasing its past.

The overall desirability read is around average, pulled by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment compared with similar regional towns, though growth momentum remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Echuca snapshot

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

Median house price

$600k

+9.1% change

Median rent

$470/wk

Population (ERP)

14,804

-0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.2%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#31

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

87th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

2nd

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

17th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
50.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 35% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
2043rd in Australia
State rank
444th in VIC
Peer rank
#31 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#106 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
100%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Sep 2025)
$470
Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$600,000
Median price change
+9.1%

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

Estimated resident population

14,804(June 2025)

-0.5% annual · -0.5% over 5 years · 2th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.5%
5-year growth
-0.5%
Change in 1 year
-77
Change in 5 years
-77
Growth rank in VIC
2th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~15,150), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
15,056
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,335
Dwelling vacancy
9.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
605 of 6,546
Median monthly mortgage
$1,468
Employment rate
54.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5,112 / 741 / 15 (+ 52 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian 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 Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
2,423
Against the person
316
Against property
1,335
Rate per 1,000 residents
163.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 48 residents
State safety percentile
87.3th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-11.4%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage225
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Store361
  • B49 Other Theft150
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order284
  • E23 Breach Bail Conditions160

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
928
Median ICSEA percentile
17th
School list
  • Echuca CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 928 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 584 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →
  • Echuca East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 924 · 16th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 294 students · Top SEA quarter 5%View on My School →
  • Echuca Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 997 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 525 students · Top SEA quarter 10%View on My School →
  • Echuca Twin Rivers Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 902 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 179 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →
  • Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 885 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 106 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
  • St Joseph's College - Brigidine CampusSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1022 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 1,134 students · Top SEA quarter 11%View on My School →
  • St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 568 students · Top SEA quarter 17%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Campaspe Community Children's CentreHigh Streetkindergarten
  • Pink and Blue Early Learningkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

66 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Caltex Roadhouse/Northern Hwy
  • Echuca Railway Station
  • Echuca Station
  • Echuca Station/Sturt St
  • Sun River Home Park/Northern Hwy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

6 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Alton GardensPark
  • Echuca East Recreation ReservePark
  • Echuca Lions ParkPark
  • Echuca Village RacecoursePark
  • Hopwood GardensPark
  • Piazza AreaPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
26
Parks (OSM)
10

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Echuca Regional Health (3.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
  • AmcalPharmacy
  • Echuca Regional HealthHospital
  • Priceline PharmacyPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
642
Participants per 1,000 residents
43.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

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
30° / 14°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
106 mm · ~13 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 4°
Rainfall
120 mm · ~15 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 8°
Rainfall
122 mm · ~15 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

263 planning-related records

2021· 40 proposals

  • October 2021

  • VICSMART - Reduction of car parking pursuant to Clause 52.06
    194-200 ANNESLEY STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2021

  • Amendment: Development of the land for a commercial building in the Commercial 1 Zone, Land Subject to Inundation Overlay and Parking Overlay Schedule 1, reduction in car parking pursuant to Clause 52.06 and alteration to access to a road in a Road Zone Category 1 pursuant to Clause 52.29
    456-464 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • VICSMART - Business Identification Signage in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 1
    33-35 MURRAY ESPLANADE ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (Pergola to site 103) in the Public Park and Recreation Zone and Bushfire Management Overlay
    VICTORIA PARK - CARAVAN PARK ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • VICSMART - Business Identification Signage in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 2
    258 PAKENHAM STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • VICSMART - Buildings and works (external alterations) and demolition and construction of a fence in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 1
    37-45 HEYGARTH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for a liquor license pursuant to Clause 52.27
    258 PAKENHAM STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Internally illuminated business identification signage in the Commercial 1 Zone
    456-464 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (outbuilding) in the Rural Living Zone Schedule 2
    635 LADY AUGUSTA ROAD ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (storage building) in the Commercial 1 Zone and Heritage Overlay Schedule HO1
    555 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Business Identification Signage in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 1
    554 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment: Staged use and development of the land for a warehouse (storage facility) in the Industrial 3 Zone, floodlit business identification signage pursuant to Clause 52.05 and a reduction in car parking pursuant to Clause 52.06
    21-27 SUTTON STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment - Use and development of the land for a dwelling, outbuildings and agricultural shed in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay
    ANDERSON ROAD ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • VICSMART - Subdivision of the land into two lots in the General Residential Zone and Heritage Overlay (HO2)
    397 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • VICSMART - Buildings and works (concrete hardstand) in the Industrial 1 Zone
    54-60 CORNELIA CREEK ROAD ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (swimming pool and fence) in the Urban Floodway Zone and Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1
    265 CAMPASPE ESPLANADE ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • VICSMART - Subdivision of the land into 3 lots in the General Residential Zone
    56 HOVELL STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and Works (external alterations) in the Commercial 1 Zone
    100 ANNESLEY STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • Buildings and works (pontoon) in the Urban Floodway Zone and Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1
    216 WHARPARILLA DRIVE ECHUCA 3564NOD issued by a delegate
  • Business Identification Signage in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 2
    2/189 HARE STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • VICSMART - Buildings and works (demolition and construction of a fence) in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 2
    245-251 PAKENHAM STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (agricultural shed extension) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Floodway Overlay
    943 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (swimming pool and fence) in the Urban Floodway Zone
    60 MITCHELL ROAD ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • Amendment ¿ Buildings and works (Entrance) & business identification signage, internally illuminated business identification signage, electronic signage in the Commercial 1 Zone, Design & Development Overlay ¿ Schedule 4
    218-222 ANSTRUTHER STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • Staged development of the land for 75 dwellings associated with an existing residential aged care facility in the General Residential Zone and Public Use Zone Schedule 7
    21 HARTSHORN DRIVE ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • Vicsmart - Business Identification Signage in the Heritage Overlay Schedule HO1
    529 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment - Buildings and works (external heater and ceiling fans) in the Commercial 1 Zone and Heritage Overlay Schedule 1 and 73 and use of the land for a Liquor Licence pursuant to Clause 52.27
    531 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (extension to building) in the Industrial 1 Zone
    40 MCMILLAN ROAD ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a car park, buildings and works (external alterations), Creation of an access onto a Road Zone Category 1, in the Commercial 1 Zone, Design and Development Overlay Schedule 4
    200-208 ANSTRUTHER STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • Vicsmart - Buildings and works (storage building) in the Commercial 1 Zone and the Heritage Overlay Schedule HO1
    555 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with a Minor Utility Installation in the Public Conservation and Resource Zone and Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1
    100 PIANTA ROAD ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA

  • July 2021

  • Two lot subdivision in the Commercial 2 Zone and Design and Development Overlay Schedule 7 & 10 and creation of carriageway easement pursuant to Clause 52.02
    89 OGILVIE AVENUE ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • VICSMART Buildings and works (external alterations) in the Commercial 1 Zone & Heritage Overlay Schedule 2
    245-251 PAKENHAM STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works (internal alterations) in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 16
    103-107 HARE STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works (salvage deck to existing supermarket loading dock) in the Commercial 1 Zone
    10-16 NISH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by the RA
  • Buildings and works (extension, alterations and fence) in the Commercial 1 Zone and Heritage Overlay Schedule 1 and 73, Use of the land for a Licensed Premises pursuant to Clause 52.27 and Business Identification Signage in the Heritage Overlay Schedule 1 and 73
    533 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works (toilet facilities) in the Public Park and Recreation Zone, Bushfire Management Overlay, Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 and Floodway Overlay
    VICTORIA PARK - CARAVAN PARK ECHUCA 3564Withdrawn
  • Buildings and works (extension) in the Commercial 1 Zone, Floodway Overlay, Heritage Overlay Schedule 73 and Parking Overlay Schedule 1 and reduction in car parking pursuant to Clause 52.06
    531 HIGH STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • VICSMART - Building and Works (garage and carport) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1
    18 ECHUCA-MITIAMO ROAD ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Use and development of three warehouses in the Commercial 1 Zone and Design and Development Overlay Schedule 2 and reduction in car parking pursuant to Clause 52.06
    34 ANNESLEY STREET ECHUCA 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

17 heritage places

  • ECHUCA BABY HEALTH CENTRENH0073
  • ECHUCA COURT HOUSENH1469
  • ECHUCA FLOUR MILLNH1072
  • ECHUCA RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXNH1059
  • ECHUCA WHARFNH2168
  • FORMER CUSTOMS HOUSENH0144
  • FORMER DR CROSSONS RESIDENCE & SURGERYNH1063
  • FORMER ECHUCA TOWN HALLNH0378
  • FORMER MURRAY HOTELNH1071
  • FORMER PERMEWAN WRIGHT OFFICESNH1075

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

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 overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Nicholls
Member of Parliament
Sam BIRRELL (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,390
Turnout (2025)
91.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+35.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 64.4%Labor 35.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 25.3 km away).

Coalition 63.6%Labor 36.4%

0.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +36.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Echuca EastLabor 35.6% · Coalition 64.4% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
  • EchucaLabor 37.9% · Coalition 62.1% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • Echuca WestLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • NanneellaLabor 19.9% · Coalition 80.1% TPP (2025)17.7 km away
  • BamawmLabor 14.2% · Coalition 85.8% TPP (2025)18.6 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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