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VIC · Campaspe Council

Echuca West, 3564

Est. population · Jun 2025

441

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.1%

Median age

46

Median income

$1,713/wk

Employment rate

69.3%

Languages at home

1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

39.8/100
Below average

757th in VIC

Verified 62% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • National parks
  • High desirability
What Echuca West is known for: National parks, High desirability

Suburb profile

Echuca West offers a slower smaller community life in Campaspe Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.

With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus growth momentum lag behind, despite relative strength in safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Echuca West snapshot

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

441

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

2.6%

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

#126

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

8th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

52nd

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

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
39.8/100 — Below average
National rank
3797th in Australia
State rank
757th in VIC
Peer rank
#126 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#305 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
62%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

441(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +2.1% over 5 years · 52th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+2.1%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+9
Growth rank in VIC
52th 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 (~450), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
442
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,713
Dwelling vacancy
2.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 152
Median monthly mortgage
$1,723
Employment rate
69.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
141 / 0 / 0

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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
6
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
13.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 442 residents
State safety percentile
8.2th (lower crime is better)
No change (daily rate)
0%

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception1
  • E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer2
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

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

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Echuca West Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Piper Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Wharparilla Recreation ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

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

Nearest hospital
Echuca Regional Health (8.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
12
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.2

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).

8 planning-related records

2021· 2 proposals

  • June 2021

  • Re-subdivision of the land into two allotments in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and the Land subject to Inundation Overlay
    268 Mcswain RoadPermit issued by the RA

  • February 2021

  • Subdivision of the land into two lots (dwelling excision) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1
    330 Echuca West School RoadPermit issued by the RA
2020· 6 proposals

  • September 2020

  • Buildings and Works (dwelling extension) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1
    391B Mcswain RoadPermit issued by the RA

  • August 2020

  • Building & Works (replacement dwelling, outbuilding & swimming pool) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1
    683 Wharparilla RoadPermit issued by the RA

  • July 2020

  • Buildings and Works (Swimming Pool) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1
    1057 Wharparilla RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Buildings and works (Agricultural shed) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1
    Spiers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Removal of easement (E-2) pursuant to Clause 52.02
    252 Mcswain RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Whole Farm Plan
    Spiers RoadPermit issued by the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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 26.6 km away).

Coalition 68.1%Labor 31.9%

3.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +31.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Echuca WestLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)7.6 km away
  • EchucaLabor 37.9% · Coalition 62.1% TPP (2025)8.8 km away
  • Echuca EastLabor 35.6% · Coalition 64.4% TPP (2025)9.5 km away
  • BamawmLabor 14.2% · Coalition 85.8% TPP (2025)12.0 km away
  • LockingtonLabor 22.3% · Coalition 77.7% TPP (2025)15.7 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)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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