VIC · Wellington Council

Lake Wellington, 3851

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$450/wk
  • National parks
What Lake Wellington is known for: National parks

Suburb profile

In Wellington Council, Lake Wellington keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from Melbourne is unmistakable: this is well outside the capital's everyday orbit. The community skews younger.

The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day.

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

Lake Wellington 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

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Poddy Bay Gippsland Lakes ReserveNature reserve
  • Swell Point - Roseneath Point Gippsland Lakes ReserveNature reserve
  • The Dardenelles Gippsland Lakes ReserveNature reserve
  • Tucker Swamp Gippsland Lakes ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Community Rehabilitation Centre (20.8 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
26.1

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
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
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 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 25.8 km away).

Coalition 73.2%Labor 26.8%

3.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Golden BeachLabor 30.8% · Coalition 69.2% TPP (2025)14.8 km away
  • CobainsLabor 17.3% · Coalition 82.7% TPP (2025)16.2 km away
  • Sale EastLabor 34.4% · Coalition 65.6% TPP (2025)19.9 km away
  • LongfordLabor 19.1% · Coalition 80.8% TPP (2025)21.4 km away
  • Sale NorthLabor 25.1% · Coalition 74.9% TPP (2025)21.5 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.

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