VIC · Wangaratta Council
Wangaratta (Vic.), VIC, 3677
Current weather
12.4°CModerate rain showers
93% humidity · 29.8 km/h wind · 15.4° / 10.2° today · 21.4 mm rain
Desirability index
88.4/100
How this score is calculated#64 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Wangaratta (Vic.) is a mid-sized suburb in the Wangaratta area, home to around 19,214 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and 12 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 19,214
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,218
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 606 of 8,517
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 53.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 646 / 1,127 / 5
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Public transport
121 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ovens St/Rowan St
- Wangaratta Coach Stop/Rowan St
- Wangaratta Railway Station
- Wangaratta Station
- Wangaratta Station/Norton St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
12 active roadworks / incidents
- Council Works activities occurring between 29/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.GRETA ROAD, VINCENT ROAD28 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Council Works activities occurring between 29/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.NEWMAN STREET, GRETA ROAD28 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Council Works activities occurring between 29/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.GRETA ROAD, NEWMAN STREET28 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Council Works activities occurring between 29/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.GRETA ROAD, VINCENT ROAD28 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Council Works activities occurring between 29/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.VINCENT ROAD, GRETA ROAD28 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 10/06/2025 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.UNNAMED, HUME FREEWAY09 Jun 2025 – 29 Jun 2027
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 10/06/2025 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.UNNAMED, HUME FREEWAY09 Jun 2025 – 29 Jun 2027
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 10/06/2025 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.UNNAMED, HUME FREEWAY09 Jun 2025 – 29 Jun 2027
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 10/06/2025 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.UNNAMED, HUME FREEWAY09 Jun 2025 – 29 Jun 2027
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 10/06/2025 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 60 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.UNNAMED, HUME FREEWAY09 Jun 2025 – 29 Jun 2027
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
95 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Sovereign LiquorAlcohol
- Verner Kentmann SoundshellBandstand
- Bbq (3)
- Bench (2)
- Batchelor Cres/Cribbes RdBus stop
- Billabong Dr/Murdoch RdBus stop
- Bindall Ave/Cribbes RdBus stop
- Buchan Ave/Greta RdBus stop
- Burke St/Lamont StBus stop
- Burke St/Salisbury StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
22 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Appin ParkPark
- Batchelors GreenPark
- Brien Crescent ReservePark
- Bruck Cricket Oval (Disused)Park
- Dodsworth Street ReservePark
- Donald Street ReservePark
- Horseshoe Lagoon Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Jaycee's ParkPark
- Kaluna Park Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 20
- Emergency department
- On site
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
6 state heritage places
- FORMER ANZ BANKNH0226
- HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL PRECINCT WANGARATNH1065
- MARIANNE GIBSON QUILTYH2297
- WANGARATTA RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXNH1597
- WARRANH0521
- WATER TOWER & TANKNH1833
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
7 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Coronation Kindergartenkindergarten
- Wangaratta Children's Centrekindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 72
- Parks (OSM)
- 35
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 88.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #64 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Coronation Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Wangaratta Children's Centrechildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- FORMER ANZ BANKheritageNH0226
- HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL PRECINCT WANGARATheritageNH1065
- MARIANNE GIBSON QUILTheritageYH2297
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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