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Wartook, 3401

Est. population · Jun 2025

86

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-1.1%

Median age

52

Median income

$1,274/wk

Employment rate

53.6%

University qualified

18.8%

Work from home

18.2%

Languages at home

5.8%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Wartook is known for: Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Wartook is a rural locality in Victoria, in Northern Grampians Council.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, with local amenities 100% above the peer median. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, well above typical levels for rural localities, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 39% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary and weaker population growth.

Wartook is a better fit for people who value socio-economic advantage and local amenities more than population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Green cover is thinner than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Wartook compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$140/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

86

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

54.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

32nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

40th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

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

Population

Estimated resident population

86(June 2025)

0.0% annual · -1.1% over 5 years · 40th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
-1.1%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in VIC
40th 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 (~100), extrapolated at -0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
88
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,274
Dwelling vacancy
54.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
35 of 64
Median monthly mortgage
$1,120
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$140
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
81.5% / 18.5% / 0%
Employment rate
53.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
18.2% / 0% / 50%
Walked or cycled to work
13.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
30 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

18.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 20% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified18.8% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified5.9% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational20% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below55.3% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Agriculture and environment19%
  • Society and culture19%
  • Management and commerce14.3%
  • Education11.9%
  • Health11.9%
  • Architecture and building9.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,082

64th percentile in VIC · -3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,868

33rd percentile in VIC · -16% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

71st percentile in VIC · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$103,627

80th percentile in VIC · +64% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

43rd percentile in VIC · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3401 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
3,054
Taxpayers reporting net rent
452
Median net rent
$1,197
Taxpayers reporting business income
328
Taxable income vs state median
+7%
Salary / wages vs state median
-6%
Rental investment vs state median
+15%
Super vs state median
+29%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

25.0% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.9× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
25.0%

71st percentile in VIC · +987% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
11
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 3401

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 3401 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for North West (SA4 215), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,133
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,933
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415800
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214769
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412685
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211504
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419195
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416194
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841319
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

North West is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 44 · AFF share +1091% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

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

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

5.8% speak a language other than English at home; 19.3% born overseas

Language at home
81 English only · 5 other
Non-English at home
5.8%
Born overseas
16 (19.3%)
Australian citizens
78

Religion

51.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 51.1%, while Christianity accounts for 33%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion51.1%38.8%
Christianity33%40.9%
Other / not stated15.9%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican13.6%6.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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)
3
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
34.9
State crime-rate percentile
31.5th (higher = more crime)
No change (daily rate)
0%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception1
  • D35 Improper Movement On Public Or Private Space1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Halls Gap Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Horsham CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Horsham West and Haven Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Stawell Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Amenities

4 mapped amenities

4 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Camping & holiday parks(4)
  • Gar Hike-in CampgroundCampground
  • Longpoint EastCampground
  • Longpoint WestCampground
  • Rosedale Picnic AreaCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Stawell District Hospital (35.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.3

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
27° / 11°
Rainfall
86 mm · ~11 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 8°
Rainfall
138 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
220 mm · ~28 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
178 mm · ~22 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

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).

4 planning-related records

2021· 2 proposals

  • June 2021

  • EARTH COVERED 2 BEDROOM HOME WITH A DOUBLE GARAGE
    2 KIMBERLEYS ROAD WARTOOK 3401Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Two shade sails
    2637 Northern Grampians RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals

  • October 2020

  • Development of a Dwelling and associated swimming pool and outbuilding
    192 Wartook RisePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Development of the land for a dwelling
    84 wartook risePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Mallee
Member of Parliament
Anne WEBSTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,604
Turnout (2025)
91.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-0.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 69.0%Labor 31.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 37.7 km away).

Coalition 58.0%Labor 42.0%

11.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Halls GapLabor 51.7% · Coalition 48.3% TPP (2025)18.1 km away
  • HavenLabor 27.4% · Coalition 72.7% TPP (2025)32.9 km away
  • Stawell WestLabor 49.7% · Coalition 50.3% TPP (2025)33.6 km away
  • StawellLabor 40.2% · Coalition 59.8% TPP (2025)33.9 km away
  • HorshamLabor 36.3% · Coalition 63.7% TPP (2025)36.6 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)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Northern Grampians Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.