VIC · Northern Grampians Council

Wattle Creek, 3384

    What Wattle Creek is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Northern Grampians Council, Wattle Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. It is a long way from Melbourne, so life orients around regional towns and local hubs rather than the metro area. 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. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas.

    A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.

    At a glance

    Wattle Creek snapshot

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

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Safety

    20th

    percentile in state (higher = safer)

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    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.

    Crime & safety

    Offence counts & rates
    Total offences (2020)
    1
    Against the person
    0
    Against property
    1
    Rate per 1,000 residents
    25
    State safety percentile
    19.9th (lower crime is better)

    Most common offence types

    • B49 Other Theft1

    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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Stawell District Hospital (28.4 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)
    1
    Participants per 1,000 residents
    25.0

    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° / 12°
    Rainfall
    102 mm · ~13 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
    197 mm · ~25 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    19° / 7°
    Rainfall
    169 mm · ~21 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
    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 42.5 km away).

    Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%

    1.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: -0.4 pp toward Coalition

    Nearest polling places

    • LandsboroughLabor 30.3% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)7.4 km away
    • MoonambelLabor 42.7% · Coalition 57.3% TPP (2025)21.8 km away
    • ConcongellaLabor 32.8% · Coalition 67.2% TPP (2025)24.4 km away
    • StawellLabor 40.2% · Coalition 59.8% TPP (2025)28.4 km away
    • Great WesternLabor 27.9% · Coalition 72.1% TPP (2025)28.6 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

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