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VIC · Loddon Council

Wedderburn, 3518

Est. population · Jun 2025

850

Growth (1 yr)

+0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.6%

Median age

58

Median income

$868/wk

Employment rate

36%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$315,000

Languages at home

3%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

24.9/100
Below average

1182nd in VIC

Verified 89% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Wedderburn is known for: Green suburb, National parks, Excellent transport, Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Loddon Council, Wedderburn keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. There are enough cafés and casual dining options to keep weekends interesting without the inner-city crush.

Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.

Reported crime has been rising recently. Infill and new builds are slowly updating the area without overwhelming its existing character.

The overall desirability read is below average, pulled by softer community and employment compared with similar regional towns, though growth momentum remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Wedderburn snapshot

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

Median house price

$315k

+47% change

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

850

+0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

25.3%

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

#356

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

77th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

45th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

17th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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
24.9/100 — Below average
National rank
6291st in Australia
State rank
1182nd in VIC
Peer rank
#356 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#662 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
89%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$315,000
Median price change
+46.5%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

850(June 2025)

+0.1% annual · +0.6% over 5 years · 45th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
+0.6%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in VIC
45th 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 (~850), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
951
Median age
58
Median household income / week
$868
Dwelling vacancy
25.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
141 of 558
Median monthly mortgage
$802
Employment rate
36%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
369 / 32 / 0 (+ 13 other)

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 increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
89
Against the person
11
Against property
57
Rate per 1,000 residents
104.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 86 residents
State safety percentile
76.8th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+25.4%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage11
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary7
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft6
  • B49 Other Theft16
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order9

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
926
Median ICSEA percentile
17th
School list
  • Wedderburn CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 926 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 205 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

3 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Jacka Park/Chapel St
  • Jacka Park/Chapel St
  • Reef St/Wilson St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

17 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 places of worship · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
9/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.05
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.1
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.15
Food & drink(2)
  • Wedderburn CafeCafe
  • Wedderburn HotelPub
Shopping(1)
  • Steel's ButchersButcher

    77 High Street, Wedderburn

Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Hard Hill Tourist ReservePark
  • Ted's GardenPark
  • Picnic area
Transport(1)

1 bus stops

Other(10)
  • Drinking water
  • Wedderburn CFAFire station

    Chapel Street, Wedderburn

  • Hairdresser
  • Parking
  • AmpolPetrol station
  • Place of worship
  • Wedderburn Uniting ChurchPlace of worship

    60 High Street, Wedderburn

  • Australia PostPost office
  • Telephone
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

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

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Barrakee I116 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Caldwells Lane Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Hard Hill Tourist ReservePark
  • Kurraca I110 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Ted's GardenPark
  • Wallaby Way Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Woosang I117 Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
128
Parks (OSM)
3

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

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship
  • Wedderburn Uniting Church

    60 High Street, Wedderburn

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
East Wimmera Health Service - Charlton Campus (27.6 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)
22
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.9

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
78 mm · ~10 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
94 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 4°
Rainfall
110 mm · ~14 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 8°
Rainfall
115 mm · ~14 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).

23 planning-related records

2021· 8 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling and associated garage
    28 RIDGE STREET WEDDERBURN 3518Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling and outbuilding
    LOT 17 WALLABY WAY WEDDERBURN 3518Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Solar Panels
    KORONG HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 26 HIGH STREET WEDDERBURN 3518Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a storage shed in the Rural Living Zone
    LOT 2 CALDER HIGHWAY WEDDERBURN 3518Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling
    VACANT LAND, BOORT-WEDDERBURN ROAD WEDDERBURN 3518Withdrawn

  • April 2021

  • Replacement of tiled roof with corrugated colourbond steel under a heritage overlay
    84 High StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Buildings and works (shed) less than five metres from a property boundary
    7039 Calder HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Shed
    Lot 1 Nardoo CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 15 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Buildings and works associated with a section 2 use
    56 Clifden LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling and associated outbuilding (shipping container)
    Old Boort RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • 12M X 12M SHED ***Cultural Sensitivity
    Calder HighwayWithdrawn

  • October 2020

  • Wall Mural- Birds Eye View Project
    72-74 High StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Wall Mural- Birds Eye View project
    62-64 High StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Wall Mural- The Birds Eye View project
    15 Kerr StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Construction of storage shed
    Wedderburn Tip, Godfrey StreetNo permit required
  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling
    Old Boort RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling
    Old Boort RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of land for a dwelling
    322 Hannahs RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling and associated wastewater
    Scotts LaneLapsed

  • May 2020

  • Extension of roof of outdoor smoking area at the Wedderburn Hotel as per building permit application.
    72-74 High StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Buildings and works
    71 High StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Use and development of the land for shed and container to be used for storage of equipment and material
    Lot 20 Boort-Wedderburn RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling
    Harpers LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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
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 40.9 km away).

Coalition 64.4%Labor 35.6%

4.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • WedderburnLabor 35.8% · Coalition 64.2% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • CharltonLabor 29.8% · Coalition 70.2% TPP (2025)28.0 km away
  • InglewoodLabor 35.7% · Coalition 64.3% TPP (2025)29.9 km away
  • SerpentineLabor 17.5% · Coalition 82.5% TPP (2025)34.1 km away
  • BoortLabor 17.8% · Coalition 82.2% TPP (2025)36.2 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

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