VIC · Wangaratta Council
Whorouly, 3735
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Whorouly offers a slower smaller community life in Wangaratta, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 383
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,305
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 178
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,638
- Employment rate
- 66.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 0 / 0
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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 3
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 383 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -88.5%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
- Other Crimes Against The Person1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,013
- Whorouly Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
6 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
June 2021
- Development of an Agricultural Building3710 SNOW ROAD WHOROULY 3735Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- Development of a Replacement Dwelling and associated Outbuilding3272 Snow RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals
September 2020
- Construction of a Replacement Dwelling65 Moorheads LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Dwelling extension21 Carboor-Whorouly RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Two Lot Subdivision (Re-subdivision)142 Whorouly RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Development of a Replacement Dwelling and associated Outbuilding and Alteration of an Access to a Road Zone Category 13272 Snow RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Playground
- Whorouly Recreation ReserveSports centre
- Sports field
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 36.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4049th in Australia
- State rank
- 774th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #141 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #333 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Whorouly Recreation Reserveamenitiessports_centre
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
- Other Crimes Against The Personcrime1
- Construction of a Replacement Dwellingplanning65 Moorheads LaneLodged 25 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Replacement Dwelling and associated Outbuildingplanning3272 Snow RoadLodged 18 Mar 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a Replacement Dwelling and associated Outbuilding and Alteration of an Access to a Road Zone Category 1planning3272 Snow RoadLodged 16 Mar 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of an Agricultural Buildingplanning3710 SNOW ROAD WHOROULY 3735Lodged 22 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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