Median house price
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VIC · Benalla Council
Winton, 3673
Est. population · Jun 2025
99
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.1%
Median age
56
Median income
$1,781/wk
Employment rate
58.9%
Languages at home
6.2%non-English
Most common: Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
In Benalla Council, Winton 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. For comparable suburbs, the café and dining scene is notably rich, with locals returning to favourite spots.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.
Property prices run toward the upper end of the local market. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
At a glance
Winton snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
99
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
90th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
42nd
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
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
99(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +2.1% over 5 years · 42th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +2.1%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +2
- Growth rank in VIC
- 42th 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 +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 103
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $1,781
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 51
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,278
- Employment rate
- 58.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 44 / 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 · 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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2026)
- 19
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 191.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 26 residents
- State safety percentile
- 90.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -5%
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault4
- B11 Cause Damage By Fire1
- B21 Criminal Damage2
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order3
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) · 2025 · Updated
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
School list
- Winton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · LBOTE 0% · 3 students · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
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 · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
9 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 fast food · 1 sports centres
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 6/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 29.13
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(3)
- Fast food (3)
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Winton Motor RacewaySports centre
Other(5)
- Bbq
- Winton Motor Raceway Camping GroundCamp Site
- Parking
- Public toilets
- Shower
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Winton Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- 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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Benalla and District Memorial Hospital (10.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 2
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 20.2
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 31° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 115 mm · ~14 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 129 mm · ~16 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 167 mm · ~21 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 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).
3 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
March 2021
- Construction of a shed82 Fox StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals
September 2020
- Five lot subdivison168 Winton Glenrowan RoadNOD issued by a delegate
April 2020
- Construction of a alfresco and shed33 Winton Lurg 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) · 2020–2022 · Updated · MapServer through FY 2022–23; newer data needs council/API access
Roadworks & transport
12 active roadworks / incidents
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 03/11/2025 and 03/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be Nil and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.HUME FREEWAY, BOWERS ROAD02 Nov 2025 – 02 Nov 2026
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 03/11/2025 and 03/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be Nil and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.BOWERS ROAD, HUME FREEWAY02 Nov 2025 – 02 Nov 2026
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 20/05/2026 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 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 0 to 5 min.HUME FREEWAY, undefined19 May 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 20/05/2026 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 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 0 to 5 min.HUME FREEWAY, BOWERS ROAD19 May 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 22/05/2026 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.HUME FREEWAY, undefined21 May 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 22/05/2026 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.HUME FREEWAY, BOWERS ROAD21 May 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 27/11/2025 and 03/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 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.BOWERS ROAD, HUME FREEWAY26 Nov 2025 – 02 Nov 2026
- Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 27/11/2025 and 03/11/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 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.HUME FREEWAY, BOWERS ROAD26 Nov 2025 – 02 Nov 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.HUME FREEWAY, WARRENBAYNE-BADDAGINNIE ROAD09 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.HUME FREEWAY, WARRENBAYNE-BADDAGINNIE ROAD09 Jun 2025 – 29 Jun 2027
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Indi
- Member of Parliament
- Helen HAINES (Independent)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 120,774
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.4 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 56.7%Labor 43.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 27.1 km away).
Coalition 60.6%Labor 39.4%
3.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BenallaLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)12.1 km away
- GlenrowanLabor 39.2% · Coalition 60.8% TPP (2025)13.4 km away
- GoorambatLabor 26.6% · Coalition 73.4% TPP (2025)19.5 km away
- TatongLabor 33.9% · Coalition 66.1% TPP (2025)23.5 km away
- MoyhuLabor 35.0% · Coalition 65.0% TPP (2025)26.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Benalla Council
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Comparable suburbs
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