VIC · Wellington Council

Wrixon, 3860

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$450/wk
    What Wrixon is known for:

    Suburb profile

    Wrixon is a quieter smaller community in Wellington Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Trips to Melbourne are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. The community skews younger.

    Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. 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

    Wrixon snapshot

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

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    $450/wk

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Housing

    All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
    $450

    Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

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

    Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

    Data sources & freshness

    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.

    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
    Mafra District Hospital (32.9 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)
    20
    Participants per 1,000 residents
    30.5

    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
    25° / 13°
    Rainfall
    149 mm · ~19 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    21° / 9°
    Rainfall
    153 mm · ~19 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    15° / 4°
    Rainfall
    133 mm · ~17 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    20° / 8°
    Rainfall
    177 mm · ~22 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
    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 overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Gippsland
    Member of Parliament
    Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    118,075
    Turnout (2025)
    92.0%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +1.2 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 40.6 km away).

    Coalition 76.2%Labor 23.9%

    6.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +0.1 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • GlenmaggieLabor 23.6% · Coalition 76.4% TPP (2025)25.4 km away
    • BoisdaleLabor 19.0% · Coalition 81.0% TPP (2025)25.5 km away
    • BriagolongLabor 34.4% · Coalition 65.6% TPP (2025)26.3 km away
    • MaffraLabor 23.9% · Coalition 76.1% TPP (2025)33.8 km away
    • HeyfieldLabor 20.5% · Coalition 79.5% TPP (2025)34.3 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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