Walhalla, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Walhalla is a historic gold-mining town tucked into the steep Stringers Creek valley in the Great Dividing Range of Gippsland, about 180 kilometres east of Melbourne. Gold was discovered here late in 1862, and the town that grew up around the diggings once held more than two thousand people. Its name was taken from an early local mine, itself named after the Walhalla temple in Germany, a hall of fame echoing the Valhalla of Norse legend. The richest workings, including the Long Tunnel Extended Mine, kept the town alive until the main mine closed in 1914, after which the population fell away sharply. Today only a handful of permanent residents remain, and Walhalla survives as a beautifully preserved heritage town and a major focus of regional tourism, complete with a restored goldfields railway.
Less advantaged than the national average
Walhalla is more socio-economically advantaged than about 25% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 941, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Walhalla at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 35
- Median age
- 60
- Median weekly household income
- $724
- SEIFA score
- 941
- Coordinates
- -37.9359, 146.4725
Walhalla demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Walhalla using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 53%, 29% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 8 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 5 | 13% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 20 | 53% |
| Seniors (65+) | 5 | 13% |
Share of the 38 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 6 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4 | 29% |
| Rented | 4 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 13 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 13 occupied private dwellings in Walhalla.
- Median weekly rent
- $162
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,039
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,083
- Median weekly personal income
- $532
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 6 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 15 (52%)
- Labour-force participation
- 42.9%
- Employed full-time
- 7
- Employed part-time
- 3
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Walhalla
Where is Walhalla?
Walhalla is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Walhalla?
At the 2021 Census, Walhalla had a population of about 35.
Is Walhalla an advantaged area?
Walhalla has an ABS SEIFA score of 941, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 25 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 25% of Australian suburbs.
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