Wandiligong, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wandiligong is a historic village in north-eastern Victoria, about 6 kilometres south of Bright and 330 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, in the Alpine Shire. Its name is said to come from the name of an Aboriginal group who originally occupied the area, though the records do not specify which one. The town began in the 1850s Victorian gold rush as a mining settlement called Growler's Creek, where miners worked both quartz reefs and gold. Today the surrounding valley holds one of the largest apple orchards in the southern hemisphere, and tobacco was once grown here too. The whole town is registered with the National Trust as a historic landscape, and among its older buildings is the Manchester Unity hall, built in 1874.
More advantaged than the national average
Wandiligong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1026, 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.
Wandiligong at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 522
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $1,615
- SEIFA score
- 1026
- Coordinates
- -36.7909, 146.9832
Wandiligong demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wandiligong 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 32%, 11% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 108 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 30 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 105 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 165 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 107 | 21% |
Share of the 515 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 85 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 71 | 39% |
| Rented | 21 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 184 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 184 occupied private dwellings in Wandiligong.
- Median weekly rent
- $275
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,895
- Median weekly personal income
- $784
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 58 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 19 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 233 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Employed full-time
- 85
- Employed part-time
- 109
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 Wandiligong
Where is Wandiligong?
Wandiligong is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Wandiligong?
At the 2021 Census, Wandiligong had a population of about 522.
Is Wandiligong an advantaged area?
Wandiligong has an ABS SEIFA score of 1026, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 72 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of Australian suburbs.
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