Wangaratta (Vic.), VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wangaratta is a city in north-eastern Victoria, set where the Ovens and King rivers meet, about 236 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. The district is the Country of the Pallanganmiddang, Waywurru and Waveroo peoples, and the surveyor Thomas Wedge recorded the name in 1848; it is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word variously rendered as the nesting place of cormorants or the meeting of the waters. A settlement grew at the Ovens crossing from 1838, and the gold rushes around Beechworth from the 1850s turned Wangaratta into a busy service centre; it was proclaimed a city in 1959. Once a textile-manufacturing town, it is today known as a gateway to the King Valley wine and food district and for its strong sporting culture.
Less advantaged than the national average
Wangaratta (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 21% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 930, 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.
Is Wangaratta (Vic.) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Wangaratta (Vic.) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
21/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (21/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
57/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $260 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 57% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Wangaratta (Vic.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 19,214
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,218
- SEIFA score
- 930
- Local government area
- Wangaratta
- Coordinates
- -36.3664, 146.3120
Map of Wangaratta (Vic.)
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Housing & property in Wangaratta (Vic.)
What it costs to live in Wangaratta (Vic.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $260
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,300
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 67%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 28%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Wangaratta (Vic.) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Wangaratta (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wangaratta (Vic.) 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 seniors (65+) at 25% and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3,315 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,084 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4,388 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,665 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4,764 | 25% |
Share of the 19,216 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,910 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,367 | 30% |
| Rented | 2,256 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6,750 | 85% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,127 | 14% |
| Flats & apartments | 5 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 7,920 occupied private dwellings in Wangaratta (Vic.).
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,694
- Median weekly personal income
- $700
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,877 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,167 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 439 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6,505 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 4,774
- Employed part-time
- 3,189
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.
Weather and climate in Wangaratta (Vic.)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wangaratta (Vic.) is January (average daytime high around 31.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.2°C). The area receives roughly 682 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2°C | 17.6°C | 56 mm |
| Feb | 29.8°C | 16.4°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 26.8°C | 14.5°C | 42 mm |
| Apr | 21.5°C | 10.3°C | 60 mm |
| May | 16°C | 6.9°C | 60 mm |
| Jun | 12.7°C | 4.5°C | 68 mm |
| Jul | 12.2°C | 4°C | 56 mm |
| Aug | 13.2°C | 4.1°C | 59 mm |
| Sep | 16.6°C | 5.8°C | 62 mm |
| Oct | 21°C | 9°C | 78 mm |
| Nov | 24.4°C | 11.7°C | 66 mm |
| Dec | 28.6°C | 14.8°C | 51 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Wangaratta (Vic.)
Is Wangaratta (Vic.) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Wangaratta (Vic.) rates 33/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Wangaratta (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Wangaratta (Vic.) was $260, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Wangaratta (Vic.)?
Wangaratta (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Wangaratta local government area.
What is the population of Wangaratta (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, Wangaratta (Vic.) had a population of about 19,214.
Is Wangaratta (Vic.) an advantaged area?
Wangaratta (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 930, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 21 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 21% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wangaratta (Vic.)?
Wangaratta (Vic.) has average daytime highs of about 21.2°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 682 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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