West Wimmera

Local Government Area, VIC

4,006
Population
51
Median Age
$36,504
Median Income (Annual)
9,108.679 kmยฒ
Area

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Overview

Total Population
4,006
Males
2,012 (50.2%)
Females
1,997 (49.9%)
Indigenous
46 (1.1%)
Born in Australia
92.6%
English Only at Home
97.4%
Australian Citizens
3,571
Other Languages
2.6%

๐Ÿ“Š Age Distribution

0-4 years
5.9%
5-14 years
10.7%
15-19 years
4.0%
20-24 years
3.5%
25-34 years
8.9%
35-44 years
9.8%
45-54 years
12.8%
55-64 years
17.3%
65-74 years
15.5%
75-84 years
8.0%
85+ years
3.5%

๐Ÿ’ฐ Income

Median Personal Income
$702/week
Annual Personal Income
$36,504
Median Household Income
$1,207/week
Annual Household Income
$62,764
Median Family Income
$1,651/week
Annual Family Income
$85,852

๐Ÿ  Housing

Median Weekly Rent
$140
Median Monthly Mortgage
$739
Average Household Size
2.2 persons
Avg Persons per Bedroom
0.7

๐ŸŒ Birthplace

Born in Australia
3,365 (92.6%)
Born Overseas
269 (7.4%)

๐ŸŽ“ Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent
1,193 (39.6%)
Year 11 or Equivalent
642 (21.3%)
Year 10 or Equivalent
704 (23.4%)
Year 9 or Equivalent
255 (8.5%)
Year 8 or Below
208 (6.9%)
Did Not Go to School
9 (0.3%)

๐Ÿ’ผ Employment

Employed Full-time
1,148
Employed Part-time
605
Total Employed
1,882
Unemployed
61
Unemployment Rate
3%
Participation Rate
58.1%
Labour Force
1,932
Not in Labour Force
1,094

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family Composition

Total Families
1,034
Couple - No Children
555 (53.7%)
Couple with Children
359 (34.7%)
One Parent Family
112 (10.8%)
Other Family
13 (1.3%)

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses
1,584 (96.4%)
Semi-detached/Townhouse
27 (1.6%)
Flat/Apartment
21 (1.3%)
Other Dwelling
6 (0.4%)
Total Occupied Dwellings
1,643
Unoccupied Dwellings
443

๐Ÿš— Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle
60 (3.7%)
1 Vehicle
445 (27.6%)
2 Vehicles
558 (34.6%)
3 Vehicles
295 (18.3%)
4+ Vehicles
251 (15.6%)
Total Dwellings
1,611

๐Ÿš” Crime Statistics (Year ending Sep 2025)

Recorded incidents from Victoria Police, published by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). Rates are per 100,000 residents. Trends compare the year-ending September 2025 rate to the same metric in 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences
Break & enter (dwelling)
234.1 / 100k
Motor vehicle theft
26 / 100k
Non-FV assault
130 / 100k
Robbery (unarmed)
0 / 100k
Steal from vehicle
104 / 100k
Show all 37 ANZSOC offence subgroups
Offence subgroup Incidents Rate / 100k
B49 Other theft 34 884.2
E21 Breach family violence order 25 650.2
B21 Criminal damage 12 312.1
B321 Residential non-aggravated burglary 9 234.1
A231 FV Common assault 5 130
B53 Obtain benefit by deception 5 130
C32 Drug possession 5 130
D11 Firearms offences 5 130
A81 Dangerous driving 4 104
B42 Steal from a motor vehicle 4 104
E13 Resist or hinder officer 4 104
A211 FV Serious assault 3 78
A232 Non-FV Common assault 3 78
A721 FV Harassment and private nuisance 3 78
A731 FV Threatening behaviour 3 78
B22 Graffiti 3 78
A212 Non-FV Serious assault 2 52
A22 Assault police, emergency services or other authorised officer 2 52
A30 Sexual offences 2 52
B322 Non-residential non-aggravated burglary 2 52
D12 Prohibited and controlled weapons offences 2 52
D23 Offensive conduct 2 52
F92 Public health and safety offences 2 52
A711 FV Stalking 1 26
A732 Non-FV Threatening behaviour 1 26
A89 Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering people 1 26
B11 Cause damage by fire 1 26
B19 Other fire related offences 1 26
B41 Motor vehicle theft 1 26
B43 Steal from a retail store 1 26
B44 Theft of a bicycle 1 26
C23 Possess drug manufacturing equipment or precursor 1 26
D25 Criminal intent 1 26
E19 Other justice procedures offences 1 26
E22 Breach intervention order 1 26
E29 Breach of other orders 1 26
F91 Environmental offences 1 26