West Wimmera Council - LGA Profile

👥 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%

📊 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%

💰 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

🏠 Housing

Median Weekly Rent

$140

Median Monthly Mortgage

$739

Average Household Size

2.2 persons

Avg Persons per Bedroom

0.7

🌍 Birthplace

Born in Australia

3,365 (92.6%)

Born Overseas

269 (7.4%)

🎓 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%)

💼 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

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 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%)

🏗️ 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

🚗 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

🚔 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

2yr Up 130.1% 10yr Up 31.6%

Motor vehicle theft

26 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Down 65.9%

Non-FV assault

130 / 100k

2yr Down 14.8% 10yr Down 36.0%

Robbery (unarmed)

0 / 100k

2yr — 10yr —

Steal from vehicle

104 / 100k

2yr Down 41.6% 10yr —

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

West Wimmera