Wahgunyah VIC 3687
697 addresses · 40 streets
Indi Electorate › Indigo LGA › Wahgunyah · 237 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Wahgunyah is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,061 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,280 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $540,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Rutherglen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wahgunyah itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
2 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 dentist
1 optometrist
1 hospital
1 vet
3 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
2 post offices
4 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
3 playgrounds
1 bakery
1 hardware store
2 hairdressers
2 beauty salons
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Corowa Aerodrome, 4.8 km north-west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Wahgunyah.
- Wahgunya recreation reserve Australian Rules Football, Motor Sports, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 20.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 20.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 22.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 54.4%
Population by age in Wahgunyah
| 0-4 | 49 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 126 |
| 15-19 | 54 |
| 20-24 | 45 |
| 25-34 | 94 |
| 35-44 | 113 |
| 45-54 | 153 |
| 55-64 | 147 |
| 65-74 | 182 |
| 75-84 | 84 |
| 85+ | 22 |
Dwelling types in Wahgunyah
| House | 384 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 42 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wahgunyah
| <$650 | 83 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 143 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 115 |
| $3,000+ | 46 |
Top ancestries in Wahgunyah
| Australian | 494 |
|---|---|
| English | 466 |
| Irish | 135 |
| Scottish | 87 |
| German | 65 |
| Ancestry NS | 62 |
Housing tenure in Wahgunyah
| Owned | 188 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 155 |
| Rented | 67 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Wahgunyah
| 0 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 121 |
| 2 | 164 |
| 3 | 74 |
| 4+ | 37 |
Commute to work in Wahgunyah
| Car | 356 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Wahgunyah
| England | 31 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| China | 3 |
| Fiji | 3 |
| India | 3 |
Languages used at home in Wahgunyah
| Mandarin | 4 |
|---|---|
| Bengali | 3 |
| Italian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
15,475 bird observations recorded near Wahgunyah — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (883)
- Australian Magpie (797)
- Superb Fairy-wren (773)
- Australian Wood Duck (714)
- Magpie-lark (648)
- Galah (636)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (627)
- Welcome Swallow (614)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (586)
- Willie Wagtail (559)
- Australian White Ibis (545)
- Grey Teal (538)
- Common Starling (525)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wahgunyah
- Laughing Kookaburra (515)
- Little Pied Cormorant (489)
- Black Swan (448)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (442)
- Eurasian Blackbird (441)
- White-faced Heron (436)
- Australian Raven (422)
- Eurasian Coot (421)
- Eastern Rosella (410)
- House Sparrow (406)
- Crested Pigeon (405)
- Dusky Moorhen (402)
- Whistling Kite (380)
- Little Black Cormorant (355)
- Noisy Miner (355)
- Red-rumped Parrot (352)
- Little Corella (351)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Wahgunyah:
- Rutherglen (7.5 km)
- Carlyle (8.7 km)
- Norong (10 km)
- Brimin (12.4 km)
- Lilliput (14.1 km)
- Gooramadda (15.8 km)
- Boorhaman North (17.3 km)
- Boorhaman East (17.7 km)
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Streets
- Albert Lane (2)
- All Saints Road (8)
- Anderson Road (1)
- Barkly Street (30)
- Blanche Street (52)
- Burrows Road (4)
- Cadel Terrace (2)
- Carlyle Road (2)
- Chandler Court (22)
- Dennison Street (53)
- Distillery Road (19)
- Elizabeth Street (76)
- Fisher Court (7)
- Foord Street (49)
- Frederick Street (27)
- Gallagher Drive (11)
- Grantham Close (11)
- Grimmond Lane (1)
- Hedricks Road (1)
- Hill Close (6)
- Hulmes Road (2)
- Kilborn Road (2)
- Main Street (14)
- Maxwell Drive (46)
- Mcdonnell Street (10)
- Mill Street (21)
- Moore Court (9)
- Morley Drive (43)
- Odonoghues Road (2)
- Okeefes Road (1)
- Reserve Road (2)
- Rutherglen-wahgunyah Road (1)
- Sarah Street (7)
- Short Street (3)
- St Leonards Road (4)
- Talbot Road (1)
- Traton Street (27)
- Up River Road (5)
- Victoria Street (83)
- Vintage Drive (30)
