Wangaratta South VIC 3678
268 addresses · 26 streets
Indi Electorate › Wangaratta LGA › Wangaratta South · 196 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Wangaratta South is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 550 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,852 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wangaratta Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wangaratta South itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 Catholic churches
1 gym
1 golf club
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Wangaratta Airport, 5.5 km south-east.
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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 20.8% 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 | 20.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 30.8% |
Demographics
Population by age in Wangaratta South
| 0-4 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 73 |
| 15-19 | 46 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 34 |
| 35-44 | 53 |
| 45-54 | 85 |
| 55-64 | 76 |
| 65-74 | 87 |
| 75-84 | 46 |
| 85+ | 10 |
Dwelling types in Wangaratta South
| House | 193 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wangaratta South
| <$650 | 27 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 49 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 68 |
| $3,000+ | 41 |
Top ancestries in Wangaratta South
| English | 276 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 227 |
| Scottish | 80 |
| Irish | 64 |
| German | 31 |
| Italian | 26 |
Housing tenure in Wangaratta South
| Owned | 105 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 75 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Wangaratta South
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 84 |
| 3 | 45 |
| 4+ | 44 |
Commute to work in Wangaratta South
| Car | 189 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 29 |
Top countries of birth in Wangaratta South
| England | 10 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Fiji | 5 |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Italy | 3 |
Languages used at home in Wangaratta South
| Italian | 5 |
|---|---|
| Korean | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
47,523 bird observations recorded near Wangaratta South — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,693)
- Willie Wagtail (2,582)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,544)
- Australian Magpie (2,521)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (2,187)
- Eastern Rosella (2,135)
- Red-rumped Parrot (2,041)
- Welcome Swallow (2,016)
- Galah (1,802)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,644)
- Red Wattlebird (1,601)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,590)
- Magpie-lark (1,560)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wangaratta South
- Common Starling (1,494)
- Turquoise Parrot (1,410)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,395)
- Pied Currawong (1,356)
- Crested Pigeon (1,330)
- Australian Raven (1,277)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,234)
- Red-browed Finch (1,203)
- House Sparrow (1,193)
- Peaceful Dove (1,125)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,112)
- Rufous Whistler (1,112)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (1,111)
- Dusky Woodswallow (1,095)
- Grey Fantail (1,076)
- Striated Pardalote (1,048)
- Brown Treecreeper (1,036)
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 Wangaratta South:
- Wangaratta (6 km)
- Wangandary (6.3 km)
- Laceby (6.4 km)
- Waldara (7.4 km)
- Glenrowan (7.6 km)
- Taminick (7.7 km)
- North Wangaratta (11.2 km)
- East Wangaratta (11.4 km)
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Streets
- Aminya Road (10)
- Arundels Lane (3)
- Baileys Road (8)
- Colson Drive (22)
- Cox Road (4)
- Crows Road (4)
- Delloro Road (11)
- Dundas Road (2)
- Florida Lane (1)
- Futters Road (3)
- Glenrowan Road (29)
- Gravel Pit Road (10)
- Greens Road (6)
- Jarrott Road (4)
- Kalinya Road (6)
- Lindner Road (1)
- Omaru Road (7)
- Pindari Road (11)
- Reith Road (3)
- Shanley Street (26)
- Snow Road (1)
- Taaffe Road (4)
- Taminick Gap Road (25)
- Walker Road (1)
- Warby Range Road (57)
- Yarrahill Court (9)
