Willaura VIC 3379
347 addresses · 39 streets
Wannon Electorate › Ararat LGA › Willaura · 199 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Willaura is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 439 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $976 a week, with median rent near $155 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ararat Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Willaura itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 supermarket
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
1 golf club
1 bakery
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Ararat Airport, 34.4 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
4 facilities recorded in Willaura.
- Willaura Bowls Club Lawn Bowls
- Willaura Golf Club Golf
- Willaura Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Willaura Swimming Pool Swimming
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: 1% 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 | 1.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 49.1%
Population by age in Willaura
| 0-4 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 37 |
| 15-19 | 18 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 33 |
| 35-44 | 42 |
| 45-54 | 62 |
| 55-64 | 81 |
| 65-74 | 71 |
| 75-84 | 45 |
| 85+ | 15 |
Dwelling types in Willaura
| House | 183 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Willaura
| <$650 | 46 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 62 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 38 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Willaura
| English | 193 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 184 |
| Scottish | 64 |
| Irish | 59 |
| Ancestry NS | 39 |
| German | 26 |
Housing tenure in Willaura
| Owned | 99 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 36 |
| Rented | 23 |
| Other | 18 |
Cars per household in Willaura
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 63 |
| 2 | 65 |
| 3 | 25 |
| 4+ | 25 |
Commute to work in Willaura
| Car | 92 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 45 |
Top countries of birth in Willaura
| England | 18 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 13 |
| Scotland | 8 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Philippines | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
660 bird observations recorded near Willaura — most often seen:
- Brolga (96)
- Australian Shelduck (45)
- Pacific Black Duck (37)
- Black Swan (34)
- Grey Teal (30)
- Masked Lapwing (30)
- Silver Gull (30)
- Australian Magpie (24)
- Common Starling (21)
- House Sparrow (20)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (20)
- Straw-necked Ibis (19)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (18)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Willaura
- Eurasian Skylark (17)
- European Goldfinch (17)
- Little Raven (17)
- Welcome Swallow (16)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (15)
- Musk Duck (15)
- White-faced Heron (15)
- Australian White Ibis (14)
- Hardhead (14)
- Red-capped Plover (13)
- White-necked Heron (13)
- Galah (12)
- Magpie-lark (12)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (12)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (12)
- Brown Falcon (11)
- Eurasian Coot (11)
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 Willaura:
- Stavely (11.4 km)
- Rossbridge (12 km)
- Maroona (16.6 km)
- Willaura North (16.8 km)
- Wickliffe (17.5 km)
- Bornes Hill (19.6 km)
- Mafeking (19.7 km)
- Mininera (21.3 km)
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Streets
- Alberts Road (1)
- Ayrey Street (44)
- Back Bolac Road (5)
- Bald Hill Road (1)
- Blue Gum Road (6)
- Buninjon West Road (1)
- Commercial Street (50)
- Delacombe Way (12)
- Drysdale Road (1)
- Dunster Road (1)
- Edgarley Estate Road (5)
- Golf Links Road (2)
- Helens Road (1)
- Holmes Road (1)
- Kiora Lane (1)
- Lalkaldarno Road (3)
- Main Street (59)
- Malim Road (5)
- Maroona-glenthompson Road (3)
- Mccarthys Road (1)
- Mortlake-ararat Road (3)
- Mount Elliot Road (4)
- Mount William Estate Road (2)
- Moyston-dunkeld Road (1)
- Moyston-willaura Road (11)
- Muirhead Road (4)
- North Creek Road (1)
- Parrie-yalloak Road (2)
- Powells Lane (1)
- Spittle Road (3)
- Stapylton Road (2)
- Station Street (2)
- Toora Road (2)
- Walkerville Street (3)
- Warranooke Street (57)
- Watgania Road (4)
- Wileman Street (17)
- Willaura-wickliffe Road (8)
- Yarram Gap Road (17)
