Located in Victoria within the Northern Grampians local government area, Wal Wal is a small, quiet locality (postcode 3385). With a population of 37, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The current median weekly rent is $400. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
The crime rate in the Northern Grampians LGA is higher than average at 13,475 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.