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Suburb profile ·West Wimmera LGA · VIC ·3409

Wombelano VIC 3409

Wombelano is in West Wimmera LGA, VIC, postcode 3409, with population 49.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$340/wk
Rent context available
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,915
4K via West Wimmera LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
243
5 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$111

Affordability

26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$68K
Median rent · wk
$340

Household income

$68K household · yr-17.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$94K
Household
$68K

Growth outlook · West Wimmera LGA

Dwellings
+2.7%
2,260 → 2,320
+60 dwellings
Population
-9.1%
3,970 → 3,610
Households
-6.3%
1,890 → 1,770

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
180
4,681 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,681
Total incidents180· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1336%
  • Sexual Offences617%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter1747%

Full data detail

Wombelano VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Wombelano (postcode 3409) is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the West Wimmera local government area. It is home to about 49 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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, technicians & trades, sales. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $340.

The crime rate in the West Wimmera LGA is moderate at 4,681 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$111
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$340
Population growth · West Wimmera LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,915
5-year growth-0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · West Wimmera LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)5
Houses5
YoY change+0%
Employment · West Wimmera LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.4%
YoY change-2.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3409ATO
Negatively geared24 (3.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,474/yr
Landlords (rental income)85
Reported capital gains73
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population49
Median age57
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,312
Personal income · wk$710
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Top industriesCensus
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Wombelano is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Wombelano is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Wombelano feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$210/wk

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$190/wk

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Gymbowen most similar
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pop same · rent -$250/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Wombelano FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wombelano in?

    Wombelano is in the West Wimmera Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3409. Council-level context for West Wimmera LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Wombelano?

    The median weekly rent in Wombelano is $340/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Wombelano?

    Rent context available: Wombelano has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Wombelano a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wombelano show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wombelano?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Wombelano data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.