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West Wodonga, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Hume & High Country Regional VIC

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West Wodonga (VIC 3690): population 14,794, median age 39, median household income $1,452/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 3. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

West Wodonga is a suburb in Wodonga, Victoria (postcode 3690), located in the Hume & High Country region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 14,794 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
14,794
Median age
39
Household income
$1,452/wk
Weekly rent
$290
Unemployment
4.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile
3 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.6%
5-14
13.6%
15-19
6.7%
20-24
5.9%
25-34
12.4%
35-44
11.9%
45-54
12.8%
55-64
12.7%
65-74
11.1%
75-84
5.3%
85+
2.0%

Housing tenure

Owned
28.7%
Mortgage
34.3%
Rented
32.5%
Other
1.1%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3690
Population (2021)14,794
Males7,131 (48.2%)
Females7,661 (51.8%)
Median age39 years
Average household size2.4
Median weekly household income$1,452
Median weekly family income$1,885
Median weekly rent$290
Median monthly mortgage$1,365
Labour force7,238
Unemployment rate4.4%
Participation rate63.8%
Born overseas9.9%
Separate houses83.4%
Worked at home8.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile3 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher27.2%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent45.9%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents3.8%
Residents needing assistance with core activities8.2%
Households with 2+ vehicles60.2%
Distance from Melbourne CBD252.0 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 39 years. Residents under 15: 19.2%. Residents aged 65 and over: 18.4%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-48255.6%
5-142,01813.6%
15-199966.7%
20-248705.9%
25-341,83112.4%
35-441,75811.9%
45-541,89512.8%
55-641,87812.7%
65-741,63811.1%
75-847815.3%
85 and over2982.0%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households5,693
Average household size2.4
One person1,65429.1%
Two persons1,92633.8%
Three persons85715.1%
Four persons79413.9%
Five persons3225.7%
Six or more persons1452.5%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families3,972
Couples with children1604.0%
Couples without children1,58039.8%
One-parent families82820.8%
Other families521.3%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.8
Women with no children27.4%
Women with three or more children30.3%

Of the 1,522 couple families with children in West Wodonga, 15.6% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in West Wodonga.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)43.9%
Married (de facto)12.7%
Not married43.5%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings6,017
Occupied5,69394.6%
Unoccupied3245.4%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house5,02183.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse4547.5%
Flat or apartment1793.0%
Other dwelling290.5%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,63528.7%
Owned with a mortgage1,95234.3%
Rented1,84832.5%
Other tenure611.1%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week75.1%
$350 to $549 per week24.3%
$550 or more per week0.6%

19.1% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00022.3%
$1,000 to $1,79953.0%
$1,800 to $2,99919.4%
$3,000 or more5.4%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom1.2%
Two bedrooms14.4%
Three bedrooms50.5%
Four or more bedrooms33.9%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force7,238
Employed6,92295.6%
Unemployed3174.4%
Not in the labour force4,115
Unemployment rate4.4%
Participation rate63.8%

36.0% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in West Wodonga are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65018.8%
$650 to $1,49933.0%
$1,500 to $2,99934.2%
$3,000 or more14.0%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50035.0%
$500 to $99928.2%
$1,000 to $1,99930.0%
$2,000 or more6.8%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver4,97771.9%
Car passenger3445.0%
Train00.0%
Bus220.3%
Tram50.1%
Bicycle450.7%
Walked only711.0%
Worked at home5848.4%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity6,81546.1%
No religion6,58644.5%
Islam240.2%
Hinduism880.6%
Buddhism1000.7%
Judaism80.1%
Other or not stated1,1737.9%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)956321
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9252
IER (economic resources)9663
IEO (education and occupation)9203

Where residents were born

89.5% of residents were born in Australia and 10.5% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in West Wodonga are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
England2812.0%
New Zealand1491.1%
Philippines1170.8%
Germany930.7%
India740.5%
Vietnam510.4%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202113.9%
2011 to 201514.4%
2001 to 201014.8%
Before 200156.9%

Languages spoken at home

94.6% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in West Wodonga are listed below. Across all households, 0.6% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Vietnamese530.4%
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi530.4%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Tagalog520.4%
Chinese: Mandarin490.3%
Croatian410.3%
Southeast Asian Austronesian languages: Filipino380.3%

Ancestry

Residents of West Wodonga most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian6,30231.7%
English6,01030.2%
Irish1,6608.3%
Scottish1,5087.6%
German1,0595.3%
Australian Aboriginal5362.7%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for West Wodonga residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance1,17017.6%
Retail Trade82812.4%
Manufacturing72610.9%
Construction67210.1%
Education and Training6019.0%
Public Administration and Safety5989.0%

The most common occupations among West Wodonga residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,06815.7%
Technicians and Trades Workers1,01815.0%
Community and Personal Service Workers96514.2%
Labourers88313.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers86512.7%
Managers71210.5%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in West Wodonga, 9.5% are at university or higher education, 13.1% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 74.4% are at school.

45.9% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among West Wodonga residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,19620.3%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,06718.1%
Society and Culture88214.9%
Health77913.2%
Education62810.6%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services4487.6%

Long-term health conditions

43.6% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in West Wodonga are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)2,02011.5%
Asthma1,7329.9%
Arthritis1,6229.3%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)8104.6%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)7184.1%
Cancer (including remission)5393.1%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)3632.1%
Kidney disease1861.1%
Stroke1640.9%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1380.8%

24.9% of residents report one condition, 8.8% report two, and 5.2% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of West Wodonga contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group13.3%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition14.2%
Provides unpaid child care55.9%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work20.1%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force5.8%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago86.0%
Moved within Victoria in the last year7.1%
Moved interstate in the last year3.4%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.3%
Same address 5 years ago59.7%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years19.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years10.3%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years1.8%

Photo: West Wodonga, Victoria. Credit: aussiejeff / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,066 offences in West Wodonga in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person195
B Property and deception offences540
C Drug offences50
D Public order and security offences49
E Justice procedures offences231
F Other offences1

That is a calculated rate of 72.1 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Wodonga local government area recorded 9,150 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
926
2023
1,004
2024
1,298
2025
1,322
2026
1,066

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 14794
Median Age 39
Average Household Size 2.4
Median Weekly Household Income $1452
Median Weekly Rent $290
Median Monthly Mortgage $1365
Unemployment Rate 4.4%
Participation Rate 63.8%
Born Overseas 9.9%
Separate House 83.4%
Worked at Home 8.4%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 3
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 21
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2
Median Weekly Family Income $1885
Postcode 3690

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