Wyuna East VIC 3620

Wyuna East is a rural locality in Victoria, 214 km from Melbourne CBD, around 2 hours 30 minutes by car. Population is 106; the median age is 36 and the median household income is $97,448 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 2.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $1,000 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,409. The area shows high flood risk and high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

123 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3620.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Wyuna East safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Wyuna East sits in the moderate band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2026.

5 offences

no change since 2025
Theft 4 (80.0%)
Break & Enter 1 (20.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Wyuna East is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 2% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Wyuna East.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
40
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Campaspe: council population

The whole council area, not just Wyuna East · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
37,954
-0.1% in a year
Change
-30
people since 2024
Density
8.4
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-33
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-79
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+82
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
7/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
6/10
6/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
7/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Wyuna East is home to 106 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $97,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

106

2.9% since 2016

Median Age

36

2.9% since 2016

Median Household Income

$97,448/yr

10.0% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$1,000/wk

1900.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,409/mo

25.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.0

3.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$45,032/yr

26.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

30

9.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

24.1% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

53.4%

2125.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

17.4%

40.3% since 2016

Work From Home

24.5%

16.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 30 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 13 (56.5%)
Mortgage 10 (43.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
68.9%
English Spoken at Home
72.6%
Employment Rate
69.3%
4.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
30.2%

Occupations

Managers 21 (38.9%)
Technicians & Trades 12 (22.2%)
Community & Personal Service 11 (20.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (7.4%)
Labourers 3 (5.6%)

Religion

Christianity 55 (51.9%)
No Religion 41 (38.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Philippines 3 (2.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 8 (7.5%)
5-14 23 (21.7%)
15-19 3 (2.8%)
20-24 3 (2.8%)
25-34 19 (17.9%)
35-44 12 (11.3%)
45-54 6 (5.7%)
55-64 19 (17.9%)
65-74 12 (11.3%)
75-84 4 (3.8%)
85+ 3 (2.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 13 (61.9%)
One Parent Families 5 (23.8%)
Lone Person 3 (14.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 32 (60.4%)
Worked from Home 13 (24.5%)
Walked Only 5 (9.4%)
Car (passenger) 3 (5.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 14 (13.2%)
Bachelor Degree 10 (9.4%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8 (7.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 9 (30.0%)
2 cars 11 (36.7%)
3 cars 7 (23.3%)
4+ cars 4 (13.3%)

Council Rates

Campaspe
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,035 a year through Campaspe based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,035/yr
5% above the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.363¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Wyuna East's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Campaspe

The whole council area, not just Wyuna East · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 264 new dwellings were approved across Campaspe. That mix is 259 houses and 5 units. Approvals are up 63.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
264dwellings
+63.0% YoY
Houses
259
detached dwellings
Units
5
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2007).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Climate & Setting

from Kyabram, 10.8 km

Dry climate — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
103 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
436 mm
58 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
31.1°C
25 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.8°C
14 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 8% in VIC

In postcode 3620, 14 of 7,866 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (138 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.04%
2024
0.10%
2025
0.18%

Rooftop solar

55
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.0 kW each

In postcode 3620, 1,967 rooftop-solar systems totalling 13.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,589 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 93 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
133
2020
206
2021
140
2022
118
2023
124
2024
103
2025
81
2026
57

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

11 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3620 in 2025-26, rank 82 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 66, in 2001-02.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Federal Electorate

Division of Nicholls

Currently held by Sam Birrell The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Sam Birrell 35.6% 64.4% +35.6
2022 Sam Birrell 32.9% 67.2% -2.9
2019 Damian Drum 30.0% 70.0% -2.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Murray Plains District

Currently held by Peter Walsh The Nationals

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Peter Walsh NP 61.8% 27.1% 72.9%
2018 Peter Walsh NP 60.3% 26.1% 74.0%
2014 Peter Walsh NP 63.3% 27.6% 72.4%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Wyuna East

Is Wyuna East a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Wyuna East is moderate (61/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Wyuna East?

Wyuna East has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (76/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Wyuna East?

Wyuna East, VIC had a population of 106 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Wyuna East, VIC?

The postcode for Wyuna East, VIC is 3620.

How far is Wyuna East from Melbourne?

Wyuna East is 214 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 152 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Wyuna East?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wyuna East was $97,448 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Wyuna East?

There are too few current rental listings in Wyuna East for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $1,000, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Wyuna East?

The median age of residents in Wyuna East was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Wyuna East?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wyuna East, Kyabram (10.8 km away), summer days average 31.1°C, winter nights 3.8°C, 436 mm of rain a year over 58 rainy days, and 25 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wyuna East?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Wyuna East belong to?

Wyuna East sits within the Campaspe local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Wyuna East?

The average residential rates bill through Campaspe is $2,035 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Wyuna East?

Across Campaspe, 264 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 63.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Wyuna East in?

Wyuna East sits within the federal Division of Nicholls, currently held by Sam Birrell (The Nationals).

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