Echuca, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Echuca stands on the banks of the Murray and Campaspe Rivers in northern Victoria, about 214 kilometres north of Melbourne, close to where the Goulburn, Campaspe and Murray meet. Its name is a Yorta Yorta word recorded as meaning 'meeting of the waters', and the town sits within Yorta Yorta country. In the riverboat decades of the 1870s Echuca grew into Australia's largest inland port, and that history survives along its towering red-gum wharf, now on the National Heritage List, where the world's largest fleet of working paddle steamers — among them the veteran PS Adelaide — still carries passengers out onto the river. The old port precinct, with its timber wharves and riverboats, anchors the town's appeal.
Less advantaged than the national average
Echuca is more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 934, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Echuca at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 15,056
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,335
- SEIFA score
- 934
- Coordinates
- -36.1721, 144.7571
Echuca demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Echuca using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 26%, 28% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,538 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,667 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,242 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,936 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,677 | 24% |
Share of the 15,060 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,228 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,800 | 30% |
| Rented | 1,667 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5,112 | 86% |
| Townhouses & semis | 741 | 12% |
| Flats & apartments | 15 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,933 occupied private dwellings in Echuca.
- Median weekly rent
- $285
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,468
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,720
- Median weekly personal income
- $710
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,260 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 686 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 619 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,713 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Employed full-time
- 3,843
- Employed part-time
- 2,466
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Echuca
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Echuca is January (average daytime high around 31.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 13.1°C). The area receives roughly 493 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6°C | 17.3°C | 37 mm |
| Feb | 30.2°C | 16.3°C | 15 mm |
| Mar | 27.1°C | 14.8°C | 33 mm |
| Apr | 22°C | 11.1°C | 50 mm |
| May | 16.9°C | 8°C | 39 mm |
| Jun | 13.5°C | 5.8°C | 49 mm |
| Jul | 13.1°C | 5°C | 37 mm |
| Aug | 14.1°C | 5.3°C | 43 mm |
| Sep | 17.5°C | 7°C | 50 mm |
| Oct | 22°C | 9.7°C | 58 mm |
| Nov | 25.4°C | 12.2°C | 46 mm |
| Dec | 29.1°C | 14.8°C | 36 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Echuca
Where is Echuca?
Echuca is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Echuca?
At the 2021 Census, Echuca had a population of about 15,056.
Is Echuca an advantaged area?
Echuca has an ABS SEIFA score of 934, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 22 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Echuca?
Echuca has average daytime highs of about 21.9°C and overnight lows of about 10.6°C, with roughly 493 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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