Jeparit, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Jeparit is a town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, on the Wimmera River about 370 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, 73 kilometres north of Horsham and near Lake Hindmarsh. The Gromiluk people are the traditional owners, and the name is believed to come from a Gromiluk word meaning 'home of small birds'. German Lutheran families settled here in the 1880s to grow wheat; the town was surveyed in 1883 and gazetted in 1889, its post office first called Lake Hindmarsh. Jeparit is best known as the birthplace of Sir Robert Menzies in 1894, the founder of the Liberal Party and a long-serving Prime Minister, marked by a spire and bust in the town square. The Wimmera-Mallee Pioneer Museum keeps the district's history.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Jeparit is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 868, 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.
Jeparit at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 476
- Median age
- 56
- Median weekly household income
- $785
- SEIFA score
- 868
- Coordinates
- -36.1164, 141.9966
Jeparit demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Jeparit 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 35%, 10% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 59 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 30 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 69 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 163 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 145 | 31% |
Share of the 466 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 124 | 60% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 47 | 23% |
| Rented | 20 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 204 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 204 occupied private dwellings in Jeparit.
- Median weekly rent
- $120
- Median monthly mortgage
- $433
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,222
- Median weekly personal income
- $464
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 47 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 13 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 117 (29%)
- Labour-force participation
- 41.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.4%
- Employed full-time
- 86
- Employed part-time
- 62
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.
Common questions about Jeparit
Where is Jeparit?
Jeparit is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Jeparit?
At the 2021 Census, Jeparit had a population of about 476.
Is Jeparit an advantaged area?
Jeparit has an ABS SEIFA score of 868, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.
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