Waubra, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

23/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Waubra is more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 936, 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.

Waubra at a glance

Population (2021): 308
Median age: 47
Median weekly household income: $1,354
SEIFA score: 936
Coordinates: -37.3352, 143.6318

Waubra demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Waubra 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 36%, 10% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	57	19%
Youth (15–24)	33	11%
Young adults (25–44)	52	17%
Mid-life (45–64)	109	36%
Seniors (65+)	53	17%

Share of the 304 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	48	41%
Owned with a mortgage	53	46%
Rented	12	10%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	111	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 111 occupied private dwellings in Waubra.

Median weekly rent: $200
Median monthly mortgage: $1,200
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,770
Median weekly personal income: $733

Community and culture

Born overseas: 28 (10%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 10 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 5 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 79 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 61.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%
Employed full-time: 97
Employed part-time: 43

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 Waubra

Where is Waubra?

Waubra is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Waubra?

At the 2021 Census, Waubra had a population of about 308.

Is Waubra an advantaged area?

Waubra has an ABS SEIFA score of 936, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 23 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of Australian suburbs.