Weatherboard, VIC

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

78/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Weatherboard is more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1038, 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.

Weatherboard at a glance

Population (2021): 52
Median age: 56
Median weekly household income: $1,792
SEIFA score: 1038
Coordinates: -37.4338, 143.6746

Weatherboard demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Weatherboard 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%, 0% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	11	22%
Youth (15–24)	3	6%
Young adults (25–44)	9	18%
Mid-life (45–64)	18	35%
Seniors (65+)	10	20%

Share of the 51 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	12	63%
Owned with a mortgage	7	37%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	20	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 20 occupied private dwellings in Weatherboard.

Median weekly rent: $205
Median monthly mortgage: $1,862
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $2,249
Median weekly personal income: $487

Community and culture

Born overseas: 3 (7%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 12 (32%)
Labour-force participation: 56.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%
Employed full-time: 12
Employed part-time: 8

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 Weatherboard

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Weatherboard is January (average daytime high around 25.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 9.8°C). The area receives roughly 691 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	25.7°C	13°C	49 mm
Feb	24.3°C	12.3°C	27 mm
Mar	22°C	11.4°C	40 mm
Apr	17.5°C	9°C	53 mm
May	13.2°C	6.7°C	66 mm
Jun	10.6°C	4.9°C	63 mm
Jul	9.8°C	4.2°C	59 mm
Aug	10.8°C	4.2°C	69 mm
Sep	13.4°C	5.5°C	75 mm
Oct	17.1°C	7.1°C	75 mm
Nov	19.6°C	8.8°C	65 mm
Dec	22.9°C	10.8°C	50 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Weatherboard

Where is Weatherboard?

Weatherboard is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Weatherboard?

At the 2021 Census, Weatherboard had a population of about 52.

Is Weatherboard an advantaged area?

Weatherboard has an ABS SEIFA score of 1038, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 78 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Weatherboard?

Weatherboard has average daytime highs of about 17.2°C and overnight lows of about 8.2°C, with roughly 691 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).