Welshpool (Vic.), VIC

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

16/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Welshpool (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 916, 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.

Welshpool (Vic.) at a glance

Population (2021): 361
Median age: 51
Median weekly household income: $906
SEIFA score: 916
Coordinates: -38.6549, 146.4391

Welshpool (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Welshpool (Vic.) 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 seniors (65+) at 30%, 11% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	55	15%
Youth (15–24)	33	9%
Young adults (25–44)	59	17%
Mid-life (45–64)	102	29%
Seniors (65+)	107	30%

Share of the 356 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	71	50%
Owned with a mortgage	49	35%
Rented	16	11%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	137	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 137 occupied private dwellings in Welshpool (Vic.).

Median weekly rent: $220
Median monthly mortgage: $1,092
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,265
Median weekly personal income: $549

Community and culture

Born overseas: 40 (13%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 17 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 4 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 98 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 52.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%
Employed full-time: 77
Employed part-time: 53

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 Welshpool (Vic.)

Where is Welshpool (Vic.)?

Welshpool (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Welshpool (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, Welshpool (Vic.) had a population of about 361.

Is Welshpool (Vic.) an advantaged area?

Welshpool (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 916, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 16 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of Australian suburbs.