Whanregarwen, VIC

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

69/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Whanregarwen is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, 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.

Whanregarwen at a glance

Population (2021): 130
Median age: 51
Median weekly household income: $1,625
SEIFA score: 1021
Coordinates: -37.2220, 145.6334

Whanregarwen demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Whanregarwen 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 31%, 14% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	26	19%
Youth (15–24)	5	4%
Young adults (25–44)	28	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	38	27%
Seniors (65+)	43	31%

Share of the 140 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	26	53%
Owned with a mortgage	12	24%
Rented	7	14%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	46	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 46 occupied private dwellings in Whanregarwen.

Median weekly rent: $270
Median monthly mortgage: $1,850
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,968
Median weekly personal income: $892

Community and culture

Born overseas: 7 (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: 42 (42%)
Labour-force participation: 57.1%
Employed full-time: 32
Employed part-time: 23

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 Whanregarwen

Where is Whanregarwen?

Whanregarwen is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Whanregarwen?

At the 2021 Census, Whanregarwen had a population of about 130.

Is Whanregarwen an advantaged area?

Whanregarwen has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.