Wycheproof, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wycheproof is a small wheat town in north-western Victoria, in the Shire of Buloke, about 276 kilometres from Melbourne and 136 kilometres north-west of Bendigo. Its name comes from an Aboriginal word said to mean 'grass on a hill', a reference to Mount Wycheproof — which, at just 148 metres, is often described as the smallest registered mountain in the world. The town grew up beside the railway after the line reached the district in 1883, and a quirk of that history survives today: grain trains still run straight down the centre of the main street. Wheat remains the mainstay of the local economy, and around 600 people call Wycheproof home.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Wycheproof is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 926, 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.
Wycheproof at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 610
- Median age
- 56
- Median weekly household income
- $1,011
- SEIFA score
- 926
- Coordinates
- -36.0672, 143.2307
Wycheproof demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wycheproof 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 33%, 14% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 86 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 46 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 90 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 192 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 203 | 33% |
Share of the 617 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 160 | 60% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 51 | 19% |
| Rented | 36 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 247 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 21 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 272 occupied private dwellings in Wycheproof.
- Median weekly rent
- $150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $650
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,418
- Median weekly personal income
- $614
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 43 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 24 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 181 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 45.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Employed full-time
- 130
- Employed part-time
- 78
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 Wycheproof
Where is Wycheproof?
Wycheproof is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Wycheproof?
At the 2021 Census, Wycheproof had a population of about 610.
Is Wycheproof an advantaged area?
Wycheproof has an ABS SEIFA score of 926, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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