Living in Wangaratta

In Wangaratta, the median rent tenants pay is €715 a month (2021) and unemployment is 4.4% (2026).

Wangaratta had a population of 19,882 in August 2021. For Wangaratta, the unemployment rate was 4.4% in March 2026. Foreign-born residents accounted for 9.8% of the population in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-078 sources

Population19,882people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)1,903EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent715.4EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 4.5% — 2% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Recorded crime9,207incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Wangaratta?

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$260 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,300 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	8,766 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	8,146 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	260 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	715.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	715.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Wangaratta a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Student30%strong on education, weak on work · range 23–37%

Family47%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–55%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

Median personal income was A$708 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,242 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Wangaratta?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁸

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Wangaratta is 4.4%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Wangaratta 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	4,986 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	54.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,242 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	708 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,903 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁸Independent

What does a salary buy in Wangaratta?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €715
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wangaratta. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	6.04 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Safety

How safe is Wangaratta?

Police recorded about 9,207 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,207 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wangaratta. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

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Population and city profile

The city covered 57.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 347.7 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Wangaratta?

The published population was 19,882 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	57.58 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	9.81 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	1,951 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	347.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	10,488 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	9,395 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	19,882 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

16,876

18,001

19,127

20,252

20,019200120052011201520212025

Population rose 17.0% between 2001 and 2025, from 17,109 to 20,019.

International community in Wangaratta

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	19,882	100.0%
Australia	16,758	84.3%
Country of birth not stated	1,173	5.9%
England	347	1.7%
Italy	217	1.1%
Born elsewhere(d)	173	0.9%
Philippines	160	0.8%
India	148	0.7%
New Zealand	123	0.6%
Netherlands	77	0.4%
Scotland	69	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	67	0.3%
Nepal	67	0.3%
Malaysia	56	0.3%
South Africa	50	0.3%
Sri Lanka	45	0.2%
United States of America	35	0.2%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	31	0.2%
Thailand	23	0.1%
Canada	20	0.1%
Ireland	19	0.1%
Pakistan	19	0.1%
Greece	18	0.1%
Vietnam	17	0.1%
Croatia	16	0.1%
France	16	0.1%
Japan	13	0.1%
Taiwan	13	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	11	0.1%
Samoa	11	0.1%
Zimbabwe	10	0.1%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Singapore	8	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	7	0.0%
Mauritius	7	0.0%
Malta	6	0.0%
Cambodia	5	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	5	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Fiji	4	0.0%
Myanmar	4	0.0%
Wales	4	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Poland	3	0.0%
Turkey	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	19,882	100.0%
Australia	16,758	84.3%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	1,949	9.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	19,882	100.0%
Australian citizen	18,032	90.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	9.8 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	8,146 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	56.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	44 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,300 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Wangaratta

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Darwin as a Wangaratta alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 19,882 Wangaratta+540%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 9.8% Wangaratta+281%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €1,903 Wangaratta+58%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 4.4% Wangaratta−25%

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Wangaratta?

The published population was 19,882 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How safe is Wangaratta?

What is the unemployment rate in Wangaratta?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

What is the typical salary around Wangaratta?

The median gross salary is 1,903 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Wangaratta?

1,951 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Wangaratta a good place to live?

Wangaratta may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Wangaratta?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,758 people (84.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026 files.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au · checked 2026-10-07
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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