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Echuca West, VIC

Echuca West had a population of 442 at the 2021 Census (+4.0% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,713. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Echuca West at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Echuca West's population grew by 4.0% to 442, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the VIC average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.0%.

7.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 45.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 141 households.

The median household earns $1,713 a week, in line with the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,723 a month.

6.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 1.0% use a language other than English at home. 48.8% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Echuca West beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureEchuca WestVICAustralia
Population4426,503,49125,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.0%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age46.038.038.0
Households1412,390,2329,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting7.4%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright45.6%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,713$1,759$1,746
Median rent a week$350$370$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,723$1,859$1,863
Born overseas6.0%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home1.0%29.1%23.6%
No religion48.8%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+4.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3872011
  2. 4252016
  3. 4422021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.0 for Victoria.

Echuca West Victoria
Share of people by age, Echuca West and Victoria
0–99.7%
10–1916.1%
20–297.2%
30–3910.6%
40–4912.7%
50–5919.0%
60–6914.3%
70–797.0%
80+2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Echuca West at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.8%
  2. English44.8%
  3. Scottish14.5%
  4. Irish14.3%
  5. German4.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.7%
  2. New Zealand1.0%
  3. Greece0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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