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Echuca VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Echuca, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Echuca VIC is 15,056 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Echuca is $710 per week ($36,920 per year). Median rent in Echuca is $285 per week ($1,235 per month). Echuca has a median age of 45 years, older than the national median of 38. Echuca has a population density of 104.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Echuca is England. The most common religion is No Religion (45% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Echuca is $1,468.

There were 2,548 recorded offences in Echuca in 2025-25, a rate of 169 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (867 offences).

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Echuca Population

residents (Census 2021)

Echuca Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$710/wk

$36,920 per year

#5302 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$285/wk

$1,235 per month

#5291 of 14,663

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Median Age

45years

7 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,468/mo

Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.7 per bedroom

Echuca Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.9% (7,208) Female 52.1% (7,849)

Population Density

104.7

people per km²

15,056 people · 143.7 km²

Households

2.3

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$1,720

Family income/wk

Echuca Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Echuca Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

55.3% 2,228 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

44.7% 1,800 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Echuca Country of Birth

Australia

96.4%

England

1.9%

India

0.6%

China

0.2%

Germany

0.2%

France

0.2%

Hong Kong

0.1%

Egypt

0.1%

Canada

0.1%

Greece

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Echuca Religion

No Religion

44.7%

Catholic

22.8%

Anglican

13.0%

Not stated

7.5%

Uniting Church

6.6%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.6%

Christian (other)

1.5%

Baptist

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Echuca Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

46.1%

Year 10 or equivalent

23.3%

Year 11 or equivalent

20.1%

Year 9 or equivalent

10.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Echuca Languages Spoken at Home

Other

20.2%

SAL Tot

19.7%

IAL Sinhal

16.3%

SAL Tagalog

10.8%

Malayalam

9.4%

IAL Nepali

8.4%

IAL Punjabi

7.9%

Arabic

7.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Echuca Employment

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Employed full-time

34.4% 3,838 people

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Employed part-time

22.1% 2,460 people

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Unemployed

2.4% 268 people

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Not in labour force

41.1% 4,587 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Echuca Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

47.9%

Bachelor Degree

22.9%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

18.1%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.5%

Postgraduate Degree

4.4%

Certificate I/II

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Echuca Occupation

Professionals

24.9%

Technicians & Trade Workers

18.9%

Community & Personal Service

15.7%

Managers

14.0%

Clerical & Administrative

8.9%

Labourers

7.5%

Sales Workers

5.8%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Echuca Field of Study

Engineering

17.6%

Management & Commerce

15.3%

Health

15.3%

Society & Culture

14.0%

Education

11.3%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

9.1%

Architecture & Building

7.7%

Agriculture & Environment

4.6%

Creative Arts

2.1%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.9%

Information Technology

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Echuca Dwelling Types

Separate house

87.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

12.4%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Echuca Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.0%

$1-$149/wk

1.1%

$150-$299/wk

1.5%

$300-$399/wk

3.4%

$400-$499/wk

8.6%

$500-$649/wk

5.5%

$650-$799/wk

8.9%

$800-$999/wk

7.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.3%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.9%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.4%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

6.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.0%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.8%

$4,000+/wk

6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Echuca Marital Status

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Married

44.7% 5,593

↔️

Separated

4.0% 500

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Divorced

10.2% 1,278

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Widowed

7.6% 953

👤

Never married

33.5% 4,193

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Echuca Ancestry

English

33.8%

Australian

33.7%

Irish

9.4%

Scottish

8.8%

German

3.2%

Aboriginal Australianralian

3.2%

Other

2.8%

Italian

2.4%

Dutch

0.9%

Filipino

0.8%

Indian

0.5%

Chinese

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Echuca School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

25.9%

Secondary — Catholic

15.2%

Secondary — Government

15.1%

Vocational Education

13.1%

Primary — Catholic

12.7%

Pre-school

10.3%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.3%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Echuca Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

8.2% 2,300

✅

No need for assistance

91.8% 25,914

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Echuca Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

15.3% 1,776

—

Not a volunteer

84.7% 9,868

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Echuca Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.8%

$300-$449/mo

2.4%

$450-$599/mo

2.4%

$600-$799/mo

5.4%

$800-$999/mo

8.5%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

24.4%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

26.8%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

16.4%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

5.1%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Echuca How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

74.2%

Did not go to work

12.8%

Car (passenger)

6.1%

Walked only

4.0%

Bicycle

1.2%

Truck

0.6%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.4%

Other

0.4%

Bus

0.2%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Echuca Car Ownership

0 vehicles

6.5%

1 vehicle

35.7%

2 vehicles

37.6%

3 vehicles

13.2%

4+ vehicles

7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Echuca Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.2%

2 bedrooms

17.1%

3 bedrooms

47.4%

4 bedrooms

28.3%

5 bedrooms

3.3%

6+ bedrooms

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Echuca Population Mobility

14.7%

moved in the last year

40.9%

moved in the last 5 years

3.7%

unemployment rate (Census)

56.9%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Echuca Indigenous Population

4.3%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,229

Indigenous residents

27,189

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Echuca Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,559

Arthritis

644

Asthma

604

Heart disease

469

Diabetes

457

Lung condition

374

Cancer

285

Stroke

217

Kidney disease

192

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Echuca Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.4%

$1-$149/wk

4.5%

$150-$299/wk

6.8%

$300-$399/wk

5.2%

$400-$499/wk

4.9%

$500-$649/wk

4.4%

$650-$799/wk

11.6%

$800-$999/wk

12.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.0%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.3%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

6.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.3%

$3,500+/wk

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Echuca Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

35.6%

Couple — no children

33.2%

Couple — no children under 15

14.1%

One parent — children under 15

10.5%

One parent — no children under 15

6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Echuca Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.0% 4

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 4

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Previously served

3.1% 359

👤

Never served

96.9% 11,340

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Echuca Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

14.2% 1,650

—

Did not provide

85.8% 9,946

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Echuca Children Ever Born

No children

27.8%

1 child

10.5%

2 children

29.7%

3 children

21.8%

4 children

8.1%

5+ children

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Echuca When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

119

1961–1970

153

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

184

2011–2015

181

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Echuca Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

20.1%

5–14 hours

28.8%

15–29 hours

13.1%

30+ hours

10.1%

Did not do domestic work

27.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Echuca Household Size

1 person

30.3%

2 persons

37.0%

3 persons

13.1%

4 persons

11.8%

5 persons

5.5%

6+ persons

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Echuca Where Residents Moved From

Same address

11,931

Moved from VIC

849

Moved — same area (SA2)

785

Moved from NSW

244

Moved from QLD

Moved from overseas

Moved from NT

Moved from SA

Moved from TAS

Moved from WA

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Echuca Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

82.6%

Step family — no other children

9.6%

Blended family — no other children

5.4%

Intact family — other children present

1.3%

Other couple — children only

1.0%

Step family — other children present

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Echuca Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 2,548 total

Theft

867

Justice Procedures

565

Assault

344

Property Damage

231

Break & Enter

205

Drug Offences

113

Fraud

109

Public Order

Weapons

Other

Robbery

Traffic

Offence trend by year:

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Echuca Schools

schools nearby

government

950

avg ICSEA score

1,403

total students

Echuca Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 525 students

997

ICSEA

Echuca College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 584 students

928

ICSEA

Echuca East Primary School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 294 students

924

ICSEA

River City Christian College Independent

Combined

Australian Christian College Victoria - Echuca Independent

Combined

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Echuca Rent Prices & Affordability

21%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,335/wk

Median Rent $285/wk

Rent-to-Income 21.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Echuca

Your weekly income

≈ $5,785/month

Median rent $285/wk

Left after rent $1,050/wk

Rent share 21.3%

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Echuca vs State & National Average

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Pop: 7,563 Income: $935/wk Rent: $416/wk

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Pop: 7,589 Income: $707/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Pop: 7,627 Income: $822/wk Rent: $431/wk

Knoxfield

Pop: 7,645 Income: $764/wk Rent: $421/wk

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Pop: 7,646 Income: $683/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Pop: 7,793 Income: $871/wk Rent: $430/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Echuca

What is the population of Echuca VIC?

The population of Echuca VIC is 15,056 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 104.7 people per km².Echuca is ranked #278 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Echuca?

The median personal income in Echuca VIC is $710 per week, or $36,920 per year.The median household income is $1,335 per week.Family income is $1,720 per week.Echuca is ranked #5,302 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Echuca?

Median rent in Echuca VIC is $285 per week ($1,235 per month).Rent represents 21.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Echuca ranks #5,291 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Echuca?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Echuca VIC is $1,468. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Echuca?

The median age in Echuca VIC is 45 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Echuca a good suburb to live in?

Echuca is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 15,056.The median income is $710/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20838. All dollar figures in AUD.