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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Woorinen North is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 94, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 317 km from the Melbourne CBD, Woorinen North is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $71,500 per year.
Lower income levels in Woorinen North typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Woorinen North. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Woorinen North on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Woorinen North is a smaller community of 94 — about 1% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Woorinen North's median household income of $71,500/year is 25% below the Victoria suburb median ($95,160) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median rent of $165/week (~$715/month) covers only 69% of the median mortgage of $1,038/month — the remaining $323/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. Woorinen North is 317 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 22 percentage points above the Victoria median of 78% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How Woorinen North stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Woorinen North sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Woorinen North | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 7,416 | -99% |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $95,160/yr | -25% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $165 | $380 | -57% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,038 | $1,950 | -47% |
| Distance to CBD | 317 km | 32 km | +891% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 78% | +22pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Woorinen North — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 94 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $165/week covers 69% of a $1,038/month mortgage, leaving a $323/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 100% houses in a 94-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Woorinen North are modest for 2026 — incomes 25% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 94 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~69% of the typical mortgage ($715/month rent vs $1,038/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 30/100 places Woorinen North in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Woorinen North scores 30/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 94, median household income of $71,500/year and median weekly rent of $165. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Woorinen North are a median household income of $71,500/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Woorinen North has a usual resident population of approximately 94, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Woorinen North sits 317 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $165 in Woorinen North, equating to approximately $8,580/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Woorinen North is $1,038, or approximately $12,456/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $165 works out to $715/month, covering 69% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,038/month. That leaves a $323/month shortfall (around $3,876/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (94 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,038 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($71,500 vs $95,160 state median), the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.