48,879
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Wangaratta - Benalla · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Wangaratta - Benalla
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of just 1.2% since 2021 means Wangaratta - Benalla is expanding much slower than the rest of the state. This gap is stark compared to Victoria's 8.0% increase, highlighting a period of relative stagnation for the region.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by only 1.2% since 2021, a figure well below the Victorian average. With a total population of 48,879, the area is smaller than about 68% of similar regions.
1.2%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Wangaratta - Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20402/wangaratta-benalla/topic/economy-advantage