VIC · Northern Grampians Council
Wal Wal, 3385
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- National parks
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Wal Wal is a residential smaller community in Northern Grampians with a familiar suburban feel. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.
Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Other(1)
- Paynes Pool Bushland ReserveNature Reserve
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Faux Bridge Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Mulligans Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Paynes Pool Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Riachella I4 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Wal Wal Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 5
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 135.1
- State safety percentile
- 83.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +150%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle2
- B49 Other Theft2
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Population
- Population
- 37
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,625
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 14
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 62.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Paynes Pool Bushland Reserveamenitiesnature_reserve
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime2
- B49 Other Theftcrime2
- Faux Bridge Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Mulligans Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Paynes Pool Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Riachella I4 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Wal Wal Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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