Wurruk
VIC 3850 · Wellington
1,177 (2021) → 1,175 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Wurruk is a moderate growth suburb in Wellington, VIC 3850, about 185km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Wurruk are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 56/100, and is about 31km inland. Wurruk has an overall score of 49/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 53/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.97%), South Africa (0.68%), New Zealand (0.59%), Scotland (0.51%), Sri Lanka (0.51%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.76%), Arabic (0.68%), Sinhal (0.51%), French (0.25%), Greek (0.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 982 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Wurruk Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 846
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1054
- Catholic College Sale - Cathedral Hall CampusSecondary · Catholic · 2.5km
- Catholic College SaleSecondary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1001
- Gippsland Grammar - Second CampusCombined · Independent · 2.8km
- Sale CollegeSecondary · Government · 3kmICSEA 940
- Gippsland GrammarCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1097
- Sale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1002
- Sale College-Guthridge CampusSecondary · Government · 4.3km
- St Thomas' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1041
- Sale and District Specialist SchoolCombined · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 922
- Guthridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 962
- Araluen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 941
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Wurruk
Is Wurruk safe?
Wurruk has a residential safety score of 53/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 7,477 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Wurruk from Melbourne CBD?
Wurruk is about 184.5 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Wurruk?
Wurruk has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 846 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Wurruk?
Wurruk has a transport score of 56/100 and 8 bus stops.