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Between about 1855 and the 1890s quartz reefs were worked, and steadily outproduced the alluvial sites.<\/p>\n
In 1862 the Kingower and Wedderburne Road District was proclaimed, in turn becoming Korong Shire on 6 September 1864.\u00a0 Wedderburn has been the administrative centre of the Shire throughout its existence.<\/p>\n
Farm selections were taken up in the 1870s, and the district\u2019s rainfall was suitable for wheat. A flour mill was opened in 1880, becoming a major local employer until destroyed by fire in 1919.<\/p>\n
Two years after the mill was opened the railway line was extended from Inglewood with a station at Wedderburn Junction, eight kilometres east of Wedderburn and a spur line between the two Wedderburns was opened in 1887.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Wedderburn is 50-59 years with households being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 – $1399 per month on mortgages. In general, people in Wedderburn work in a managers occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 76.5 per cent of the homes in Wedderburn were owner-occupied compared with 79.7 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n
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Wedderburn\u2019s most famous personality was Albert Jacka, VC, MC, who attended the local school and enlisted for World War One.<\/p>\n
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Population: 941<\/p>\n
Male: 51.5%<\/p>\n
Female: 48.5%<\/p>\n
Median age: 56<\/p>\n
5-year population change: -6.3%<\/p>\n
House median value: $221,000<\/p>\n
Change in Median Price: (5yrs) is 19%<\/p>\n
Median asking rent per week: $150<\/p>\n
Average length of ownership: 8 years<\/p>\n
Owner occupiers:85%<\/p>\n
Renters: 15%<\/p>\n
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House median sale price:<\/p>\n
July 2021: $162,500<\/p>\n
July 2020: $137,000<\/p>\n
July 2019: $145,000<\/p>\n
July 2018: $131,000<\/p>\n
July 2017: $160,000<\/p>\n
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House sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending July 2021: 36<\/p>\n
Period ending July 2020: 10<\/p>\n
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Land median sale price:<\/p>\n
July 2021: $73,500<\/p>\n
July 2020: $68,000<\/p>\n
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Land sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending July 2021: 20<\/p>\n
Period ending July 2020: 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wedderburn is approximately 206.6 square kilometres and has twenty-three parks covering nearly 19.3 per cent of total area. The population in 2011 was 979 people and by the 2016 Census it was down to 917, showing a decline of 6.3 per cent in the area during that time. Wedderburn is a rural township on the […]<\/p>\n