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Indigo

Victoria · Hume · 17,615 people · 30 suburbs · 9 postcodes

Indigo at a glance

Map shows the Indigo LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Indigo is a Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 30 suburbs across 9 postcodes and an area of 2,093 km². Indigo has a population of 17,615 , ranking #58 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Beechworth (4,274 residents), and the highest median household income is in Carlyle at $2,457/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,561/week and median age is 47.4. About 8.5% of residents were born overseas and 2.4% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Indigo

17 schools across Indigo: 76.5% Government, 17.6% Catholic, 5.9% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1004 (range 954 to 1106). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

All 17 schools in Indigo, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Rutherglen High School	Government	Secondary	Rutherglen	306	954
Beechworth Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Beechworth	282	1045
Beechworth Primary School	Government	Primary	Beechworth	198	1064
Yackandandah Primary School	Government	Primary	Yackandandah	185	1092
Rutherglen Primary School	Government	Primary	Rutherglen	177	1007
Kiewa Valley Primary School	Government	Primary	Tangambalanga	138	1010
St Mary's School	Catholic	Primary	Rutherglen	104	1004
Wahgunyah Primary School	Government	Primary	Wahgunyah	92	989
Beechworth Montessori School	Independent	Primary	Beechworth	87	1081
Chiltern Primary School	Government	Primary	Chiltern	71	987
St Joseph's School	Catholic	Primary	Beechworth	69	1106
Wooragee Primary School	Government	Primary	Wooragee	65	1001
Barnawartha Primary School	Government	Primary	Barnawartha	60	991
Osbornes Flat Primary School	Government	Primary	Osbornes Flat	40	1003
St Joseph's School	Catholic	Primary	Chiltern	33	988
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Sandy Creek	20	984
Middle Indigo Primary School	Government	Primary	Indigo Valley	16	1014

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Indigo. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Indigo

Indigo contains 30 suburbs and 9 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Beechworth	3747	4,274	$1,401/wk	49
Rutherglen	3685	2,579	$1,306/wk	48
Yackandandah	3749	2,008	$1,674/wk	50
Chiltern	3683	1,580	$1,305/wk	50
Wahgunyah	3687	1,061	$1,280/wk	49
Barnawartha	3688	987	$1,742/wk	40
Tangambalanga	3691	908	$1,904/wk	33
Kiewa	3691	483	$2,131/wk	41
Stanley	3747	371	$1,465/wk	53
Staghorn Flat	3691	368	$2,236/wk	45
Indigo Valley	3688	346	$1,875/wk	47
Wooragee	3747	342	$1,924/wk	50
Allans Flat	3691	297	$1,981/wk	46
Osbornes Flat	3691	285	$2,266/wk	45
Kergunyah	3691	232	$1,593/wk	50
Gundowring	3691	208	$1,681/wk	47
Huon	3695	206	$1,875/wk	49
Sandy Creek	3695	200	$1,489/wk	49
Norong	3682	130	$1,875/wk	45
Bruarong	3749	114	$1,437/wk	45
Browns Plains	3685	99	$1,406/wk	55
Cornishtown	3683	94	$1,674/wk	55
Lilliput	3682	84	$1,875/wk	36
Carlyle	3685	82	$2,457/wk	56
Charleroi	3695	82	$2,250/wk	45
Chiltern Valley	3683	77	$1,666/wk	52
Gooramadda	3685	62	$1,874/wk	58
Brimin	3685	56	$1,437/wk	54
Indigo	3683
Indigo Upper	3688

Postcodes covered

3682, 3683, 3685, 3687, 3688, 3691, 3695, 3747, 3749

Compare Indigo with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Indigo and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Indigo (VIC)	17,615	47.4	$1,561/wk	997	15.4%	8.5%
Wangaratta	29,820	45.4	$1,358/wk	957	23.2%	9.0%
Wodonga	41,579	38.2	$1,522/wk	945	34.3%	11.5%
Towong	6,178	51.6	$1,308/wk	968	15.4%	8.8%
Alpine	13,665	48.3	$1,362/wk	990	20.2%	14.2%
Moira	30,538	48.2	$1,205/wk	927	21.7%	9.8%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Indigo

What is the population of Indigo?

The 2021 Census recorded 17,615 people living in Indigo, across 30 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Indigo?

Indigo contains 30 suburbs. The most populous are Beechworth, Rutherglen, Yackandandah, Chiltern, Wahgunyah.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Indigo?

Indigo covers 9 postcodes: 3682, 3683, 3685, 3687, 3688, 3691, 3695, 3747, 3749.

What is the median household income in Indigo?

The population-weighted median household income across Indigo is $1,561 per week (2021 Census), ranking #38 of 79 VIC LGAs.

How many schools are in Indigo?

Indigo has 17 schools, including 13 government, 3 Catholic, and 1 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Indigo?

Indigo has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 997, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.