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Victoria council

Ararat

11,732 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,211 km², 37 suburbs. Council website: ararat.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

11,732

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.9% in a year

Density

2.8/km²

4,211 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$350k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$709

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

37

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
46
Median household income
$1,252/week
Median rent
$245/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,083/month
Households renting
21.6%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property
$2,002
2024-25
Operating result
-0.3%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
101%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

37 suburbs where Ararat holds most residents, plus 7 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Ararat8,500All$399kDec 20250% / 97%2
Willaura439All$244kDec 20250% / 100%2
Great Western4256%5% / 100%5
Moyston403All0% / 100%5
Lake Bolac368All0% / 96%5
Pomonal356All0% / 100%6
Black Range (Vic.)2749%<1% / 100%6
Elmhurst18586%0% / 100%4
Woorndoo1606%0% / 100%8
Streatham15884%0% / 100%8
Tatyoon130All0% / 100%9
Wickliffe123All<1% / 100%9
Buangor11297%0% / 100%4
Cathcart (Vic.)110All0% / 100%7
Armstrong90All0% / 100%7
Maroona80All0% / 100%9
Ballyrogan77All0% / 100%9
Crowlands7218%5% / 100%4
Warrak68All0% / 100%4
Westmere62All0% / 100%8
Rhymney56All0% / 100%6
Mininera51All0% / 100%8
Chatsworth (Vic.)496%0% / 100%6
Nerrin Nerrin4874%0% / 100%8
Pura Pura4760%0% / 100%8
Stavely47All0% / 100%9
Norval40All0% / 100%7
Bornes Hill33All0% / 100%9
Dobie33All0% / 100%4
Willaura North33All0% / 100%9
Narrapumelap South31All0% / 100%9
Glenlogie2924%0% / 100%3
Rossbridge27All0% / 100%9
Langi Logan23All0% / 100%9
Bayindeen22All0% / 100%4
Middle Creek2248%0% / 100%3
Mount Cole21All0% / 100%4
Mafeking20All0% / 100%9
Denicull Creek19All0% / 100%7
Dunneworthy15All0% / 100%4
Eversley14All0% / 100%4
Yalla-Y-Poora13All0% / 100%9
Mount Cole Creek10All0% / 100%4
Rocky Point (Vic.)4All0% / 100%7

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

0%

Over 44 of 44 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

98%

Over 44 of 44 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 44 of 44 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 2 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$244k
Median of suburb medians
$321k
Highest suburb median
$399k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Wannon · Dan TEHAN (LP)98%
  • Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)2%

State districts

  • Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)79%
  • Lowan · Emma Kealy (NAT)21%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.