Victoria council

Banyule

132,770 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 63 km², 18 suburbs. Council website: banyule.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

132,770

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year

Density

2,124/km²

63 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.1M

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

Federal grants per resident

$36

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

7.8 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

10 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

18

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

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
40
Median household income
$2,027/week
Median rent
$399/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,167/month
Households renting
25.8%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 10 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 10 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property
$1,787
2024-25
Operating result
+0.5%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
168%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

18 suburbs where Banyule holds most residents, plus 2 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
Bundoora (Vic.)28,06835%$900kDec 20255% / 10%7
Greensborough21,07075%$1.0MDec 20258% / 20%9
Ivanhoe (Vic.)13,374All$2.0MDec 202521% / 0%10
Macleod (Vic.)9,89276%$1.1MDec 20254% / 1%10
Montmorency9,250All$1.2MDec 20258% / <1%10
Rosanna8,616All$1.4MDec 20254% / 0%10
Heidelberg7,360All$1.5MDec 202522% / 27%10
Viewbank7,030All$1.2MDec 202525% / 44%10
Eltham North6,83031%$1.2MDec 20256% / 55%10
Heidelberg Heights6,758All$930kDec 20252% / 0%8
Watsonia5,352All$981kDec 20253% / 0%8
Heidelberg West5,252All$810kDec 202513% / 0%2
Yallambie4,161All$1.0MDec 20256% / 29%10
Lower Plenty3,962All$1.4MDec 202524% / 42%10
Eaglemont3,960All$2.5MDec 202523% / 18%10
Watsonia North3,799All$925kDec 20256% / 0%9
Ivanhoe East3,762All$2.4MDec 202526% / 12%10
Briar Hill3,220All$1.0MDec 20254% / 3%9
St Helena2,890All$1.1MDec 20254% / 28%9
Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.)1,996All7% / 0%6

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

11%

Over 20 of 20 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

12%

Over 20 of 20 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 20 of 20 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 17 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$810k
Median of suburb medians
$1.1M
Highest suburb median
$2.5M

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

  • Jagajaga · Kate THWAITES (ALP)100%

State districts

  • Ivanhoe · Anthony Carbines (ALP)49%
  • Bundoora · Colin Brooks (ALP)34%
  • Eltham · Vicki Ward (ALP)17%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 2 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 24 Sep 2026.

Listings cut
21
of 166 tracked
Share cut
12.7%
Typical cut
5.0%
median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Ivanhoe (Vic.) (15), Greensborough (6). All price drops →

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. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. 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.