Baw Baw
62,784 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,028 km², 83 suburbs. Council website: bawbawshire.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
62,784
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.6% in a year
Density
16/km²
4,028 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$620k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$212
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
9.3 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
7 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
83
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income
- $1,495/week
- Median rent
- $320/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,600/month
- Households renting
- 18.7%
- Average household
- 2.5 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 7 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 7 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $2,138
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- -11.1%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 78%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
83 suburbs where Baw Baw holds most residents, plus 5 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.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warragul | 19,856 | All | $650kDec 2025 | 3% / 70% | 5 |
| Drouin | 15,287 | All | $640kDec 2025 | 5% / 88% | 3 |
| Trafalgar (Vic.) | 4,349 | All | $610kDec 2025 | 20% / 97% | 4 |
| Longwarry | 2,436 | 98% | $610kDec 2025 | 42% / 98% | 2 |
| Yarragon | 1,893 | All | $623kDec 2025 | 24% / 99% | 4 |
| Neerim South | 1,599 | All | $665kDec 2025 | <1% / 100% | 5 |
| Darnum | 759 | All | 12% / 99% | 5 | |
| Willow Grove | 654 | All | $592kDec 2025 | 5% / 96% | 7 |
| Jindivick | 584 | All | 3% / 100% | 8 | |
| Buln Buln | 551 | All | 1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Tanjil South | 540 | 59% | 13% / 100% | 6 | |
| Thorpdale | 475 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Nilma | 410 | All | 26% / 100% | 5 | |
| Trafalgar East | 401 | All | 27% / 100% | 7 | |
| Labertouche | 386 | All | 10% / 100% | 6 | |
| Drouin West | 361 | All | 14% / 100% | 7 | |
| Nilma North | 344 | All | 2% / 100% | 9 | |
| Drouin South | 343 | All | 4% / 100% | 7 | |
| Trafalgar South | 305 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Rawson | 296 | All | $393kDec 2025 | 0% / 100% | 1 |
| Warragul South | 280 | All | 1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Ripplebrook | 268 | All | 4% / 100% | 7 | |
| Narracan | 262 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Longwarry North | 230 | All | 34% / 100% | 3 | |
| Ellinbank | 229 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Neerim | 218 | All | 2% / 100% | 4 | |
| Rokeby (Vic.) | 213 | All | 9% / 100% | 7 | |
| Yarragon South | 204 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Poowong North | 202 | 9% | 11% / 100% | 9 | |
| Neerim East | 196 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Heath Hill | 189 | 43% | 15% / 100% | 7 | |
| Shady Creek | 186 | All | 5% / 100% | 8 | |
| Erica | 184 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Buln Buln East | 182 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Cloverlea | 178 | All | 5% / 100% | 8 | |
| Drouin East | 177 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Noojee | 177 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Hill End (Vic.) | 171 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Modella | 169 | 62% | 92% / 100% | 7 | |
| Westbury (Vic.) | 163 | All | 26% / 100% | 6 | |
| Crossover | 161 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Athlone | 147 | All | 23% / 100% | 4 | |
| Seaview | 140 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Neerim Junction | 139 | All | <1% / 100% | 4 | |
| Hallora | 136 | All | 6% / 100% | 6 | |
| Lardner | 110 | All | 11% / 100% | 9 | |
| Bona Vista | 107 | All | 5% / 100% | 8 | |
| Strzelecki (Vic.) | 107 | 15% | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Allambee Reserve | 96 | 81% | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Brandy Creek (Vic.) | 94 | All | 3% / 100% | 9 | |
| Lillico (Vic.) | 94 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Tetoora Road | 93 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Childers (Vic.) | 91 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Poowong East | 88 | 30% | 11% / 100% | 7 | |
| Trida | 87 | 13% | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Mountain View (Vic.) | 85 | All | 4% / 100% | 6 | |
| Nayook | 70 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Fumina South | 65 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Gainsborough | 61 | All | 18% / 100% | 8 | |
| Coalville | 55 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Piedmont | 52 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Vesper | 50 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Moondarra | 49 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Torwood | 49 | All | 1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Ferndale (Vic.) | 48 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Neerim North | 41 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Walhalla | 35 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Warragul West | 33 | All | <1% / 100% | 8 | |
| Icy Creek | 28 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Jacob Creek | 28 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Thorpdale South | 27 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Allambee | 24 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Caringal | 16 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Bravington | 14 | All | 9% / 100% | 9 | |
| Fumina | 11 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Aberfeldy | 7 | All | 0% / 100% | ||
| Tanjil Bren | 7 | All | 0% / 100% | ||
| Amor | 4 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Ada | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Baw Baw (Vic.) | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Boola | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Gentle Annie | All | 2% / 100% | |||
| Jericho (Vic.) | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Loch Valley | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Tanjil | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Thomson (Baw Baw - Vic.) | All | 14% / 100% | |||
| Toombon | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Toorongo | 51% | 0% / 100% |
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.
Suburb prices
Across the 8 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $393k
- Median of suburb medians
- $616k
- Highest suburb median
- $665k
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
- Monash · Mary ALDRED (LP)100%
- La Trobe · Jason WOOD (LP)1%
State districts
- Narracan · Wayne Farnham (LIB)100%
- Bass · Jordan Crugnale (ALP)1%
- Gippsland South · Danny O'Brien (NAT)1%
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.