Benalla

14,581 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,353 km², 32 suburbs. Council website: benalla.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

14,581

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.2% in a year

Density

6.2/km²

2,353 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$424k

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

Federal grants per resident

$401

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

15.6 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

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: 51
Median household income: $1,192/week
Median rent: $250/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,300/month
Households renting: 21.8%
Average household: 2.2 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 5 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property: $2,119; 2024-25
Operating result: +10.8%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 67%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

32 suburbs where Benalla holds most residents, plus 1 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
Benalla	10,822	All	$484kDec 2025	3% / 98%	2
Baddaginnie	347	92%		12% / 100%	3
Tatong	281	All		0% / 100%	4
Goorambat	269	All		0% / 100%	6
Swanpool	227	All		0% / 100%	5
Lurg	220	All		0% / 100%	8
Devenish	208	All		0% / 100%	5
Chesney Vale	204	All		0% / 100%	6
Lima East	165	All		0% / 100%	5
Molyullah	160	All		0% / 100%	8
Warrenbayne	144	All		0% / 100%	7
Lima South	142	All		<1% / 100%	5
Taminick	139	All		0% / 100%	6
Thoona	133	All		0% / 100%	6
Stewarton (Vic.)	118	89%		22% / 100%	5
Upper Lurg	107	All		0% / 100%	8
Tarnook	103	All		0% / 100%	3
Winton (Vic.)	103	All		0% / 100%	7
Lima	92	All		0% / 100%	7
Goomalibee	91	All		<1% / 100%	3
Glenrowan West	75	All		0% / 100%	7
Moorngag	75	All		0% / 100%	5
Samaria	57	All		0% / 100%	4
Boweya	51	74%		0% / 100%	6
Mount Bruno	47	All		0% / 100%	6
Broken Creek	45	All		0% / 100%	6
Bungeet West	44	All		0% / 100%	6
Upper Ryans Creek	40	All		0% / 100%	8
Major Plains	36	24%		12% / 100%	5
Bungeet	29	All		0% / 100%	6
Boxwood	19	70%		6% / 100%	5
Archerton	16	58%		0% / 100%	5
Winton North	8	All		0% / 100%	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

Over 33 of 33 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

99%

Over 33 of 33 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 33 of 33 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 1 member suburb with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $484k
Median of suburb medians: $484k
Highest suburb median: $484k

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

Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)100%
Nicholls · Sam BIRRELL (NP)1%

State districts

Euroa · Annabelle Cleeland (NAT)100%
Shepparton · Kim O'Keeffe (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.