Victoria council

Brimbank

198,181 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 123 km², 21 suburbs. Council website: brimbank.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

198,181

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.3% in a year

Density

1,606/km²

123 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$710k

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

Federal grants per resident

$85

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

3.4 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

21

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
37
Median household income
$1,506/week
Median rent
$346/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,700/month
Households renting
26.7%
Average household
2.9 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 2 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property
$1,847
2024-25
Operating result
+4.8%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
83%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

21 suburbs where Brimbank 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.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
St Albans (Vic.)38,042All$700kDec 20257% / 0%1
Sunshine West18,552All$744kDec 20257% / <1%2
Deer Park18,145All$693kDec 20257% / <1%2
Hillside (Melton - Vic.)17,3317%<1% / 17%7
Taylors Lakes15,174All$960kDec 20257% / 3%8
Sunshine North12,047All$776kDec 20258% / 15%2
Sydenham (Vic.)10,578All$740kDec 20253% / 1%5
Cairnlea10,038All$922kDec 20256% / 0%4
Keilor Downs9,857All$869kDec 20255% / 14%4
Sunshine (Vic.)9,445All$837kDec 20259% / 0%4
Derrimut8,651All$810kDec 20250% / 17%6
Kings Park (Vic.)8,203All$650kDec 20254% / <1%1
Delahey8,077All$720kDec 20252% / 0%2
Keilor5,90699%$1.1MDec 202516% / 74%9
Albanvale5,641All$656kDec 20253% / 0%1
Albion (Vic.)4,334All$783kDec 20253% / 0%3
Kealba3,226All$755kDec 20256% / 33%4
Ardeer3,170All$705kDec 20258% / 0%2
Keilor Park2,684All$893kDec 20256% / 20%5
Keilor Lodge1,668All$1.1MDec 20254% / <1%8
Keilor North67All8% / 100%
Calder ParkAll4% / 48%

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

6%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

6%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 19 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$650k
Median of suburb medians
$776k
Highest suburb median
$1.1M

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

  • Fraser · Daniel MULINO (ALP)55%
  • Gorton · Alice JORDAN-BAIRD (ALP)40%
  • Hawke · Sam RAE (ALP)5%

State districts

  • St Albans · Natalie Suleyman (ALP)39%
  • Laverton · Sarah Connolly (ALP)21%
  • Sydenham · Hon Natalie Hutchins (ALP)18%
  • Kororoit · Luba Grigorovitch (ALP)16%
  • Niddrie · Ben Carroll (ALP)5%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 3 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 131 tracked
Share cut
16.0%
Typical cut
4.8%
median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Sunshine West (13), Deer Park (5), Taylors Lakes (3). 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.