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Victoria council

Buloke

5,887 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,998 km², 80 suburbs. Council website: buloke.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

5,887

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.6% in a year

Density

0.7/km²

7,998 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$220k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,494

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.9 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

5 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

80

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
52
Median household income
$1,088/week
Median rent
$158/week
Median mortgage repayment
$734/month
Households renting
15.2%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 5 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
$2,140
2024-25
Operating result
-2.4%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
84%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

80 suburbs where Buloke 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
Donald1,472All$320kDec 202531% / 99%2
Charlton (Vic.)1,095All$295kDec 202538% / 100%2
Birchip694All$180kDec 20250% / 99%5
Sea Lake619All$300kDec 20256% / 100%2
Wycheproof610All$199kDec 202521% / 100%2
Berriwillock180All3% / 100%6
Watchem124All14% / 100%8
Nullawil92All1% / 100%6
Culgoa86All10% / 100%6
Buckrabanyule5257%1% / 100%2
Narraport50All<1% / 100%8
Watchupga43All0% / 100%6
Cope Cope4270%9% / 100%7
Litchfield36All0% / 100%7
Willangie35All0% / 100%6
Jeffcott34All0% / 100%9
Yeungroon34All10% / 100%9
Corack33All7% / 100%8
Warmur31All0% / 100%8
Coonooer Bridge3059%6% / 100%7
Nandaly30All0% / 100%9
Watchem West2953%<1% / 100%7
Kalpienung28All7% / 100%6
Reedy Dam28All0% / 100%8
Wilkur28All0% / 100%8
Kinnabulla26All0% / 100%8
Wooroonook26All<1% / 100%8
Whirily25All0% / 100%8
Nareewillock24All55% / 100%6
Gil Gil23All<1% / 100%7
Massey23All8% / 100%7
Teddywaddy23All45% / 100%6
Banyan22All<1% / 100%9
Barrakee22All56% / 100%9
Curyo20All0% / 100%6
Ballapur19All0% / 100%8
Boigbeat19All2% / 100%9
Nine Mile (Vic.)1933%0% / 100%6
Bunguluke18All63% / 100%6
Carron18All0% / 100%7
Dumosa18All5% / 100%6
Jeffcott North18All11% / 100%7
Jil Jil17All0% / 100%6
Myall (Buloke - Vic.)17All0% / 100%9
Nyarrin17All0% / 100%9
Lawler16All0% / 100%7
Tyrrell16All<1% / 100%9
Karyrie15All0% / 100%8
Glenloth East1453%13% / 100%7
Laen North14All0% / 100%7
Dooboobetic13All9% / 100%9
Warne13All11% / 100%6
Teddywaddy West12All2% / 100%6
Bimbourie11All0% / 100%9
Straten11All0% / 100%9
Wangie11All44% / 100%6
Yeungroon East11All21% / 100%9
Corack East10All0% / 100%8
Morton Plains10All0% / 100%8
Birchip West9All0% / 100%8
Ninda9All0% / 100%9
Richmond Plains933%0% / 100%6
Springfield (Buloke - Vic.)9All7% / 100%6
Tyrrell Downs9All11% / 100%9
Chirrip8All0% / 100%8
Glenloth7All100% / 100%6
Turriff East7All0% / 100%9
Jeruk6All87% / 100%6
Laen East6All0% / 100%7
Marlbed6All0% / 100%6
Pier Milan6All0% / 100%9
Wycheproof South6All6% / 100%6
Yawong Hills5All0% / 100%9
Laen4All0% / 100%7
Thalia4All0% / 100%8
Towaninny4All17% / 100%6
Tyenna (Vic.)4All0% / 100%9
Rich Avon3All16% / 100%7
Sutton (Vic.)3All0% / 100%6
CokumAll1% / 100%
Lake TyrrellAll89% / 3%
Towaninny SouthAll5% / 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.

Flood planning land

19%

Over 82 of 82 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

100%

Over 82 of 82 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

7%

Over 82 of 82 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 5 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$180k
Median of suburb medians
$295k
Highest suburb median
$320k

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

  • Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)100%

State districts

  • Mildura · Jade Benham (NAT)98%
  • Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)1%
  • Lowan · Emma Kealy (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.