Central Goldfields
13,753 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,533 km², 37 suburbs. Council website: centralgoldfields.com.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
13,753
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.5% in a year
Density
9.0/km²
1,533 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$376k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$404
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.7 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
1 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
37
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
- 52
- Median household income
- $904/week
- Median rent
- $235/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,018/month
- Households renting
- 20.9%
- Average household
- 2.1 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 1 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
- $1,555
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- -7.1%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 66%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
37 suburbs where Central Goldfields holds most residents, plus 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryborough (Vic.) | 8,160 | All | $400kDec 2025 | 8% / 93% | 1 |
| Carisbrook | 1,192 | All | $465kDec 2025 | 13% / 100% | 2 |
| Dunolly (Vic.) | 899 | 91% | $355kDec 2025 | 7% / 100% | 1 |
| Talbot (Vic.) | 452 | All | 21% / 100% | 1 | |
| Daisy Hill (Vic.) | 398 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Bealiba | 213 | All | 11% / 100% | 1 | |
| Bowenvale | 209 | All | 18% / 100% | 2 | |
| Majorca | 198 | All | 19% / 99% | 2 | |
| Alma (Vic.) | 195 | All | 19% / 100% | 2 | |
| Bet Bet | 135 | All | 40% / 100% | 2 | |
| Eddington | 113 | 25% | 22% / 100% | 2 | |
| Red Lion | 111 | All | 16% / 100% | 2 | |
| Betley | 101 | All | 48% / 100% | 2 | |
| Flagstaff | 97 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Mount Glasgow | 92 | All | 4% / 100% | 2 | |
| Natte Yallock | 89 | 6% | 17% / 100% | 3 | |
| Adelaide Lead | 85 | All | 12% / 100% | 1 | |
| Lillicur | 85 | 94% | 2% / 100% | 1 | |
| Moonlight Flat (Central Goldfields - Vic.) | 85 | All | 9% / 100% | 2 | |
| Dunach | 83 | 42% | 6% / 100% | 2 | |
| Havelock | 83 | All | 46% / 100% | 2 | |
| Moliagul | 80 | 22% | 3% / 100% | 1 | |
| Simson | 76 | All | 32% / 100% | 2 | |
| Wareek | 72 | All | 39% / 100% | 2 | |
| Timor (Vic.) | 68 | All | 44% / 100% | 2 | |
| Amherst | 63 | All | 17% / 100% | 1 | |
| Bung Bong | 63 | 78% | 11% / 100% | 1 | |
| Craigie (Vic.) | 62 | All | 30% / 100% | 3 | |
| Campbelltown (Vic.) | 51 | 12% | 3% / 100% | 6 | |
| Bromley | 46 | All | 37% / 100% | 2 | |
| Moolort | 44 | 85% | 5% / 100% | 3 | |
| Goldsborough (Vic.) | 37 | All | 13% / 100% | 1 | |
| Dunluce | 36 | All | 8% / 100% | 1 | |
| Strathlea | 33 | 10% | 3% / 100% | 6 | |
| Archdale | 23 | 71% | 28% / 100% | 1 | |
| Timor West | 23 | All | 82% / 100% | 2 | |
| Cotswold | 20 | All | 13% / 100% | 2 | |
| Mount Hooghly | 18 | All | 23% / 100% | 1 | |
| Glengower | 15 | 50% | 3% / 100% | 3 | |
| Mount Cameron | 15 | All | 10% / 100% | 2 | |
| Archdale Junction | 12 | All | 39% / 100% | 1 | |
| Caralulup | 3 | All | 10% / 100% | 1 | |
| Stony Creek (Central Goldfields - Vic.) | All | <1% / 100% | 1 |
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 3 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $355k
- Median of suburb medians
- $400k
- Highest suburb median
- $465k
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)99%
- Ballarat · Catherine KING (ALP)1%
- Bendigo · Lisa CHESTERS (ALP)1%
State districts
- Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)100%
- Bendigo West · Maree Edwards (ALP)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.