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Victoria council

Corangamite

15,712 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,408 km², 66 suburbs. Council website: corangamite.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

15,712

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

Density

3.6/km²

4,408 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$405k

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

Federal grants per resident

$679

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

3.5 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

66

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
48
Median household income
$1,263/week
Median rent
$225/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,083/month
Households renting
17.8%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property
$2,335
2024-25
Operating result
-17.8%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
98%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

66 suburbs where Corangamite holds most residents, plus 8 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
Camperdown (Vic.)3,354All$464kDec 2025<1% / 87%3
Terang2,254All$435kDec 20250% / 97%2
Cobden1,804All$430kDec 20250% / 99%2
Timboon1,250All$468kDec 20250% / 100%4
Skipton60990%<1% / 100%2
Simpson (Vic.)583All<1% / 100%6
Lismore (Vic.)472All0% / 94%2
Port Campbell440All0% / 100%7
Derrinallum386All0% / 100%3
Peterborough (Vic.)32222%$725kDec 20251% / 94%8
Noorat318All0% / 100%5
Cooriemungle311All0% / 100%8
Garvoc24828%0% / 100%6
Princetown236All0% / 100%8
Ecklin South22295%0% / 100%7
Scotts Creek (Vic.)214All0% / 100%7
Kolora18858%0% / 100%8
Jancourt East18590%0% / 100%5
Cressy (Vic.)1769%11% / 100%5
Bookaar159All0% / 100%9
Dixie (Vic.)148All0% / 100%8
Boorcan142All0% / 100%7
Pirron Yallock13217%4% / 100%4
Glenfyne131All0% / 100%9
Brucknell127All0% / 100%10
Curdievale12565%0% / 100%10
South Purrumbete124All0% / 100%8
Glenormiston South123All0% / 100%6
Weerite121All0% / 100%7
Gnotuk120All0% / 100%7
Elingamite North118All0% / 97%8
Carpendeit11583%2% / 100%5
Tesbury110All0% / 100%8
Kariah94All0% / 100%7
Bostocks Creek85All0% / 100%8
Darlington (Vic.)8457%0% / 100%7
Pomborneit73All0% / 100%7
Cobrico72All0% / 100%8
Skibo70All2% / 100%4
Leslie Manor66All0% / 66%7
Naroghid66All0% / 99%7
Werneth6637%9% / 100%8
Stonyford6559%<1% / 100%7
Glenormiston North63All0% / 100%6
Chocolyn61All0% / 100%4
Mount Bute61All<1% / 100%9
Newfield59All0% / 100%8
Elingamite57All0% / 100%9
Timboon West57All0% / 100%10
Wool Wool556%11% / 30%4
Pomborneit North48All0% / 72%7
Bradvale46All0% / 100%9
Tandarook46All0% / 100%8
Kennedys Creek44All<1% / 100%8
Mingay44All0% / 100%9
Pomborneit East42All<1% / 58%7
Ayrford3935%0% / 100%7
Heytesbury Lower39All0% / 100%8
Berrybank37All<1% / 100%6
Vite Vite37All0% / 100%7
Paaratte36All0% / 100%8
Cowleys Creek34All0% / 100%7
Vite Vite North32All0% / 100%7
Foxhow31All0% / 72%6
Koallah28All0% / 67%7
Curdies River25All0% / 100%10
Taroon2541%0% / 100%8
Duverney23All0% / 100%6
Bullaharre19All0% / 100%8
Gellibrand Lower19All2% / 100%8
Noorat East17All0% / 100%6
Jancourt16All0% / 100%3
Wattle Hill (Vic.)11All0% / 99%8
WaarreAll0% / 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

<1%

Over 74 of 74 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

96%

Over 74 of 74 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 74 of 74 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 4 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$430k
Median of suburb medians
$450k
Highest suburb median
$468k

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

  • Wannon · Dan TEHAN (LP)100%
  • Ballarat · Catherine KING (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Polwarth · Richard Riordan (LIB)78%
  • South-West Coast · Roma Britnell (LIB)18%
  • Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)3%
  • Lowan · Emma Kealy (NAT)1%
  • Eureka · Michaela Settle (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.