Golden Plains
26,620 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,703 km², 50 suburbs. Council website: goldenplains.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
26,620
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.5% in a year
Density
9.8/km²
2,703 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$700k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$307
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.0 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
8 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
50
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
- 39
- Median household income
- $1,899/week
- Median rent
- $338/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,733/month
- Households renting
- 7.2%
- Average household
- 2.9 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 8 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 9 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $2,052
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- +0.5%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 173%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
50 suburbs where Golden Plains holds most residents, plus 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannockburn (Vic.) | 6,470 | All | $719kDec 2025 | 3% / 98% | 6 |
| Teesdale (Vic.) | 2,308 | All | 4% / 100% | 7 | |
| Smythes Creek | 1,762 | 73% | $560kDec 2025 | <1% / 98% | 7 |
| Inverleigh | 1,746 | 96% | 12% / 100% | 9 | |
| Haddon | 1,276 | All | 10% / 100% | 5 | |
| Ross Creek (Vic.) | 1,221 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Smythesdale | 1,189 | 96% | $635kDec 2025 | 4% / 100% | 4 |
| Lethbridge | 1,181 | All | 3% / 100% | 5 | |
| Batesford | 1,141 | 77% | 16% / 100% | 10 | |
| Scarsdale | 855 | All | 2% / 100% | 3 | |
| Meredith | 821 | All | $575kDec 2025 | 5% / 100% | 5 |
| Anakie | 734 | 9% | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Dereel | 664 | All | <1% / 100% | 2 | |
| Linton | 635 | 93% | <1% / 100% | 2 | |
| Enfield (Vic.) | 574 | All | 3% / 100% | 5 | |
| Napoleons | 555 | All | 10% / 100% | 7 | |
| Durham Lead | 408 | 6% | 2% / 100% | 7 | |
| Cambrian Hill | 292 | All | 4% / 100% | 6 | |
| Shelford | 263 | All | 7% / 100% | 5 | |
| Maude (Vic.) | 211 | All | 5% / 100% | 10 | |
| Rokewood | 208 | All | 5% / 100% | 3 | |
| Berringa | 194 | All | 2% / 100% | 2 | |
| Newtown (Golden Plains - Vic.) | 189 | All | 8% / 100% | 3 | |
| Cressy (Vic.) | 176 | 10% | 11% / 100% | 5 | |
| Nintingbool | 168 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Cape Clear | 148 | All | 4% / 100% | 2 | |
| Gheringhap | 132 | All | 9% / 100% | 9 | |
| Murgheboluc | 132 | All | 12% / 100% | 7 | |
| Corindhap | 131 | All | 2% / 100% | 3 | |
| Garibaldi | 131 | All | 18% / 100% | 7 | |
| Sutherlands Creek | 129 | All | 9% / 100% | 10 | |
| She Oaks | 126 | All | 3% / 100% | 8 | |
| Grenville | 113 | 82% | 3% / 100% | 6 | |
| Mount Mercer | 94 | All | <1% / 100% | 2 | |
| Happy Valley (Golden Plains - Vic.) | 87 | All | 2% / 100% | 2 | |
| Stonehaven | 79 | All | 4% / 100% | 9 | |
| Russells Bridge | 70 | All | 19% / 100% | 9 | |
| Werneth | 66 | 63% | 9% / 100% | 8 | |
| Mannibadar | 65 | All | 3% / 100% | 9 | |
| Staffordshire Reef | 63 | All | 0% / 100% | 2 | |
| Steiglitz (Vic.) | 61 | All | 5% / 100% | 8 | |
| Bamganie | 44 | All | 4% / 100% | 5 | |
| Wallinduc | 42 | All | 6% / 100% | 9 | |
| Illabarook | 41 | All | 7% / 100% | 2 | |
| Springdallah | 35 | All | 6% / 100% | 2 | |
| Rokewood Junction | 34 | All | 4% / 100% | 3 | |
| Barunah Park | 33 | All | 6% / 100% | 3 | |
| Wingeel | 26 | 33% | 13% / 100% | 7 | |
| Piggoreet | 17 | All | 7% / 100% | 2 | |
| Hesse | 14 | All | 8% / 100% | 9 | |
| Pitfield | 14 | All | 4% / 100% | 9 | |
| Durdidwarrah | 12 | All | 15% / 100% | 8 | |
| Pittong | 12 | 73% | 2% / 100% | 2 | |
| Willowvale (Vic.) | 10 | All | 1% / 100% | 9 |
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 4 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $560k
- Median of suburb medians
- $605k
- Highest suburb median
- $719k
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
- Ballarat · Catherine KING (ALP)61%
- Corio · Richard MARLES (ALP)33%
- Wannon · Dan TEHAN (LP)7%
State districts
- Eureka · Michaela Settle (ALP)38%
- Geelong · Christine Couzens (ALP)32%
- Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)31%
- Lara · Ella George (ALP)1%
- Polwarth · Richard Riordan (LIB)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.