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Victoria council

Hepburn

17,011 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,473 km², 57 suburbs. Council website: hepburn.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

17,011

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.1% in a year

Density

12/km²

1,473 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$750k

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

Federal grants per resident

$390

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.1 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

57

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
$1,281/week
Median rent
$295/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,421/month
Households renting
14.7%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property
$1,748
2024-25
Operating result
-6.1%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
79%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

57 suburbs where Hepburn 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
Creswick3,27999%$575kDec 20251% / 100%3
Daylesford2,781All$815kDec 20253% / 100%6
Clunes (Vic.)1,844All$470kDec 20258% / 100%2
Trentham1,382All$898kDec 20250% / 100%8
Hepburn631All$600kDec 20250% / 100%4
Glenlyon (Vic.)431All<1% / 100%8
Hepburn Springs368All$750kDec 20250% / 100%8
Guildford (Vic.)33010%<1% / 100%4
Coomoora308All<1% / 100%6
Drummond294All2% / 100%8
Wheatsheaf252All3% / 100%6
Smeaton245All<1% / 100%6
Blampied237All0% / 100%8
Sulky23457%8% / 100%8
Newlyn North230All0% / 97%6
Broomfield213All0% / 100%6
Eganstown206All0% / 100%6
Drummond North20397%<1% / 100%8
Spring Hill (Vic.)20048%3% / 99%9
Kingston (Vic.)190All0% / 100%9
Lyonville189All0% / 100%9
Allendale185All0% / 100%5
Springmount184All0% / 100%6
Trentham East18139%0% / 100%10
Yandoit181All4% / 100%6
Musk177All0% / 100%6
Musk Vale170All8% / 100%6
Porcupine Ridge149All0% / 100%9
Denver148All0% / 100%8
Newlyn136All0% / 100%9
Dean132All0% / 100%8
Fern Hill12554%<1% / 100%10
Mollongghip10571%0% / 100%8
Wattle Flat (Vic.)10452%0% / 100%8
Strangways10120%3% / 100%7
Mount Franklin99All0% / 100%8
Bullarto89All0% / 100%9
Newbury84All0% / 100%8
Dunach8358%6% / 100%2
Sailors Falls79All1% / 100%6
Little Hampton74All0% / 100%8
Sailors Hill72All0% / 100%5
Franklinford71All0% / 100%6
Shepherds Flat71All0% / 100%8
Clydesdale (Vic.)62All6% / 100%6
Creswick North55All0% / 100%5
Campbelltown (Vic.)5143%3% / 100%6
North Blackwood50All0% / 100%10
Bullarto South4859%0% / 100%9
Leonards Hill47All0% / 100%5
Rocklyn43All0% / 100%6
Werona4321%0% / 100%7
Dry Diggings41All0% / 100%8
Kooroocheang41All<1% / 100%8
Mount Prospect41All0% / 100%6
Elevated Plains39All0% / 100%8
Smokeytown32All0% / 100%6
Tarilta2644%0% / 100%6
Ullina25All0% / 100%6
Basalt (Vic.)23All0% / 100%8
Langdons Hill23All0% / 100%6
Glengower1550%3% / 100%3
Mount Beckworth15All7% / 100%3
Cabbage Tree10All0% / 100%8
Lawrence (Vic.)8All0% / 100%5

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

2%

Over 65 of 65 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

100%

Over 65 of 65 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 65 of 65 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 6 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$470k
Median of suburb medians
$675k
Highest suburb median
$898k

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)99%
  • Bendigo · Lisa CHESTERS (ALP)1%
  • McEwen · Rob MITCHELL (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Macedon · Mary-Anne Thomas (ALP)55%
  • Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)44%
  • Eureka · Michaela Settle (ALP)1%
  • 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.