Hindmarsh

5,447 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,524 km², 16 suburbs. Council website: hindmarsh.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

5,447

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.2% in a year

Density

0.7/km²

7,524 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$240k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,045

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.6 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

3 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

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: 50
Median household income: $1,159/week
Median rent: $180/week
Median mortgage repayment: $750/month
Households renting: 16.6%
Average household: 2.2 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 3 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property: $1,660; 2024-25
Operating result: -12.2%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 71%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

16 suburbs where Hindmarsh holds most residents. 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
Nhill	2,401	All	$260kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	2
Dimboola	1,635	All	$297kDec 2025	10% / 100%	2
Rainbow	672	95%	$220kDec 2025	11% / 99%	2
Jeparit	476	All	$182kDec 2025	24% / 85%	1
Netherby (Vic.)	111	All		0% / 100%	8
Glenlee (Vic.)	71	All		0% / 100%	8
Yanac	69	All		0% / 100%	8
Broughton (Vic.)	65	All		0% / 100%	8
Gerang Gerung	65	All		0% / 100%	8
Kiata	64	All		0% / 100%	8
Antwerp	53	All		8% / 100%	7
Tarranyurk	36	All		2% / 100%	7
Lorquon	8	All		0% / 100%	8
Little Desert	5	All		1% / 100%
Kenmare (Vic.)	3	All		0% / 100%	9
Albacutya		All		81% / 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

Over 16 of 16 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

99%

Over 16 of 16 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 16 of 16 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: $182k
Median of suburb medians: $240k
Highest suburb median: $297k

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

Lowan · Emma Kealy (NAT)100%

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.