Indigo

17,758 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,041 km², 28 suburbs. Council website: indigoshire.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

17,758

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.8% in a year

Density

8.7/km²

2,041 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$552k

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

Federal grants per resident

$375

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.5 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

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: 47
Median household income: $1,511/week
Median rent: $275/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,517/month
Households renting: 15.1%
Average household: 2.4 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: $1,828; 2024-25
Operating result: -12.6%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 59%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

28 suburbs where Indigo 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
Beechworth	4,274	All	$790kDec 2025	0% / 99%	7
Rutherglen	2,579	All	$553kDec 2025	3% / 99%	3
Yackandandah	2,008	All	$763kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	8
Chiltern	1,580	All	$525kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	3
Wahgunyah	1,061	All	$476kDec 2025	27% / 98%	3
Barnawartha	987	All	$521kDec 2025	9% / 100%	5
Tangambalanga	908	All	$690kDec 2025	19% / 100%	6
Kiewa	483	All		18% / 100%	7
Stanley (Vic.)	371	All		0% / 100%	9
Staghorn Flat	368	53%		11% / 100%	9
Indigo Valley	346	All		0% / 100%	9
Wooragee	342	All		0% / 100%	9
Allans Flat	297	All		4% / 100%	9
Osbornes Flat	285	All		6% / 100%	10
Kergunyah	232	All		7% / 100%	9
Gundowring	208	81%		23% / 100%	8
Huon	206	86%		36% / 69%	8
Sandy Creek (Vic.)	200	All		0% / 100%	8
Norong	130	All		27% / 100%	8
Bruarong	114	All		0% / 100%	8
Browns Plains (Vic.)	99	All		14% / 100%	8
Cornishtown	94	All		0% / 100%	7
Lilliput	84	All		0% / 100%	8
Carlyle	82	All		18% / 100%	8
Charleroi	82	All		0% / 100%	8
Chiltern Valley	77	All		0% / 100%	7
Gooramadda	62	All		42% / 99%	8
Brimin	56	All		35% / 99%	8

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 28 of 28 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

99%

Over 28 of 28 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 28 of 28 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 7 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $476k
Median of suburb medians: $553k
Highest suburb median: $790k

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

Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)100%

State districts

Benambra · Bill Tilley (LIB)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

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.