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Loddon

7,718 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 6,696 km², 85 suburbs.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

7,718

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.0% in a year

Density

1.2/km²

6,696 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$301k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,532

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

3.4 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

85

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
$1,039/week
Median rent
$170/week
Median mortgage repayment
$867/month
Households renting
12.0%
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
$1,353
2024-25
Operating result
+5.6%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
67%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

85 suburbs where Loddon holds most residents, plus 11 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
Wedderburn (Vic.)951All$315kDec 20250% / 100%1
Boort940All$370kDec 202549% / 100%3
Dunolly (Vic.)8999%$355kDec 20257% / 100%1
Inglewood (Vic.)886All$405kDec 202512% / 100%1
Pyramid Hill598All$308kDec 202543% / 100%1
Shelbourne42315%11% / 100%7
Bridgewater On Loddon341All28% / 90%3
Raywood32918%16% / 100%3
Serpentine (Vic.)222All76% / 100%6
Dingee195All46% / 100%8
Laanecoorie179All25% / 100%3
Calivil178All33% / 100%4
Newbridge (Vic.)171All22% / 100%4
Leichardt16722%4% / 100%6
Tarnagulla153All0% / 100%2
Korong Vale143All0% / 100%1
Bridgewater (Vic.)133All15% / 100%9
Mitiamo11695%69% / 100%4
Eddington11354%22% / 100%2
Kamarooka8932%10% / 100%7
Moliagul8078%3% / 100%1
Yarrawalla78All35% / 100%7
Macorna6718%27% / 100%5
Llanelly62All31% / 100%2
Mincha62All39% / 100%7
Kurting61All0% / 100%2
Durham Ox60All85% / 100%7
Borung59All51% / 100%3
Logan5981%9% / 100%5
Waanyarra57All6% / 100%2
Arnold (Vic.)56All41% / 100%2
Tandarra55All53% / 100%8
Bridgewater North54All12% / 100%9
Bears Lagoon53All85% / 100%6
Berrimal52All0% / 100%5
Buckrabanyule5243%1% / 100%2
Rheola52All0% / 100%5
Campbells Forest50All<1% / 100%3
Jarklin49All64% / 100%4
McIntyre47All0% / 100%5
Kingower46All0% / 100%2
Murphys Creek (Vic.)46All11% / 100%2
Barraport45All0% / 100%8
Woodstock West45All<1% / 100%4
Yando45All100% / 100%8
Wehla41All0% / 100%5
Appin South3868%82% / 100%7
Pompapiel38All44% / 100%6
Powlett Plains38All10% / 100%2
Salisbury West38All12% / 100%2
Emu379%8% / 100%3
Prairie (Vic.)37All47% / 100%8
Woodstock On Loddon36All2% / 100%4
Fernihurst32All95% / 100%8
Gladfield (Vic.)32All64% / 100%7
Brenanah29All0% / 100%5
Wychitella29All0% / 100%1
Fiery Flat28All7% / 100%3
Fentons Creek27All0% / 100%5
Skinners Flat27All2% / 100%1
Mysia26All15% / 100%8
Loddon Vale24All84% / 100%7
Gowar East2341%7% / 100%5
Sylvaterre22All8% / 100%7
Glenalbyn21All0% / 100%3
Lake Marmal21All70% / 100%8
Burkes Flat20All0% / 100%5
Leaghur20All74% / 100%8
Mologa20All35% / 100%4
Terrappee20All15% / 100%8
Wedderburn Junction20All0% / 100%3
Arnold West19All2% / 100%2
Nine Mile (Vic.)1967%0% / 100%6
Derby (Vic.)18All0% / 100%9
Wychitella North18All0% / 100%8
Yarraberb17All6% / 100%9
Catumnal14All20% / 100%8
Glenloth East1447%13% / 100%7
Painswick14All<1% / 100%1
Eastville13All<1% / 100%6
Gredgwin1372%0% / 100%9
Minmindie13All32% / 100%8
Woolshed Flat (Vic.)13All0% / 100%1
Kinypanial12All22% / 100%3
Meering West1240%0% / 100%9
Woosang12All48% / 100%1
Cochranes Creek9All0% / 100%5
Kamarooka North9All91% / 100%7
Richmond Plains967%0% / 100%6
Terrick Terrick8All42% / 100%4
Auchmore5All19% / 100%6
Barraport West5All14% / 100%8
Kurraca5All0% / 100%5
Canary Island4All100% / 100%7
JungaburraAll75% / 100%
Kurraca WestAll0% / 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

26%

Over 96 of 96 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

100%

Over 96 of 96 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 96 of 96 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
$308k
Median of suburb medians
$343k
Highest suburb median
$405k

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)98%
  • Bendigo · Lisa CHESTERS (ALP)2%

State districts

  • Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)56%
  • Murray Plains · Hon Peter Walsh (NAT)32%
  • Bendigo East · Hon Jacinta Allan (ALP)9%
  • Bendigo West · Maree Edwards (ALP)2%
  • Mildura · Jade Benham (NAT)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.