Macedon Ranges
54,464 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,748 km², 42 suburbs. Council website: mrsc.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
54,464
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.6% in a year
Density
31/km²
1,748 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$820k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$190
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
5.9 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
9 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
42
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
- 43
- Median household income
- $2,059/week
- Median rent
- $390/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,000/month
- Households renting
- 13.5%
- Average household
- 2.7 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 9 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 10 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $2,065
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- +2.8%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 109%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
42 suburbs where Macedon Ranges holds most residents, plus 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisborne | 10,142 | All | $975kDec 2025 | 3% / 92% | 9 |
| Kyneton | 7,513 | All | $799kDec 2025 | 4% / 95% | 7 |
| Woodend (Vic.) | 6,732 | All | $963kDec 2025 | 1% / 98% | 9 |
| Romsey | 5,797 | All | $791kDec 2025 | <1% / 94% | 7 |
| Riddells Creek | 4,390 | All | $815kDec 2025 | 0% / 98% | 9 |
| Lancefield | 2,743 | All | $725kDec 2025 | <1% / 99% | 6 |
| New Gisborne | 2,509 | All | $865kDec 2025 | 0% / 95% | 9 |
| Macedon | 2,073 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | 0% / 100% | 10 |
| Mount Macedon | 1,450 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | 0% / 100% | 10 |
| Malmsbury | 905 | 98% | $791kDec 2025 | 14% / 96% | 7 |
| Gisborne South | 854 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Bullengarook | 714 | All | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Tylden | 645 | 96% | 9% / 99% | 8 | |
| Newham | 533 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Darraweit Guim | 402 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Carlsruhe | 382 | All | 11% / 100% | 9 | |
| Woodend North | 315 | All | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Clarkefield | 303 | 97% | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Goldie | 253 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Lauriston | 247 | All | 10% / 99% | 9 | |
| Ashbourne (Vic.) | 242 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Monegeetta | 207 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Spring Hill (Vic.) | 200 | 52% | 3% / 99% | 9 | |
| Springfield (Macedon Ranges - Vic.) | 193 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Pipers Creek | 189 | All | 2% / 100% | 9 | |
| Bolinda | 185 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Trentham East | 181 | 61% | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Hesket | 178 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Benloch | 138 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Fern Hill | 125 | 46% | <1% / 100% | 10 | |
| Kyneton South | 116 | All | 12% / 100% | 10 | |
| Chintin | 111 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Cobaw | 104 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Edgecombe | 103 | All | 4% / 100% | 8 | |
| Baynton (Vic.) | 95 | All | <1% / 100% | 10 | |
| Kerrie | 83 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Pastoria | 75 | All | <1% / 100% | 10 | |
| Rochford | 71 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Cherokee | 68 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Greenhill (Vic.) | 60 | 95% | 5% / 100% | 8 | |
| Pastoria East | 51 | All | 2% / 100% | 10 | |
| Sidonia | 28 | All | 4% / 100% | 10 | |
| Cadello | 25 | All | 4% / 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 10 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $725k
- Median of suburb medians
- $840k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.4M
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
- McEwen · Rob MITCHELL (ALP)79%
- Bendigo · Lisa CHESTERS (ALP)21%
- Ballarat · Catherine KING (ALP)1%
State districts
- Macedon · Mary-Anne Thomas (ALP)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.