Mansfield
10,979 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,844 km², 31 suburbs. Council website: mansfield.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
10,979
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.9% in a year
Density
2.9/km²
3,844 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$663k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$393
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.6 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
31
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
- 49
- Median household income
- $1,325/week
- Median rent
- $320/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,500/month
- Households renting
- 15.8%
- Average household
- 2.3 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
- $1,697
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- +10.6%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 240%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
31 suburbs where Mansfield holds most residents, plus 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield (Vic.) | 5,541 | All | $765kDec 2025 | 8% / 98% | 5 |
| Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic.) | 721 | All | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Bonnie Doon (Vic.) | 666 | All | $640kDec 2024 | 16% / 93% | 4 |
| Tolmie | 547 | 93% | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Jamieson (Vic.) | 382 | All | $550kDec 2025 | 5% / 100% | 3 |
| Goughs Bay | 328 | All | $645kDec 2025 | 7% / 100% | 4 |
| Barwite | 269 | All | 3% / 100% | 6 | |
| Maindample | 239 | All | 4% / 100% | 7 | |
| Merton | 216 | 96% | 2% / 100% | 5 | |
| Boorolite | 166 | All | 2% / 100% | 7 | |
| Howqua | 158 | All | 3% / 100% | 7 | |
| Barjarg | 141 | All | 9% / 98% | 10 | |
| Macs Cove | 121 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Bridge Creek | 117 | All | <1% / 100% | 10 | |
| Ancona | 99 | All | 4% / 100% | 5 | |
| Sawmill Settlement | 86 | All | <1% / 100% | 8 | |
| Howes Creek | 67 | All | 35% / 92% | 4 | |
| Piries | 66 | All | 12% / 100% | 7 | |
| Howqua Inlet | 63 | All | 4% / 100% | 7 | |
| Woodfield | 62 | All | 1% / 100% | 5 | |
| Mountain Bay | 54 | All | 2% / 100% | 4 | |
| Kevington | 36 | All | <1% / 100% | 3 | |
| Woods Point (Vic.) | 33 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Delatite | 13 | All | 10% / 100% | 7 | |
| Matlock | 7 | 67% | 0% / 100% | 2 | |
| Howqua Hills | 5 | All | <1% / 100% | ||
| Enochs Point | 3 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Gaffneys Creek | 3 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Lake Eildon | 3 | All | 32% / 97% | 4 | |
| Howitt Plains | 9% | 0% / 100% | |||
| Knockwood | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Mirimbah | All | <1% / 100% | |||
| Reynard | 16% | 0% / 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.
Suburb prices
Across the 4 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $550k
- Median of suburb medians
- $643k
- Highest suburb median
- $765k
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%
- Gippsland · Darren CHESTER (NP)1%
State districts
- Eildon · Cindy McLeish (LIB)95%
- Ovens Valley · Tim McCurdy (NAT)5%
- Gippsland East · Tim Bull (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.