Mitchell

58,459 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,862 km², 33 suburbs. Council website: mitchellshire.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to Aug 2026.

Population

58,459

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +4.2% in a year

Density

20/km²

2,862 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$610k

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

Federal grants per resident

$205

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

18.4 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

7 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, 2021-07–2026-08

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: 36
Median household income: $1,719/week
Median rent: $328/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,733/month
Households renting: 20.7%
Average household: 2.7 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 7 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 7 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property: $1,947; 2024-25
Operating result: -0.6%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 73%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

33 suburbs where Mitchell holds most residents, plus 4 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
Wallan	15,004	All	$630kDec 2025	8% / 87%	5
Kilmore	9,207	All	$615kDec 2025	0% / 88%	4
Seymour (Vic.)	6,569	All	$440kDec 2025	11% / 95%	1
Beveridge	4,642	91%	$650kDec 2025	<1% / 98%	7
Broadford	4,592	All	$591kDec 2025	3% / 97%	3
Wandong	1,477	All		0% / 99%	6
Puckapunyal	1,108	All		0% / 100%	9
Heathcote Junction	811	All		0% / 100%	7
Pyalong	772	All		0% / 100%	4
Tallarook	748	All		4% / 100%	7
Kilmore East	450	All		0% / 100%	8
Upper Plenty	415	All		0% / 100%	7
Sunday Creek	368	All		11% / 100%	6
Clonbinane	347	All		<1% / 100%	7
Whiteheads Creek	347	All		3% / 100%	7
Hilldene	330	All		6% / 100%	5
Tooborac	319	All		0% / 100%	5
Sugarloaf Creek	255	All		5% / 100%	7
Willowmavin	241	All		0% / 100%	9
Waterford Park	217	All		8% / 100%	1
Mia Mia (Vic.)	213	20%		0% / 100%	3
Glenaroua	208	All		0% / 100%	7
Northwood (Vic.)	203	All		24% / 100%	5
Moranding	193	All		0% / 100%	9
Mangalore (Vic.)	183	7%		11% / 100%	7
Forbes (Vic.)	158	All		0% / 100%	7
Reedy Creek (Vic.)	157	All		0% / 100%	3
Highlands	151	21%		4% / 100%	8
High Camp	122	All		0% / 100%	9
Bylands	117	97%		0% / 100%	8
Nulla Vale	96	All		0% / 100%	7
Trawool	90	All		17% / 100%	9
Tyaak	85	All		0% / 100%	3
Glenhope	66	All		0% / 100%	5
Tarcombe	32	45%		<1% / 100%	8
Heathcote South	22	All		0% / 100%	5
Glenhope East	17	All		0% / 100%	5

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 37 of 37 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

93%

Over 37 of 37 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 37 of 37 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 5 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $440k
Median of suburb medians: $615k
Highest suburb median: $650k

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

Nicholls · Sam BIRRELL (NP)52%
McEwen · Rob MITCHELL (ALP)46%
Bendigo · Lisa CHESTERS (ALP)3%
Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)1%

State districts

Euroa · Annabelle Cleeland (NAT)55%
Kalkallo · Ros Spence (ALP)39%
Yan Yean · Lauren Kathage (ALP)6%
Eildon · Cindy McLeish (LIB)1%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 1 suburb of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 8 Nov 2026; newest crawl observation 2 Nov 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 2 Nov 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.

Listings cut: 28; of 206 tracked
Share cut: 13.6%
Typical cut: 3.1%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Wallan (28). All price drops →

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. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-11-05.