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 July 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

17.4 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 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, 2021-07–2026-07

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: 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 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 14 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 14 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.

Listings cut: 14; of 124 tracked
Share cut: 11.3%
Typical cut: 3.2%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Wallan (14). 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 2026-09-24.