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Moira

30,866 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,046 km², 53 suburbs. Council website: moira.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

30,866

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year

Density

7.6/km²

4,046 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$530k

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

Federal grants per resident

$476

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

11.2 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

53

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
48
Median household income
$1,192/week
Median rent
$250/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
20.7%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property
$1,908
2024-25
Operating result
+9.2%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
73%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

53 suburbs where Moira 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.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Yarrawonga (Vic.)8,661All$628kDec 202512% / 90%3
Cobram6,148All$440kDec 202567% / 48%1
Numurkah4,604All$410kDec 202516% / 98%2
Nathalia1,982All$389kDec 202521% / 99%3
Strathmerton1,072All$328kDec 202511% / 100%3
Katunga1,025All2% / 100%4
Invergordon (Vic.)601All3% / 100%6
Yarroweyah551All53% / 96%2
Bundalong512All$755kDec 20241% / 95%6
Katamatite453All20% / 100%3
Tungamah449All9% / 100%1
Waaia420All7% / 100%3
Wunghnu326All26% / 100%2
Koonoomoo305All21% / 97%3
Burramine241All15% / 100%7
Cobram East232All31% / 77%8
Barmah229All20% / 100%2
Yalca222All12% / 100%7
Picola206All15% / 100%4
Wilby192All<1% / 100%3
Peechelba17715%2% / 100%7
Muckatah170All18% / 93%5
Bearii167All19% / 100%1
Mundoona138All8% / 95%3
Kotupna132All57% / 100%4
St James (Vic.)123All7% / 100%4
Naring122All16% / 100%5
Boosey108All21% / 100%7
Yabba North104All27% / 100%3
Marungi9874%9% / 100%3
Kaarimba93All37% / 97%7
Yielima93All22% / 100%7
Bathumi76All0% / 70%9
Lake Rowan70All2% / 100%4
Youanmite56All16% / 100%3
Waggarandall52All10% / 100%3
Yundool52All8% / 100%3
Boweya North42All0% / 100%3
Bundalong South42All2% / 100%9
Drumanure41All11% / 100%3
Youarang34All19% / 100%4
Yabba South32All32% / 100%3
Almonds31All0% / 100%3
Katamatite East30All12% / 100%7
Lower Moira30All21% / 100%4
Pelluebla29All0% / 100%4
Burramine South24All11% / 100%7
Telford21All5% / 100%3
Mywee20All2% / 100%4
Esmond17All1% / 100%9
Ulupna17All4% / 99%4
Yarrawonga South15All14% / 100%3
Boomahnoomoonah14All0% / 100%3
Picola West14All59% / 100%4

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

25%

Over 54 of 54 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

86%

Over 54 of 54 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

5%

Over 54 of 54 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 6 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$328k
Median of suburb medians
$425k
Highest suburb median
$755k

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)100%

State districts

  • Ovens Valley · Tim McCurdy (NAT)64%
  • Shepparton · Kim O'Keeffe (NAT)36%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

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.