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Victoria council

Moorabool

40,472 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,111 km², 52 suburbs. Council website: moorabool.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

40,472

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.9% in a year

Density

19/km²

2,111 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$630k

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

Federal grants per resident

$227

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

8.4 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

52

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
39
Median household income
$1,785/week
Median rent
$330/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,733/month
Households renting
17.2%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Council finances

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

Average rates per property
$1,979
2024-25
Operating result
+0.4%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
119%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

52 suburbs where Moorabool holds most residents, plus 9 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
Darley9,190All$650kDec 20256% / 71%5
Bacchus Marsh7,808All$625kDec 202532% / 35%4
Maddingley5,491All$634kDec 202512% / 87%6
Ballan3,392All$625kDec 20253% / 99%5
Gordon (Vic.)1,393All$810kDec 20250% / 100%7
Hopetoun Park914All13% / 100%8
Warrenheip72111%0% / 100%5
Mount Egerton706All0% / 100%7
Greendale (Vic.)623All1% / 100%7
Lal Lal621All0% / 100%4
Coimadai409All1% / 99%8
Durham Lead40819%2% / 100%7
Dales Creek403All0% / 100%6
Merrimu397All2% / 100%7
Blackwood (Vic.)387All$590kDec 2025<1% / 100%5
Myrniong387All1% / 100%8
Long Forest343All1% / 100%7
Yendon320All0% / 100%5
Bungaree (Vic.)302All0% / 100%6
Navigators276All0% / 100%9
Dunnstown259All0% / 100%5
Balliang25442%4% / 100%7
Scotsburn24439%0% / 100%7
Elaine232All0% / 100%5
Rowsley231All4% / 100%7
Wallace227All0% / 100%6
Balliang East199All3% / 100%4
Korweinguboora196All0% / 100%5
Parwan18887%2% / 100%5
Millbrook (Vic.)180All0% / 100%6
Beremboke165All1% / 100%6
Clarendon (Vic.)163All0% / 100%6
Pentland Hills158All3% / 98%8
Morrisons118All0% / 100%4
Mount Doran118All0% / 100%3
Mount Wallace117All<1% / 100%6
Springbank117All0% / 100%8
Grenville11318%3% / 100%6
Glen Park11048%<1% / 100%10
Mollongghip10529%0% / 100%8
Wattle Flat (Vic.)10437%0% / 100%8
Ingliston96All2% / 100%9
Pootilla79All0% / 100%6
Bullarook77All0% / 100%8
Clarkes Hill75All0% / 100%8
Glenmore (Vic.)75All2% / 100%6
Korobeit75All1% / 100%9
Leigh Creek (Vic.)65All0% / 100%6
Bunding61All1% / 100%7
Bolwarrah48All0% / 100%7
Bullarto South4841%0% / 100%9
Blakeville43All<1% / 100%9
Spargo Creek42All0% / 100%7
Barkstead41All0% / 100%7
Colbrook41All2% / 100%9
Barrys Reef39All<1% / 100%9
Cargerie38All<1% / 100%5
Claretown35All0% / 100%8
Bungal32All0% / 100%4
Fiskville18All<1% / 100%6
LerderdergAll<1% / 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.

Flood planning land

11%

Over 61 of 61 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

77%

Over 61 of 61 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 61 of 61 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 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$590k
Median of suburb medians
$629k
Highest suburb median
$810k

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

  • Hawke · Sam RAE (ALP)83%
  • Ballarat · Catherine KING (ALP)17%

State districts

  • Eureka · Michaela Settle (ALP)90%
  • Macedon · Mary-Anne Thomas (ALP)6%
  • Melton · Steve McGhie (ALP)4%
  • Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)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.