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Mount Alexander

20,939 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,530 km², 46 suburbs. Council website: mountalexander.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

20,939

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.1% in a year

Density

14/km²

1,530 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$732k

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

Federal grants per resident

$332

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.8 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

46

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
51
Median household income
$1,252/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,432/month
Households renting
15.0%
Average household
2.2 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
$1,885
2024-25
Operating result
-3.3%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
75%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

46 suburbs where Mount Alexander holds most residents, plus 5 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
Castlemaine7,506All$745kDec 20257% / 92%5
Campbells Creek2,071All$683kDec 20254% / 100%5
Maldon (Vic.)1,665All$730kDec 20250% / 100%4
Harcourt1,038All$668kDec 20250% / 100%5
Newstead (Vic.)820All$535kDec 20250% / 100%4
McKenzie Hill775All$744kDec 20250% / 100%7
Chewton763All$753kDec 20251% / 100%6
Elphinstone (Vic.)633All0% / 100%6
Taradale (Vic.)524All0% / 100%6
Barkers Creek487All0% / 100%8
Muckleford426All5% / 100%7
Guildford (Vic.)33090%<1% / 100%4
Redesdale29935%0% / 100%7
Harcourt North29145%0% / 99%10
Yapeen272All<1% / 100%7
Walmer (Vic.)262All5% / 100%5
Fryerstown232All0% / 100%7
Welshmans Reef210All<1% / 100%4
Faraday194All0% / 100%7
Metcalfe190All0% / 100%8
Baringhup185All6% / 100%6
Sutton Grange160All0% / 100%6
Eddington11321%22% / 100%2
Golden Point (Mount Alexander - Vic.)102All<1% / 100%8
Strangways10180%3% / 100%7
Sandon (Vic.)89All0% / 100%6
Barfold82All0% / 100%8
Moonlight Flat (Mount Alexander - Vic.)81All4% / 100%8
Ravenswood South76All0% / 100%10
Green Gully (Vic.)71All0% / 100%7
Myrtle Creek (Vic.)6820%0% / 100%7
Nuggetty64All0% / 100%5
Tarrengower56All<1% / 100%6
Vaughan55All0% / 100%7
Langley52All0% / 100%8
Campbelltown (Vic.)5145%3% / 100%6
Chewton Bushlands50All0% / 100%8
Gower45All0% / 100%4
Moolort4415%5% / 100%3
Yandoit Hills44All0% / 100%6
Werona4379%0% / 100%7
Muckleford South33All0% / 100%7
Strathlea3390%3% / 100%6
Tarilta2656%0% / 100%6
Metcalfe East25All0% / 100%8
Neereman23All9% / 100%6
Joyces Creek20All9% / 100%7
Glenluce17All0% / 100%7
Irishtown (Vic.)16All0% / 100%7
Bradford12All0% / 100%5
Baringhup West11All11% / 100%6

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

3%

Over 51 of 51 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

97%

Over 51 of 51 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 51 of 51 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 7 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$535k
Median of suburb medians
$730k
Highest suburb median
$753k

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

  • Bendigo · Lisa CHESTERS (ALP)98%
  • Ballarat · Catherine KING (ALP)2%
  • Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)1%

State districts

  • Bendigo West · Maree Edwards (ALP)87%
  • Macedon · Mary-Anne Thomas (ALP)12%
  • Bendigo East · Hon Jacinta Allan (ALP)1%
  • 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.