Murrindindi

15,648 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,880 km², 40 suburbs. Council website: murrindindi.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

15,648

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year

Density

4.0/km²

3,880 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$565k

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

Federal grants per resident

$411

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.0 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: 50
Median household income: $1,287/week
Median rent: $270/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,517/month
Households renting: 13.5%
Average household: 2.3 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: $1,973; 2024-25
Operating result: -0.5%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 85%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

40 suburbs where Murrindindi 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.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Alexandra (Vic.)	2,801	All	$523kDec 2025	13% / 96%	3
Yea	1,789	All	$640kDec 2025	5% / 99%	3
Kinglake	1,662	All	$728kDec 2025	0% / 100%	5
Kinglake West	1,305	92%		0% / 100%	7
Eildon	944	All	$333kDec 2025	3% / 100%	2
Flowerdale (Vic.)	790	All	$505kDec 2025	2% / 100%	3
Buxton (Vic.)	591	All		9% / 100%	5
Marysville	501	All	$640kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	4
Glenburn	443	All		2% / 100%	5
Kinglake Central	413	All		0% / 100%	6
Taggerty	405	All		5% / 100%	5
Toolangi	366	85%		0% / 100%	7
Pheasant Creek (Vic.)	360	All		0% / 100%	7
Thornton (Vic.)	311	All		32% / 99%	3
Castella	257	All		0% / 100%	9
Strath Creek	231	All		6% / 100%	7
Narbethong	201	All		2% / 100%	7
Yarck	194	All		2% / 100%	6
Ruffy	164	6%		0% / 100%	9
Killingworth (Vic.)	156	All		29% / 100%	7
Highlands	151	79%		4% / 100%	8
Acheron	146	All		19% / 100%	7
Whanregarwen	130	All		33% / 100%	7
Limestone (Vic.)	121	All		0% / 100%	8
Murrindindi	114	All		2% / 100%	8
Gobur	102	All		0% / 100%	6
Molesworth (Vic.)	91	All		15% / 100%	8
Kerrisdale	86	All		14% / 100%	7
Fawcett	82	All		1% / 100%	6
Taylor Bay	76	All		19% / 100%	5
Maintongoon	75	All		0% / 100%	6
Terip Terip	72	All		0% / 100%	6
Homewood	70	All		11% / 100%	7
Koriella	66	All		8% / 100%	6
Ghin Ghin	64	All		16% / 100%	8
Caveat	59	All		0% / 100%	8
Kanumbra	53	All		0% / 100%	6
Rubicon	44	All		<1% / 100%	3
Cathkin	27	All		22% / 100%	6
Dropmore	19	All		0% / 100%	8
Devils River	14	All		7% / 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

Over 41 of 41 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

99%

Over 41 of 41 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 41 of 41 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: $333k
Median of suburb medians: $581k
Highest suburb median: $728k

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

Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)100%

State districts

Eildon · Cindy McLeish (LIB)100%
Euroa · Annabelle Cleeland (NAT)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.