Northern Grampians
11,804 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 5,730 km², 73 suburbs. Council website: ngshire.vic.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
11,804
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year
Density
2.1/km²
5,730 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$310k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$873
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.2 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
73
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income
- $1,124/week
- Median rent
- $200/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $975/month
- Households renting
- 20.1%
- Average household
- 2.2 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
- $1,730
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- -20.1%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 69%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
73 suburbs where Northern Grampians holds most residents, plus 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stawell | 6,220 | All | $347kDec 2025 | 11% / 97% | 2 |
| St Arnaud | 2,318 | All | $290kDec 2025 | 0% / 99% | 2 |
| Halls Gap | 495 | All | $681kDec 2025 | 9% / 100% | 6 |
| Great Western | 425 | 94% | 5% / 100% | 5 | |
| Black Range (Vic.) | 274 | 91% | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Deep Lead | 210 | All | 7% / 100% | 5 | |
| Concongella | 146 | All | 12% / 100% | 5 | |
| Glenorchy (Vic.) | 131 | All | 37% / 100% | 5 | |
| Redbank (Vic.) | 102 | 20% | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| St Arnaud East | 100 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Marnoo | 99 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Navarre | 99 | 86% | 18% / 100% | 3 | |
| Natte Yallock | 89 | 30% | 17% / 100% | 3 | |
| Illawarra | 80 | All | 37% / 100% | 4 | |
| Stuart Mill | 78 | All | <1% / 100% | 4 | |
| Dadswells Bridge | 69 | 7% | 46% / 100% | 8 | |
| Carapooee | 60 | All | 6% / 100% | 4 | |
| Bellellen | 59 | All | 5% / 100% | 5 | |
| Logan | 59 | 19% | 9% / 100% | 5 | |
| Lake Lonsdale | 58 | All | 56% / 86% | 5 | |
| Greens Creek (Vic.) | 52 | All | 29% / 100% | 5 | |
| Landsborough West | 49 | All | 8% / 100% | 5 | |
| Fyans Creek | 47 | All | 34% / 100% | 5 | |
| Callawadda | 45 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Ledcourt | 43 | All | 28% / 100% | 5 | |
| St Arnaud North | 43 | All | 2% / 100% | 5 | |
| Cope Cope | 42 | 30% | 9% / 100% | 7 | |
| Paradise (Vic.) | 41 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Carapooee West | 40 | All | 1% / 100% | 4 | |
| Lubeck | 40 | 21% | 1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Emu | 37 | 91% | 8% / 100% | 3 | |
| Wal Wal | 37 | All | 1% / 100% | 5 | |
| Rich Avon West | 34 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Slaty Creek | 34 | All | 4% / 100% | 5 | |
| Moyreisk | 31 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Coonooer Bridge | 30 | 41% | 6% / 100% | 7 | |
| Kooreh | 29 | All | 14% / 100% | 4 | |
| Banyena | 27 | All | 2% / 100% | 8 | |
| Joel South | 26 | All | 17% / 100% | 5 | |
| Beazleys Bridge | 24 | All | 2% / 100% | 4 | |
| Archdale | 23 | 29% | 28% / 100% | 1 | |
| Gowar East | 23 | 59% | 7% / 100% | 5 | |
| Lake Fyans | 23 | All | 55% / 93% | 5 | |
| Moolerr | 23 | All | 10% / 100% | 5 | |
| Traynors Lagoon | 22 | All | 7% / 100% | 8 | |
| Campbells Bridge | 21 | All | 31% / 100% | 5 | |
| Bulgana | 19 | All | 5% / 100% | 5 | |
| Gooroc | 19 | All | 6% / 100% | 5 | |
| Gre Gre South | 19 | All | 6% / 100% | 8 | |
| Coonooer West | 18 | All | 11% / 100% | 5 | |
| Winjallok | 18 | All | <1% / 100% | 4 | |
| Germania | 17 | All | 5% / 100% | 5 | |
| Joel Joel | 17 | All | 27% / 100% | 5 | |
| Kanya | 17 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Swanwater West | 17 | All | 2% / 100% | 8 | |
| Sutherland (Vic.) | 16 | All | 4% / 100% | 5 | |
| Gre Gre North | 13 | All | 2% / 100% | 5 | |
| Riachella | 13 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Wallaloo East | 12 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Marnoo West | 11 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Wallaloo | 11 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Gre Gre | 10 | All | 6% / 100% | 4 | |
| Rostron | 10 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Swanwater | 10 | All | 6% / 100% | 5 | |
| Tulkara | 9 | All | 54% / 100% | 5 | |
| Avon Plains | 8 | All | 5% / 100% | 8 | |
| Mount Dryden | 8 | All | 7% / 100% | 5 | |
| Rich Avon East | 7 | All | 5% / 100% | 8 | |
| Roses Gap | 7 | All | 6% / 100% | 5 | |
| Marnoo East | 6 | All | 50% / 100% | 8 | |
| Mokepilly | 6 | All | 33% / 100% | 5 | |
| Tottington | 5 | All | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Bolangum | 4 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Shays Flat | 3 | All | 7% / 100% | 5 | |
| Bellfield (Northern Grampians - Vic.) | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Dalyenong | All | 2% / 100% | |||
| Grays Bridge | All | <1% / 100% | |||
| Morrl Morrl | All | 0% / 100% | |||
| Wattle Creek | All | 44% / 100% | |||
| York Plains (Vic.) | All | 62% / 100% | |||
| Zumsteins | All | 0% / 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.
Suburb prices
Across the 3 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $290k
- Median of suburb medians
- $347k
- Highest suburb median
- $681k
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
- Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)100%
State districts
- Lowan · Emma Kealy (NAT)70%
- Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)30%
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.