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Pyrenees

7,957 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,435 km², 49 suburbs. Council website: pyrenees.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

7,957

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.4% in a year

Density

2.3/km²

3,435 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$398k

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

Federal grants per resident

$926

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.5 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

49

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
$1,101/week
Median rent
$210/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,083/month
Households renting
11.7%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 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
$1,584
2024-25
Operating result
+12.6%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
95%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

49 suburbs where Pyrenees 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
Beaufort (Vic.)1,712All$407kDec 20251% / 100%2
Avoca (Vic.)1,356All$410kDec 20250% / 100%2
Snake Valley820All0% / 100%2
Linton6357%<1% / 100%2
Skipton60910%<1% / 100%2
Langi Kal Kal336All0% / 100%6
Waubra30880%0% / 100%3
Lexton284All0% / 100%3
Burrumbeet24912%<1% / 100%3
Amphitheatre223All0% / 100%3
Raglan (Vic.)223All0% / 100%3
Landsborough (Vic.)200All0% / 100%2
Elmhurst18514%0% / 100%4
Moonambel185All0% / 100%3
Carngham171All0% / 100%4
Streatham15816%0% / 100%8
Evansford14797%3% / 100%3
Trawalla140All0% / 100%6
Waterloo (Vic.)122All0% / 100%3
Redbank (Vic.)10280%0% / 100%3
Hillcrest (Vic.)99All0% / 100%4
Navarre9914%18% / 100%3
Ercildoune9078%0% / 100%6
Natte Yallock8964%17% / 100%3
Lillicur856%2% / 100%1
Crowlands7278%5% / 100%4
Bung Bong6322%11% / 100%1
Chepstowe60All0% / 100%3
Barkly (Vic.)49All0% / 100%2
Lamplough49All0% / 100%3
Stockyard Hill49All0% / 100%9
Brewster47All0% / 100%6
Burnbank47All0% / 100%3
Stoneleigh (Vic.)45All0% / 100%9
Mount Lonarch44All0% / 100%3
Carranballac43All0% / 100%9
Main Lead42All0% / 100%3
Mena Park32All0% / 100%3
Homebush (Vic.)31All0% / 100%3
Rathscar West31All0% / 100%3
Glenbrae30All0% / 100%3
Glenlogie2976%0% / 100%3
Mount Emu28All0% / 100%3
Cross Roads (Vic.)27All0% / 100%9
Lake Goldsmith22All0% / 100%3
Middle Creek2252%0% / 100%3
Percydale22All0% / 100%4
Nowhere Creek20All0% / 100%4
Rathscar19All<1% / 100%3
Warrenmang16All0% / 100%4
Tanwood15All0% / 100%3
Nerring14All0% / 100%6
Chute13All0% / 100%3
Glenpatrick13All0% / 100%4
Pittong1227%2% / 100%2
Glenlofty11All0% / 100%4
Frenchmans7All0% / 100%2
Lake Wongan3All0% / 100%8

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

<1%

Over 58 of 58 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

100%

Over 58 of 58 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 58 of 58 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 2 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$407k
Median of suburb medians
$408k
Highest suburb median
$410k

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

  • Wannon · Dan TEHAN (LP)66%
  • Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)33%
  • Ballarat · Catherine KING (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Ripon · Martha Haylett (ALP)100%
  • Lowan · Emma Kealy (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.