South Gippsland
31,109 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,296 km², 77 suburbs. Council website: southgippsland.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
31,109
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year
Density
9.4/km²
3,296 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$573k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$423
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
5.2 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
77
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
- $1,266/week
- Median rent
- $260/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,408/month
- Households renting
- 15.2%
- 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
- $2,282
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- +5.8%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 241%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
77 suburbs where South Gippsland holds most residents, plus 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leongatha | 5,869 | All | $565kDec 2025 | 16% / 88% | 3 |
| Korumburra | 4,749 | All | $565kDec 2025 | <1% / 96% | 2 |
| Mirboo North | 2,263 | All | $493kDec 2025 | <1% / 100% | 4 |
| Foster | 2,044 | All | $490kDec 2025 | 7% / 98% | 3 |
| Nyora (Vic.) | 1,644 | 96% | 5% / 100% | 5 | |
| Venus Bay (Vic.) | 904 | All | $505kDec 2025 | 38% / 91% | 3 |
| Fish Creek | 858 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Meeniyan | 840 | All | 12% / 100% | 6 | |
| Poowong | 717 | All | 2% / 100% | 6 | |
| Toora (Vic.) | 713 | All | $395kDec 2024 | 14% / 99% | 2 |
| Loch | 707 | 74% | 3% / 100% | 7 | |
| Leongatha South | 616 | All | 2% / 100% | 7 | |
| Tarwin Lower | 462 | All | 19% / 93% | 7 | |
| Dumbalk | 455 | All | 2% / 100% | 3 | |
| Koonwarra | 366 | All | 5% / 100% | 7 | |
| Welshpool (Vic.) | 361 | All | 10% / 100% | 2 | |
| Mirboo | 334 | 82% | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Sandy Point (Vic.) | 312 | All | $785kDec 2025 | 45% / 69% | 7 |
| Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) | 310 | All | 3% / 100% | 7 | |
| Bena | 303 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Buffalo | 284 | All | 9% / 100% | 9 | |
| Yanakie | 283 | All | 20% / 100% | 7 | |
| Outtrim | 270 | 90% | 15% / 100% | 7 | |
| Mardan | 248 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Nerrena | 238 | All | 5% / 100% | 9 | |
| Port Welshpool | 220 | All | 83% / 97% | 2 | |
| Kongwak | 207 | 83% | 18% / 100% | 7 | |
| Poowong North | 202 | 91% | 11% / 100% | 9 | |
| Ruby | 187 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Berrys Creek | 174 | All | 10% / 100% | 9 | |
| Port Franklin | 174 | All | 56% / 99% | 3 | |
| Kardella | 169 | All | 1% / 100% | 8 | |
| Hallston | 157 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Foster North | 152 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Jumbunna | 150 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Baromi | 149 | All | 0% / 100% | 3 | |
| Leongatha North | 141 | All | 14% / 100% | 9 | |
| Mount Eccles | 139 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Kardella South | 135 | All | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Binginwarri | 134 | 18% | 0% / 100% | 4 | |
| Walkerville (Vic.) | 130 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Pound Creek | 126 | 72% | 16% / 100% | 7 | |
| Jeetho | 124 | All | 1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Koorooman | 115 | All | 11% / 100% | 9 | |
| Korumburra South | 114 | All | 3% / 100% | 7 | |
| Hedley | 108 | 78% | 8% / 100% | 2 | |
| Strzelecki (Vic.) | 107 | 85% | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Toora North | 107 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Allambee Reserve | 96 | 19% | 0% / 100% | 7 | |
| Arawata | 92 | All | 0% / 100% | 8 | |
| Middle Tarwin | 91 | All | 22% / 100% | 9 | |
| Wooreen | 91 | All | 15% / 100% | 9 | |
| Dumbalk North | 90 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Poowong East | 88 | 70% | 11% / 100% | 7 | |
| Trida | 87 | 87% | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Ranceby | 83 | All | <1% / 100% | 7 | |
| Wild Dog Valley (Vic.) | 78 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Agnes | 61 | All | 24% / 99% | 6 | |
| Allambee South | 61 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Dollar | 61 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Tarwin | 59 | All | 4% / 100% | 8 | |
| Hazel Park | 55 | All | 6% / 100% | 6 | |
| Boorool | 54 | All | 6% / 100% | 9 | |
| Fairbank | 52 | All | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Waratah Bay | 48 | All | 13% / 100% | 9 | |
| Woorarra West | 48 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Darlimurla | 46 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Mount Best | 46 | All | <1% / 100% | 6 | |
| Wonga | 44 | All | <1% / 100% | 5 | |
| Woorarra East | 43 | All | 7% / 100% | 6 | |
| Bennison | 42 | All | 17% / 100% | 3 | |
| Delburn | 37 | 91% | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Turtons Creek | 33 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Whitelaw | 30 | All | 0% / 100% | 6 | |
| Wilsons Promontory | 16 | All | <1% / 98% | ||
| Walkerville South | 13 | All | 0% / 99% | 9 | |
| Boolarong | 5 | All | 0% / 100% | 5 | |
| Walkerville North | 5 | All | 0% / 97% | 9 | |
| Gunyah | 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 7 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $395k
- Median of suburb medians
- $505k
- Highest suburb median
- $785k
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
- Monash · Mary ALDRED (LP)100%
- Gippsland · Darren CHESTER (NP)1%
State districts
- Gippsland South · Danny O'Brien (NAT)100%
- Narracan · Wayne Farnham (LIB)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.