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Victoria council

Southern Grampians

16,483 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 6,654 km², 57 suburbs. Council website: sthgrampians.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

16,483

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.2% in a year

Density

2.5/km²

6,654 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$345k

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

Federal grants per resident

$610

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.3 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

57

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
47
Median household income
$1,261/week
Median rent
$220/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,083/month
Households renting
19.8%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 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
$1,892
2024-25
Operating result
-1.0%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
131%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

57 suburbs where Southern Grampians 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.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Hamilton (Vic.)10,346All$415kDec 20252% / 96%3
Coleraine1,062All$250kDec 20254% / 100%2
Dunkeld (Vic.)68899%$450kDec 2025<1% / 100%6
Penshurst (Vic.)67798%$283kDec 20240% / 100%2
Cavendish366All0% / 100%6
Tarrington328All0% / 100%9
Branxholme30487%1% / 100%6
Balmoral (Vic.)281All1% / 100%3
Glenthompson25695%0% / 100%4
Harrow18413%<1% / 100%6
Byaduk North134All0% / 100%9
Byaduk12962%0% / 100%9
Yulecart128All0% / 100%7
Wannon124All<1% / 100%7
Moutajup108All0% / 100%9
Bulart104All0% / 100%10
Wando Vale968%4% / 100%8
Bochara84All0% / 100%7
Strathkellar84All0% / 100%9
Mooralla79All0% / 100%10
Nareen79All0% / 100%10
Hensley Park75All0% / 100%9
Croxton East70All0% / 100%9
Carapook6778%0% / 100%6
Victoria Valley (Vic.)65All0% / 100%8
Melville Forest63All0% / 100%10
Gritjurk61All0% / 100%10
Konongwootong60All0% / 100%9
Warrayure50All0% / 100%9
Nareeb4855%0% / 100%6
Vasey45All0% / 100%10
Gringegalgona44All0% / 100%9
Brit Brit42All0% / 100%9
Gazette42All0% / 100%9
Coojar38All0% / 100%10
Tabor38All0% / 100%9
Gatum35All0% / 100%10
Yatchaw35All0% / 100%9
Woodhouse34All0% / 100%9
Wootong Vale32All0% / 100%9
Culla31All0% / 100%10
Mirranatwa31All0% / 100%8
Tahara3063%4% / 100%9
Hilgay29All15% / 100%6
Karabeal29All0% / 100%9
Morgiana29All2% / 100%7
Muntham2981%1% / 100%6
Pigeon Ponds29All0% / 100%10
Rocklands25All0% / 100%10
Tarrayoukyan25All0% / 100%10
Tarrenlea25All5% / 100%6
Englefield23All0% / 100%9
Glenisla23All0% / 100%10
Buckley Swamp21All0% / 100%9
Mount Napier16All0% / 100%9
Victoria Point (Vic.)16All0% / 100%8
Clover Flat15All34% / 100%6
Cherrypool3All0% / 100%10
GrampiansAll0% / 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.

Flood planning land

1%

Over 59 of 59 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

98%

Over 59 of 59 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 59 of 59 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 4 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$250k
Median of suburb medians
$349k
Highest suburb median
$450k

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)100%
  • Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)1%

State districts

  • Lowan · Emma Kealy (NAT)100%

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.