Surf Coast
40,265 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,553 km², 29 suburbs. Council website: surfcoast.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
40,265
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.1% in a year
Density
26/km²
1,553 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.3M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$147
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.7 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
10 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
29
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
- 42
- Median household income
- $2,088/week
- Median rent
- $461/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,145/month
- Households renting
- 18.1%
- Average household
- 2.6 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 10 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 10 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $2,314
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- -5.0%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 94%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
29 suburbs where Surf Coast holds most residents, plus 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay (Vic.) | 18,534 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | 5% / 77% | 10 |
| Mount Duneed | 6,182 | 7% | $710kDec 2025 | 4% / 84% | 9 |
| Jan Juc | 4,151 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | 1% / 80% | 10 |
| Anglesea | 3,208 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | 9% / 100% | 9 |
| Winchelsea | 2,456 | All | $633kDec 2025 | 13% / 95% | 4 |
| Bellbrae | 1,346 | All | <1% / 100% | 10 | |
| Lorne (Vic.) | 1,327 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | <1% / 100% | 8 |
| Aireys Inlet | 979 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | 1% / 100% | 9 |
| Connewarre | 953 | 23% | $1.9MDec 2025 | 45% / 64% | 10 |
| Moriac | 852 | All | 9% / 97% | 10 | |
| Freshwater Creek | 454 | All | 6% / 100% | 9 | |
| Gherang | 391 | All | 4% / 100% | 9 | |
| Fairhaven | 390 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | 20% / 100% | 10 |
| Deans Marsh | 368 | All | 4% / 100% | 9 | |
| Gnarwarre | 297 | All | 3% / 100% | 9 | |
| Modewarre | 277 | All | 17% / 95% | 9 | |
| Mount Moriac | 251 | All | 3% / 100% | 9 | |
| Barrabool | 247 | All | 7% / 100% | 10 | |
| Buckley | 228 | All | 11% / 95% | 9 | |
| Winchelsea South | 171 | All | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Paraparap | 167 | All | 7% / 100% | 10 | |
| Bells Beach | 151 | All | 0% / 100% | 10 | |
| Wurdiboluc | 147 | All | 8% / 83% | 9 | |
| Moggs Creek | 120 | All | 0% / 98% | 10 | |
| Bambra | 115 | All | <1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Pennyroyal | 110 | All | 2% / 100% | 9 | |
| Wensleydale | 95 | All | 1% / 100% | 9 | |
| Ombersley | 93 | 16% | 8% / 96% | 8 | |
| Eastern View | 47 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Big Hill (Surf Coast - Vic.) | 38 | All | 0% / 99% | 9 | |
| Boonah (Vic.) | 18 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Benwerrin | 9 | All | 0% / 100% | 9 |
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 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $633k
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.3M
- Highest suburb median
- $1.9M
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
- Corangamite · Libby COKER (ALP)66%
- Wannon · Dan TEHAN (LP)34%
State districts
- Polwarth · Richard Riordan (LIB)93%
- South Barwon · Darren Cheeseman (IND)7%
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.