Towong

6,158 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 6,675 km², 37 suburbs. Council website: towong.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

6,158

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

Density

0.9/km²

6,675 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$415k

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

Federal grants per resident

$1,065

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.8 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

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: 52
Median household income: $1,282/week
Median rent: $210/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,200/month
Households renting: 14.5%
Average household: 2.2 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: $1,875; 2024-25
Operating result: -3.4%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 154%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

37 suburbs where Towong holds most residents, plus 1 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
Corryong	1,352	All	$381kDec 2025	30% / 98%	2
Tallangatta	1,175	All	$505kDec 2025	18% / 92%	2
Bethanga	485	All		22% / 79%	8
Bellbridge	393	All		54% / 34%	6
Cudgewa	254	All		6% / 100%	6
Talgarno	245	All		19% / 86%	9
Eskdale (Vic.)	238	All		2% / 100%	5
Huon	206	14%		36% / 69%	8
Tallangatta Valley	194	All		0% / 100%	8
Walwa	191	All		7% / 100%	6
Mitta Mitta	171	All		<1% / 100%	4
Towong	143	All		36% / 100%	6
Tallangatta South	142	All		10% / 100%	7
Dartmouth	130	All		5% / 100%	4
Tallandoon	92	All		13% / 100%	5
Granya	88	All		6% / 98%	6
Nariel Valley	87	All		2% / 100%	7
Georges Creek (Vic.)	75	All		4% / 100%	9
Thowgla Valley	70	All		6% / 100%	7
Tintaldra	66	All		26% / 100%	6
Bullioh	63	All		3% / 100%	6
Biggara	61	All		3% / 100%	7
Colac Colac	61	All		26% / 100%	6
Jarvis Creek	46	All		7% / 95%	8
Old Tallangatta	45	All		74% / 100%	8
Mount Alfred	39	All		10% / 100%	6
Tallangatta East	39	All		12% / 100%	8
Towong Upper	37	All		14% / 100%	7
Berringama	35	All		0% / 100%	6
Pine Mountain (Vic.)	32	All		9% / 100%	6
Koetong	26	All		0% / 100%	6
Lucyvale	25	All		0% / 100%	6
Burrowye	24	All		4% / 100%	6
Thologolong	22	All		<1% / 100%	6
Guys Forest	20	All		0% / 100%	6
Tom Groggin	7	All		0% / 100%	7
Shelley (Vic.)	5	All		0% / 100%	6
Bungil (Vic.)		All		4% / 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

20%

Over 38 of 38 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

91%

Over 38 of 38 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

10%

Over 38 of 38 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: $381k
Median of suburb medians: $443k
Highest suburb median: $505k

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

Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)100%

State districts

Benambra · Bill Tilley (LIB)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

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.