Strengths and weaknesses
Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)
Strengths
- Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
Weaknesses
- Employment is a relative weakness
What stands out
- Point Rd
VIC · Mansfield Council
Gaffneys Creek, 3723
Est. population · Jun 2025
3
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
66
Median income
$466/wk
Employment rate
16.7%
University qualified
0%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Rural living
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Suburb profile
Gaffneys Creek is a rural locality in Victoria, in Mansfield Council. Point Rd is part of the surrounding geography.
Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for rural localities. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 72% below the peer median.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability over employment.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Who it suits
- StudentsInsufficient data
Housing, growth and risk
How Gaffneys Creek compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent (Census)
$400/wk
2021 Census median weekly rent
Population (ERP)
3
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
68.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Crime rate
100th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
16th
percentile in VIC
Rented dwellings
0%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
3(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 16th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in VIC
- 16th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +2.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3
- Median age
- 66
- Median household income / week
- $466
- Dwelling vacancy
- 68%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 25
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
- $400
- Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
- 100% / 0% / 0%
- Employment rate
- 16.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Qualifications
0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.
- Year 12 or below100% · 46.8% VIC
How these groups are defined
| Measure | Definition |
|---|---|
| University qualified | Bachelor degree or higher |
| Diploma qualified | Advanced Diploma / Diploma |
| Trade / vocational | Certificate III + IV |
| Year 12 | Year 12 as highest attainment |
| Below Year 12 | Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below |
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
- Median taxable income (2023–24)
- $42,391
- Median salary / wages (2023–24)
- $45,998
- Residents with rental investments
- 14.0%
- Median super balance (2023–24)
- $79,304
- Residents with business income
- 16.0%
6th percentile in VIC · -28% vs Australia
5th percentile in VIC · -29% vs Australia
67th percentile in VIC · +1% vs Australia
49th percentile in VIC · +25% vs Australia
91st percentile in VIC · +54% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3723 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
- Taxpayers in this postcode
- 1,934
- Taxpayers reporting net rent
- 272
- Median net rent
- $1,394
- Taxpayers reporting business income
- 314
- Taxable income vs state median
- -21%
- Salary / wages vs state median
- -21%
- Rental investment vs state median
- +8%
- Super vs state median
- -1%
- Business income vs state median
- +46%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
- Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
- Language at home
- 8 English only · 0 other
- Non-English at home
- 0%
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Australian citizens
- 8
Religion
| Measure | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| Other / not stated | 100% | 100% |
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2026)
- 6
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,000
- State crime-rate percentile
- 99.5th (higher = more crime)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +501.6%
- Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
- 6
- Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
- 2,000
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage2
- B49 Other Theft1
- C31 Drug Use1
- D35 Improper Movement On Public Or Private Space2
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Data sources & freshness
- Victorian crash node locations — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · 2020–latest · Updated · CrashStats node coordinates from 2020 onward
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · 2024 · Updated
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
School list
School catchments
- Jamieson Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
- Mansfield Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
- Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- A1 Mine Settlement/Mansfield - Woods Point Rd
- Gaffneys Creek Community Centre/Mansfield - Woods Point Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
1 mapped amenities
1 campgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 3/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Camping & holiday parks(1)
- Gaffneys Creek ReserveCampground
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Green cover of suburb area
- 0%
- Woodland / forest cover
- 0%
- Parks & woodland features (OSM)
- 0
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
- Typical summer maximum
- 25°C
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Mansfield District Hospital (51.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- GP clinics in suburb
- 0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 197 mm · ~25 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 228 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 261 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 304 mm · ~38 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Seasonal closure of Jamieson-Licola Road Thursday 11 June 2026 to Thursday 29 October 2026 inclusive. Road closed between Mt Sunday Road, approximately 36km from Jamieson, to the Mansfield/Wellington Shire boundary. Further details: Mansfield Shire 03 5775 8555, council@mansfield.vic.gov.auJAMIESON-LICOLA ROAD, MT SUNDAY ROAD23 Aug 2024 – 30 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Flood / inundation overlay
- No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Indi
- Member of Parliament
- Helen HAINES (Independent)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 120,774
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.4 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 56.7%Labor 43.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 59.9 km away).
Coalition 61.5%Labor 38.5%
4.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- JamiesonLabor 33.9% · Coalition 66.1% TPP (2025)23.3 km away
- EildonLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)42.4 km away
- MarysvilleLabor 45.5% · Coalition 54.5% TPP (2025)46.5 km away
- ThorntonLabor 31.5% · Coalition 68.5% TPP (2025)49.0 km away
- MansfieldLabor 44.5% · Coalition 55.5% TPP (2025)50.2 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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