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VIC · Moorabool Council

Gordon, 3345

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,422

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.9%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,012/wk

Employment rate

62.6%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$850,000

Languages at home

5.3%non-English

Most common: Italian, Vietnamese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

43.6/100
Average

631st in VIC

Verified 89% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • Heritage area
What Gordon is known for: Green suburb, National parks, Excellent transport, Education hub, Heritage area

Suburb profile

In Moorabool Council, Gordon keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.

There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.

Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum, plus community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Gordon snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$850k

+34% change

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

1,422

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#57

among Country & regional · Emerging

Safety

28th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

62nd

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

65th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
43.6/100 — Average
National rank
3149th in Australia
State rank
631st in VIC
Peer rank
#57 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#209 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
89%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$850,000
Median price change
+33.9%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,422(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +4.9% over 5 years · 62th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+4.9%
Change in 1 year
+11
Change in 5 years
+67
Growth rank in VIC
62th 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 (~1,500), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,393
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,012
Dwelling vacancy
12.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
69 of 555
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
62.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
486 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs 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

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
46
Against the person
8
Against property
29
Rate per 1,000 residents
32.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 174 residents
State safety percentile
28th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-14.8%

Most common offence types

  • A231 Fv Common Assault3
  • B21 Criminal Damage4
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft5
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle6
  • B49 Other Theft9

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,040
Median ICSEA percentile
65th
School list
  • Gordon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 141 students · Top SEA quarter 18%View on My School →
  • St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1048 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 76 students · Top SEA quarter 16%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

8 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Gordon Cemetery/Old Melbourne Rd
  • Gordon Cemetery/Old Melbourne Rd
  • Main St/Russell St
  • Main St/Russell St
  • Millbrook-Egerton Rd/Gordon-Egerton Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 8 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
12/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.72
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Playground
Other(1)
  • Moorarbool West I105 Bushland ReserveNature Reserve

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Gordon Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Gordon Recreation ReservePark
  • Moorarbool West I105 Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
8
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Ballan District Health and Care (10.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
39
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

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
26° / 12°
Rainfall
128 mm · ~16 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
124 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
149 mm · ~19 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 8°
Rainfall
182 mm · ~23 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

67 planning-related records

2021· 22 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    82 MAIN STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Three (3) Lot Subdivision, Removal of Vegetation and Creation of Access to a road in a Transport Zone 2
    18 MAIN STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • Development of a Dwelling
    25 CARTONS ROAD GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of an Outbuilding Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    59 CALWAY LANE GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Alterations to an Existing Outbuilding and Development of an Additional Outbuilding Ancillary to a Shop
    90 MAIN STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Four (4) Lot Subdivision and Removal of Vegetation (5 trees)
    2 URQUHART STREET GORDON 3345NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Nine Lot Subdivision and Removal of Vegetation
    50-54 GLADSTONE STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Removal of One (1) Tree and Works within an Significant Landscape Overlay Schedule 2
    26 URQUHART STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    21 NIGHTINGALE STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a Machinery Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    35 Molesworth CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a Dwelling and Ancillary Outbuilding and Removal of Native Vegetation
    LOT 1 MOORABOOL WEST ROAD GORDON 3345Withdrawn
  • Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    54 Main StreetWithdrawn
  • Development and Use of a Dwelling
    7 CORBETTS ROAD GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    187 OLD WESTERN HIGHWAY GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Ancillary Shed
    15 RUSSELL STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision and Creation of an Access to a RDZ1
    6 OLD WESTERN HIGHWAY GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a Shed associated with existing Agriculture
    174 Moorabool West RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Removal of Native Vegetation (Trees)
    3 MAIN STREET GORDON 3345In progress

  • January 2021

  • Removal of Vegetation (33 Pine Trees, pinus radiata)
    49 Corbetts RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision and Removal of One (1) Tree
    16 Russell StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of Vegetation (Pine Plantation)
    Lot 1 Abbington Park RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of Vegetation (Pine Plantation)
    Lot 2 Abbington Park RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 18 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Development of a Dwelling and Ancillary Outbuilding and Removal of Native Vegetation
    Lot 1 Moorabool West RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Application to End Section 173 Agreement AE251056N
    11 WINTER STREET GORDON 3345No permit required
  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision (House Lot Excision)
    410 Moorabool West RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a Dwelling with a Floor Area of Greater than 300m2
    62 Urquhart StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Development of a Second Dwelling for Short Stay Accommodation, Use of Land for Agriculture and Works in an ESO1
    19 Faheys RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Four (4) Lot Subdivision
    16-22 TENNYSON STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Development of a Shed Ancillary to Use of the Land for Crop Raising
    87 Moorabool West RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of Two (2) Sheds Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    35 Evergreen WayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Development of an Outbuilding Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    53 Sexton CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of Vegetation (7 Trees) and Lopping of Vegetation (1 lower limb)
    52 Urquhart StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of Extensions to an existing dwelling (Replacement Dwelling); Development of a Shed Ancillary to a Dwelling; Removal of Vegetation; Development of a Dam
    354 Butter Factory RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a Dwelling and Use of an Existing Building as a Residential Building (Short-term Tourist Accommodation)
    278 MOORABOOL WEST ROAD GORDON 3345NOD issued by a delegate
  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision
    29 Russell StreetWithdrawn

  • September 2020

  • Development of Additions Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    1141 Old Melbourne RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development and Use of a Dwelling
    2a Grose RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Three (3) Lot Subdivision and Vegetation Removal
    18 LYNDHURST STREET GORDON 3345NOD issued by a delegate
  • Development of Additions Ancillary to an Existing Shed
    31 Moloney LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision
    6 STANLEY STREET GORDON 3345Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • GORDON RAILWAY STATIONNH1564
  • PORTLAND FLAT ROAD BRIDGENH2054

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Ballarat
Member of Parliament
Catherine KING (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,238
Turnout (2025)
93.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.3 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 39.3%Labor 60.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 20.6 km away).

Coalition 44.7%Labor 55.3%

5.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -4.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • GordonLabor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Mount EgertonLabor 57.8% · Coalition 42.2% TPP (2025)6.6 km away
  • BungareeLabor 37.5% · Coalition 62.5% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
  • WarrenheipLabor 52.7% · Coalition 47.3% TPP (2025)16.0 km away
  • Brown HillLabor 64.0% · Coalition 36.0% TPP (2025)18.9 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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