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VIC · Campaspe Council
Gunbower, 3566
Est. population · Jun 2025
577
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.3%
Median age
48
Median income
$1,062/wk
Employment rate
57.2%
Languages at home
2.5%non-English
Most common: Filipino, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
In Campaspe Council, Gunbower keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus schools and education lag behind, despite relative strength in safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Gunbower snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
577
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
16.8%
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
#248
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
41st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
54th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
15th
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
- 32.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5202nd in Australia
- State rank
- 998th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #248 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #506 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
577(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +2.3% over 5 years · 54th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +2.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +13
- Growth rank in VIC
- 54th 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 (~600), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 578
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,062
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 47 of 280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Employment rate
- 57.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 224 / 7 / 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)
- 25
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 15
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 43.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 116 residents
- State safety percentile
- 40.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -3.8%
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault2
- B21 Criminal Damage5
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle2
- B49 Other Theft3
- D11 Firearms Offences3
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · 2025 · Updated
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 921
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 15th
School list
- Gunbower Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 921 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 34 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Gunbower & District Preschoolkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Newsagent/Murray Valley Hwy
- Newsagent/Murray Valley Hwy
- Newsagent/Murray Valley Hwy
- Newsagent/Murray Valley Hwy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
14 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 16 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 6/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 27.68
Sport & outdoors(10)
- Park (10)
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(3)
- Gunbower Caravan ParkCaravan Site
- St Matthews Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
- Gunbower Police StationPolice
42 Main Street, Gunbower
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Kow Swamp Picnic AreaPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 16
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- St Matthews Catholic Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Cohuna District Hospital (20.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 16
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 30° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 78 mm · ~10 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 94 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 110 mm · ~14 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 115 mm · ~14 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).
13 planning-related records
2021· 7 proposals
July 2021
- Buildings and works (Agricultural Shed) in the Farming Zone Schedule 118 LAVENDER ROAD GUNBOWER 3566Permit issued by the RA
June 2021
- Buildings and works (dwelling extension and outbuilding) in the Farming Zone Schedule 111 Treacy StreetPermit issued by the RA
- Vicsmart - Buildings and works (Outbuilding) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1109 Walkers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Removal of native vegetation (1 tree) pursuant to Clause 52.17Gunbower Island RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works (agricultural shed and effluent ponds) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 12 Dye RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works (dwelling extension) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay146 Fracaro RoadPermit issued by the RA
February 2021
- Building and Works (replacement dwelling) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1, Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1, Bushfire Management Overlay and Floodway Overlay387 Brereton RoadPermit issued by the RA
2020· 6 proposals
November 2020
- Amendment Boundary re-alignment into three lots in the Township Zone52-54 Main StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Works ancillary to an Existing Minor Utility Installation in the Public Conservation and Resource Zone173 Walkers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and Work (swimming pool) in the Farming Zone Schedule 12 Pavone RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- Boundary re-alignment into two lots in the Township Zone52-54 Main StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Use of the land for Intensive Animal Production in the Farming Zone Schedule 157 GIBBON ROAD GUNBOWER 3566Refusal issued by the Resp. Authority
January 2020
- Building & Works (Replacement Dwelling and Outbuilding) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay3 Cleeland StreetPermit issued by the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · 2020–2022 · Updated · MapServer through FY 2022–23; newer data needs council/API access
Heritage
1 heritage place
- MASTERS HUTNH2330
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
- Nicholls
- Member of Parliament
- Sam BIRRELL (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 121,390
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +35.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 64.4%Labor 35.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 56.8 km away).
Coalition 80.3%Labor 19.7%
15.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +19.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- GunbowerLabor 19.2% · Coalition 80.8% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- TorrumbarryLabor 27.4% · Coalition 72.6% TPP (2025)18.3 km away
- LockingtonLabor 22.3% · Coalition 77.7% TPP (2025)40.3 km away
- Echuca WestLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)41.0 km away
- BamawmLabor 14.2% · Coalition 85.8% TPP (2025)41.9 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
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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