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VIC · Hepburn Council

Hepburn, 3461

Est. population · Jun 2025

642

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.3%

Median age

52

Median income

$1,256/wk

Employment rate

53%

University qualified

24.5%

Work from home

21.4%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$742,500

Languages at home

5.1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49.8/100
Average

Top 40% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 99% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Golf
  • Country town
What Hepburn is known for: Golf, Country town

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Suburb profile

Hepburn is a regional town in Victoria, in Hepburn Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 95% below the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 79% above the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, well above typical levels for regional towns. Trade-offs centre on higher housing costs and thinner park access, with median house prices 26% above the peer median.

Hepburn's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Victoria (187)

Strengths

  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group
  • Park access is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Hepburn compares

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

Median house price

$743k

+9.2% change

Median rent (Census)

$350/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

642

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

26.7%

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

#112

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

23rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

77th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

15%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

47th

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
49.8/100 — Average
State standing
Top 40% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
2033rd in Australia
State rank
503rd in VIC
Peer rank
#112 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#200 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$742,500
Median price change
+9.2%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

642(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +6.3% over 5 years · 77th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+6.3%
Change in 1 year
+8
Change in 5 years
+38
Growth rank in VIC
77th 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 (~700), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
631
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,256
Dwelling vacancy
26.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
100 of 374
Median monthly mortgage
$1,426
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
48.2% / 36.8% / 15.1%
Employment rate
53%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
21.4% / 0% / 61.4%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
268 / 0 / 0 (+ 4 other)

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

24.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 13.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified24.5% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified13.5% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational13.7% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below48.3% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Education17.6%
  • Society and culture16.2%
  • Management and commerce15.5%
  • Health14.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies10.1%
  • Creative arts8.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 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)
$46,694

20th percentile in VIC · -20% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,547

31st percentile in VIC · -16% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

68th percentile in VIC · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$100,299

77th percentile in VIC · +58% vs Australia

Residents with business income
19.0%

96th percentile in VIC · +83% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3461 — 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
2,741
Taxpayers reporting net rent
416
Median net rent
$445
Taxpayers reporting business income
513
Taxable income vs state median
-12%
Salary / wages vs state median
-7%
Rental investment vs state median
+15%
Super vs state median
+25%
Business income vs state median
+73%

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

5.1% speak a language other than English at home; 15.5% born overseas

Language at home
563 English only · 30 other
Non-English at home
5.1%
Born overseas
92 (15.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
6 (1%)
Australian citizens
569

Religion

59.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 59.1%, while Christianity accounts for 28.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion59.1%38.8%
Christianity28.7%40.9%
Other / not stated12.2%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.2%20.5%
Anglican7.4%6.5%
Uniting Church2.1%2.4%

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)
18
Against the person
3
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
28
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 210 residents
State crime-rate percentile
22.7th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+63.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
2
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
3.12

Most common offence types

  • B49 Other Theft2
  • B21 Criminal Damage3
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle3
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,001
Median ICSEA percentile
47th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Hepburn Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1001 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 42 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Daylesford Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Daylesford Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Hepburn Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Hepburn Kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

7 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rd
  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rd
  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rd
  • Old Hepburn Hotel/Hepburn - Newstead Rd
  • Old Hepburn Hotel/Hepburn - Newstead Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

19 mapped amenities

1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
11/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Community(2)
  • Hepburn KindergartenKindergarten
  • Hepburn Primary SchoolSchool

    156 Main Road, Hepburn

Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Hepburn Springs Golf ClubGolf course

    Hepburn Springs

Places to stay(1)
  • jo familyHostel
Entertainment(2)
  • The BlowholeViewpoint
  • Viewpoint
Transport(3)

3 bus stops

Other(6)
  • The BlowholeAttraction
  • Hepburn Fire StationFire station

    149 Main Road, Hepburn

  • Garden (3)
  • Parking (3)
  • The Blowhole Historic AreaParking
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesPlace of worship

    15a Western Avenue

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

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Hepburn Springs Golf Club

    Golf · +61 401 128 964;+61 3 5348 2185

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9%
Woodland / forest cover
9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
27°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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

    15a Western Avenue

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Daylesford Hospital and Nursing Home (3.0 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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
16
Participants per 1,000 residents
24.9

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
27° / 12°
Rainfall
115 mm · ~14 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 8°
Rainfall
133 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
180 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
172 mm · ~22 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • BLOWHOLES GOLD DIVERSION TUNNELNH1259

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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
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 23.2 km away).

Coalition 29.3%Labor 70.7%

10.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.8 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Hepburn SpringsLabor 71.0% · Coalition 29.0% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • DaylesfordLabor 69.0% · Coalition 31.0% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • GlenlyonLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)10.8 km away
  • YandoitLabor 63.0% · Coalition 37.0% TPP (2025)11.8 km away
  • NewlynLabor 44.2% · Coalition 55.8% TPP (2025)16.4 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)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

More in Hepburn Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.