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VIC · Hindmarsh Council

Nhill, 3418

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,310

Growth (1 yr)

+0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

-2.9%

Median age

47

Median income

$1,296/wk

Employment rate

54.8%

University qualified

11.9%

Work from home

9.7%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$217,500

Languages at home

14.8%non-English

Most common: Samoan, Malayalam, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

34.8/100
Below average

1164th in VIC

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Country town
What Nhill is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Country town

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Suburb profile

Nhill is a regional town in Victoria, in Hindmarsh Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places, with health access 33% above the peer median. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 75% below the peer median. Trade-offs centre on weaker population growth and lower socio-economic advantage.

Nhill is a better fit for people who value schools and parks and daily services more than population growth.

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

  • School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Nhill compares

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

Median house price

$218k

-14% change

Median rent (Census)

$200/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

2,310

+0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.2%

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

#372

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

52nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

46th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

24%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

26th

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
34.8/100 — Below average
National rank
5642nd in Australia
State rank
1164th in VIC
Peer rank
#372 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#669 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$217,500
Median price change
-13.7%

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

2,310(June 2025)

+0.2% annual · -2.9% over 5 years · 46th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.2%
5-year growth
-2.9%
Change in 1 year
+4
Change in 5 years
-69
Growth rank in VIC
46th 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 (~2,250), extrapolated at -0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,401
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,296
Dwelling vacancy
12.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
133 of 1,089
Median monthly mortgage
$774
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
48.9% / 27.4% / 23.7%
Employment rate
54.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.7% / 0.4% / 68.1%
Walked or cycled to work
11%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
888 / 58 / 8

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

11.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 19.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.9% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified6.6% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational19.2% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below62.4% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

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

  • Health18.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.2%
  • Society and culture13.6%
  • Management and commerce12.8%
  • Agriculture and environment9.5%
  • Education9.3%
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)
$54,399

54th percentile in VIC · -7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$53,788

27th percentile in VIC · -17% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

29th percentile in VIC · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$59,702

23rd percentile in VIC · -6% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

9th percentile in VIC · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3418 — 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
1,701
Taxpayers reporting net rent
189
Median net rent
$1,554
Taxpayers reporting business income
152
Taxable income vs state median
+2%
Salary / wages vs state median
-8%
Rental investment vs state median
-15%
Super vs state median
-26%
Business income vs state median
-18%

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

Seasonal & agricultural work

23.5% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.2× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
23.5%

69th percentile in VIC · +922% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
262
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 3418

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers146
  • Labourers57
  • Machinery operators and drivers20
  • Technicians and trades workers19
  • Clerical and administrative workers10

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 3418 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for North West (SA4 215), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,133
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,933
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415800
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214769
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412685
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211504
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419195
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416194
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841319
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

North West is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 1,114 · AFF share +1019% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

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

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

14.8% speak a language other than English at home; 16.8% born overseas

Language at home
1,900 English only · 330 other
Non-English at home
14.8%
Born overseas
371 (16.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
21 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
2,064
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
6

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Samoan9 · 32.1%
  • Malayalam6 · 21.4%
  • Nepali4 · 14.3%
  • Afrikaans3 · 10.7%
  • Greek3 · 10.7%
  • Vietnamese3 · 10.7%

Religion

56.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 56.6%, while 30.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion30.5%38.8%
Christianity56.6%40.9%
Buddhism2.7%3.1%
Other / not stated10.2%17.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Uniting Church15.2%2.4%
Catholic10.6%20.5%
Anglican9.6%6.5%
Lutheran8.8%0.4%
Baptist5.2%1.3%
Christian (not further defined)2.8%2.5%

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)
129
Against the person
29
Against property
46
Rate per 1,000 residents
55.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 83 residents
State crime-rate percentile
52.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+14.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
36
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
15.58

Most common offence types

  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle7
  • B49 Other Theft19
  • C32 Drug Possession8
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order23
  • Other Crimes Against The Person14

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
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
952
Median ICSEA percentile
26th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Nhill CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 940 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 239 students · Top SEA quarter 6%View on My School →
  • St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 952 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 56 students · Top SEA quarter 2%View on My School →
  • Wimmera Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 647 students · Top SEA quarter 20%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Jeparit Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kaniva CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Nhill 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

Public transport

5 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Information Centre/Western Hwy
  • Information Centre/Western Hwy
  • Information Centre/Western Hwy
  • Nhill Railway Station
  • Nhill Station

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

21 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
8/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.75
Sport & outdoors(20)
  • Boyeo Flora ReserveNature reserve
  • Boyeo Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • Hardings Swamp (Tarranginnie Swamp) Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • Jumping Jack Wattle Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • Kinimakatka I51 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Kinimakatka I52 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Lawloit I50 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Lawloit Range Highway ParkNature reserve
  • Little Desert Nature LodgeNature reserve

    1457 Nhill-Harrow Road

  • Mallee Dam Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Nhill Swamp Wildlife Reserve (no hunting)Nature reserve
  • Sheepwash Flora ReserveNature reserve
  • Tarranginnie I48 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Woorak I58 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Woorak I59 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Woorak I60 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Woorak I61 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Woorak I62 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Yanac-a-yanac I46 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Yanac-a-yanac I47 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Nhill Caravan ParkCampground

    93 Victoria street, Nhill

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

  • Nhill Bowling Club

    Lawn Bowls

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

Parks & reserves

23 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Boyeo Flora ReserveNature reserve
  • Boyeo Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • Goldsworthy ParkPark
  • Hardings Swamp (Tarranginnie Swamp) Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • Jumping Jack Wattle Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
  • Kinimakatka I51 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Kinimakatka I52 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Lawloit I50 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Lawloit Range Highway ParkNature reserve
  • Little Desert Nature LodgeNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
9
Typical summer maximum
30°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

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Nhill Hospital (6.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
63

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Healthy Ageing HubYes
  • Nhill HospitalNelson StreetHospital
  • Nhill Hospital Dental ClinicDentist
  • Nhill PharmacyVictoria StreetPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • AvonleaNHILLResidential
  • Iona Digby Harris HomeNHILLResidential
  • West Wimmera Health Services Community OptionsNHILLHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
59
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.5

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
30° / 13°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
87 mm · ~11 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 4°
Rainfall
118 mm · ~15 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 8°
Rainfall
116 mm · ~14 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

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).

25 planning-related records

2021· 12 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Alterations to plans and alter setbacks
    32 ROCKLEY STREET NHILL 3418Permit issued by the RA

  • June 2021

  • Extend the hours of trading allowed for the current liquor licence
    31 NELSON STREET NHILL 3418Permit issued by the RA
  • Domestic Animal Husbandary and construction of store shed
    21A ARNOLD STREET NHILL 3418Permit issued by the RA
  • Use and development of a service station, drive-thru coffee shop and signage
    56-58 VICTORIA STREET NHILL 3418In progress

  • May 2021

  • Use of the land to sell liquor under a packaged liquor licence
    49 VICTORIA STREET NHILL 3418Permit issued by the RA
  • Three lot subdivision and two additional dwellings
    1 DIMBOOLA ROAD NHILL 3418Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Alterations to existing Motel, new outdoor dining, new liquor licence and new bottle shop outlet
    7291 WESTERN HIGHWAY NHILL 3419Permit issued by the RA

  • March 2021

  • New classroom and administration building
    2 MACKAY STREET NHILL 3418Permit issued by the RA

  • February 2021

  • Reduction of statutory car parking requirements
    49 Victoria StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of native vegetation for the upgrade of the road
    Road Reserve Adjacent 871 Woorak NiNi Lorquon RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision and new dwellings
    10 RUSSELL STREET NHILL 3418NOD issued by the Resp. Authority

  • January 2021

  • Two lot subdivision
    W COOKS ROAD NHILL 3418Permit issued by the RA
2020· 13 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Domestic Animal Husbandry - keeping of 20 dogs
    21A Arnold StreetWithdrawn
  • Two lot subdivision
    231 Peakes Three Chain RoadPermit issued by the RA

  • September 2020

  • Three lot subdivision and construction of two dwellings
    4 Elizabeth StreetPermit issued by the RA
  • Two lot subdivision
    739 Woorak NiNi Lorquon RoadPermit issued by the RA

  • May 2020

  • Construction of a storage shed
    Nhill Harrow RoadPermit issued by the RA
  • Construction of 10m x 8m garage with 4m x 10m verandah in BMO
    20 Campbell StreetPermit issued by the RA

  • April 2020

  • 2 lot subdivision
    140 and 180 Mays RoadPermit issued by the RA
  • Removal of Redgum Tree
    40 Dimboola RoadNo permit required
  • s72 Amendment: Amendment to permit to include the addition of a meteorological mast.
    411 Rogers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to shed
    104-106 Nelson StreetNo permit required

  • February 2020

  • Shade Sail
    2 Mackay StreetPermit issued by the RA
  • Boundary Fence in ESO
    16-18 Townsend StreetPermit issued by the RA

  • January 2020

  • Subdivision of 6 allotments with single storey unit & garage on each
    5-7 Luberta StreetPermit issued by the RA

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
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
Mallee
Member of Parliament
Anne WEBSTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,604
Turnout (2025)
91.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-0.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 69.0%Labor 31.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 71.1 km away).

Coalition 77.8%Labor 22.2%

8.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.2 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • NhillLabor 21.6% · Coalition 78.3% TPP (2025)8.2 km away
  • KanivaLabor 19.6% · Coalition 80.4% TPP (2025)29.5 km away
  • JeparitLabor 28.4% · Coalition 71.5% TPP (2025)42.8 km away
  • DimboolaLabor 34.7% · Coalition 65.3% TPP (2025)44.3 km away
  • GorokeLabor 16.7% · Coalition 83.3% TPP (2025)45.4 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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 Hindmarsh Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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