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VIC · Alpine Council

Porepunkah, 3740

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,007

Growth (1 yr)

+0.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.8%

Median age

46

Median income

$1,576/wk

Employment rate

64.8%

University qualified

20.9%

Work from home

14%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$875,000

Languages at home

2.3%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49/100
Average

Top 43% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Porepunkah is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Porepunkah is a rural locality in Victoria, in Alpine Council. It is close to the Ovens River and the Buckland River.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 55% above the peer median. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group, with median house prices 54% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and local amenities over lower housing costs.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group

What stands out

  • Ovens River
  • Buckland River
  • Mount Buffalo

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Porepunkah compares

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

Median house price

$875k

+3.8% change

Median rent (Census)

$383/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,007

+0.9% 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

#125

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

39th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

65th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

19%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

71st

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
49.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 43% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
2200th in Australia
State rank
547th in VIC
Peer rank
#125 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#233 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)
$875,000
Median price change
+3.8%

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

1,007(June 2025)

+0.9% annual · +2.8% over 5 years · 65th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.9%
5-year growth
+2.8%
Change in 1 year
+9
Change in 5 years
+27
Growth rank in VIC
65th 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 (~1,050), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,024
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,576
Dwelling vacancy
12.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
52 of 427
Median monthly mortgage
$1,633
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$383
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
45% / 35.8% / 19.2%
Employment rate
64.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
14% / 0.5% / 67.6%
Walked or cycled to work
4.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
353 / 14 / 0 (+ 6 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

20.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 22.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified20.9% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified10.6% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational22.3% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below46.1% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies17.4%
  • Management and commerce15.5%
  • Health11.4%
  • Education10.7%
  • Society and culture10.5%
  • Architecture and building10.1%
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)
$51,025

38th percentile in VIC · -13% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$53,410

26th percentile in VIC · -18% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

84th percentile in VIC · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$95,423

71st percentile in VIC · +51% vs Australia

Residents with business income
15.0%

85th percentile in VIC · +44% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3740 — 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
761
Taxpayers reporting net rent
132
Median net rent
-$351
Taxpayers reporting business income
116
Taxable income vs state median
-4%
Salary / wages vs state median
-9%
Rental investment vs state median
+31%
Super vs state median
+19%
Business income vs state median
+36%

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

4.7% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2.0× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
4.7%

37th percentile in VIC · +104% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
26
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 3740

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 3740 (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 Hume (SA4 204), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12132,526
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212391
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415309
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214186
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412174
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419127
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721195
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841350
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841640
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Hume 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: 549 · AFF share +124% 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

2.3% speak a language other than English at home; 11.5% born overseas

Language at home
958 English only · 23 other
Non-English at home
2.3%
Born overseas
112 (11.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
9 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
940

Religion

56.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 56.2%, while Christianity accounts for 34.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion56.2%38.8%
Christianity34.9%40.9%
Other / not stated9%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic12.6%20.5%
Anglican9.8%6.5%
Uniting Church6.6%2.4%
Christian (not further defined)3%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)
42
Against the person
12
Against property
18
Rate per 1,000 residents
41.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 85 residents
State crime-rate percentile
39.1th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+13.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
38
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
37.74

Most common offence types

  • B11 Cause Damage By Fire4
  • B49 Other Theft9
  • E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer3
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order4
  • Other Crimes Against The Person8

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
1,056
Median ICSEA percentile
71th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Porepunkah Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1056 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 103 students · Top SEA quarter 20%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Bright P-12 CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Porepunkah 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

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bailey St/Nicholson St
  • Bailey St/Nicholson St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

12 mapped amenities

3 swimming pools · 5 caravan parks · 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
1.95
Sport & outdoors(6)
  • Mt Porepunkah LoopCycling route
  • Murray to Mountains Rail TrailCycling route
  • Mount Porepunkah Scenic ReserveNature reserve
  • Swimming pool (3)
Camping & holiday parks(6)
  • Porepunkah East Rest AreaCampground
  • Discovery Parks - Mount BuffaloCaravan park

    36 Mt. Buffalo Road, Porepunkah

  • Mount Buffalo Caravan ParkCaravan park

    13 Harrison Lane, Porepunkah

  • Porepunkah Mill Holiday ParkCaravan park
  • Porepunkah Pines Holiday ParkCaravan park

    7065 Great Alpine Road, Porepunkah

  • Riverview Caravan ParkCaravan park

    18 Junction Road, Porepunkah

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

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Mount Porepunkah Scenic ReserveNature reserve
  • Porepunkah OvalPark
  • Riverside ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.3%
Woodland / forest cover
6.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
30
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
20°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
Bright Hospital (6.9 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)
18
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.9

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
20° / 9°
Rainfall
232 mm · ~29 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
14° / 5°
Rainfall
299 mm · ~37 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
5° / -1°
Rainfall
420 mm · ~52 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
12° / 3°
Rainfall
345 mm · ~43 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).

36 planning-related records

2021· 16 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Subdivision of Land (6 Lots) and Native Vegetation Removal SPEAR REF: S179154A
    29-35 SERVICE STREET POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Buildings and Works for the Construction of Two (2) Dwellings, and the Creation of access to a road zoned Transport Zone 2.
    6930 GREAT ALPINE RD POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Buildings and Works for a Store
    35 STATION STREET POREPUNKAH 3740NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Buildings and Works
    49 STATION ST POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of Land - 2 Lot Subdivision
    9 NICHOLSON ST POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling SPEAR REF: S178817J
    32-34 STATION STREET POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling ALISON
    1B WOOD STREET POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of an Outbuilding
    266 BUCKLAND VALLEY RD POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for alterations and additions to an existing dwelling including an Outbuilding (Shed and Carport)
    329 BUCKLAND VALLEY RD POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    28 BAILEY STREET POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    26 BAILEY STREET POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Buildings and Works ALISON
    6774 GREAT ALPINE RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Three (3) lot subdivision
    19 MARTLEY ST POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling ALISON
    7 McCullough StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    15 BAILEY ST POREPUNKAH 3740Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to Existing Dwelling ALISON
    6815 GREAT ALPINE RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 20 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Use of Land, Buildings and Works
    301 BUCKLAND VALLEY ROAD POREPUNKAH 3740NOD issued by a delegate
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Second Dwelling, and Alterations and Additions to an Existing Dwelling.
    9 Francis StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision, Use and Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Retail Premises, and Building and Works for the construction of a Dwelling.
    35 STATION STREET POREPUNKAH 3740NOD issued by the Resp. Authority

  • September 2020

  • Liquor License
    6815 Great Alpine RoadNo permit required

  • August 2020

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling ALISON
    64B StationPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment to existing permit conditions (Increase to maximum patronage and altered licensed hours)
    3 Nicholson StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Buildings and Works for the construction of two (2) dwellings
    5 Holmes CourtRefusal issued by a delegate
  • Buildings and Works associated with an existing Camping and Caravan Park (Ancillary Caretakers Dwelling, Ancillary Group Accommodation Building, Amenity Block, 4 New Cabins, 2 Replacement Cabins and Replacement Maintenance Sheds)
    36 MOUNT BUFFALO RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    6893 Great Alpine RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of an Outbuilding
    10 Grange RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for the construction of a hangar on Site 6
    266 BUCKLAND VALLEY RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works (Construction of a Carport associated with a Dwelling)
    76 MCCONNELLS RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • 2 Lot Subdivision SPEAR REF: S158178E FRANK
    42 STATION STREETWithdrawn
  • Buildings and Works (Construction of a below ground Swimming Pool)
    18 JUNCTION RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision
    6893 Great Alpine RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 lot subdivision
    82 STATION STPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Buildings & Works (Development of a Second Dwelling) in a Bushfire Management Overlay
    44 Station StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Boundary Realignment (2 Lot ReSubdivision)
    55 ROBERTS CREEK RDWithdrawn
  • Farming Zone (FZ) Buildings and Works
    9 MOUNT BUFFALO RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • SUBDIVISION OF LAND - (1 TO 9 LOTS)
    94-102 STATION STREETPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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 26.0 km away).

Coalition 46.8%Labor 53.2%

9.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • PorepunkahLabor 52.6% · Coalition 47.4% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • BrightLabor 57.5% · Coalition 42.5% TPP (2025)6.3 km away
  • WandiligongLabor 56.4% · Coalition 43.6% TPP (2025)10.7 km away
  • Mount BeautyLabor 56.3% · Coalition 43.7% TPP (2025)22.4 km away
  • MudgegongaLabor 33.5% · Coalition 66.5% TPP (2025)22.7 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)
9/10

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 Alpine Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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