Median house price
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VIC · Mitchell Council
Pyalong, 3521
Est. population · Jun 2025
738
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
-2.6%
Median age
42
Median income
$1,661/wk
Employment rate
60.7%
Languages at home
3.5%non-English
Most common: Arabic, Italian, French
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Mitchell Council, Pyalong keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Desirability sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus schools and education the main drag compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Pyalong snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
738
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.9%
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
#72
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
47th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
67th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
42nd
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
- 39.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3810th in Australia
- State rank
- 763rd in VIC
- Peer rank
- #72 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #310 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 68%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
738(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · -2.6% over 5 years · 67th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.0%
- 5-year growth
- -2.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +7
- Change in 5 years
- -20
- Growth rank in VIC
- 67th 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 (~750), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 772
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,661
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,482
- Employment rate
- 60.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 256 / 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)
- 36
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 48.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 257 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -52%
Most common offence types
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary4
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle3
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods6
- B49 Other Theft4
- C32 Drug Possession9
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
- 989
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 42th
School list
- Pyalong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 989 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 82 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.4 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
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Power St/High St
- Power St/High St
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
10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 pubs · 1 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 5/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.3
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(1)
- Pyalong HotelPub
Community(1)
- Pyalong Primary SchoolSchool
10-14 Bourke Street
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Pyalong Golf ClubGolf course
- Sports field
Other(6)
- Pyalong CFAFire station
- Parking
- Church of the TransfigurationPlace of worship
- Pyalong Police StationPolice
15 High Street
- Public toilets
- Pyalong Waste Transfer StationWaste Transfer Station
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gardiners Creek Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Tooborac I19 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Church of the Transfiguration
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Kilmore & District Hospital (22.7 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)
- 19
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.7
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
- 27° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 126 mm · ~16 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 218 mm · ~27 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 188 mm · ~24 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).
19 planning-related records
2021· 7 proposals
June 2021
- Use and Development of the land for a dwelling and associated outbuilding16 ROMANO DRIVE PYALONG 3521Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Use and development of the land for a dwelling4 LONGVIEW COURT PYALONG 3521Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- Development of the land for a dwelling.9 Doogan StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of the land for a single dwelling95 WEST ROAD PYALONG 3521Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
- Buildings and works for an extension to an existing dwelling9-11 Romano DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Single storey dwelling with a carport13 Romano DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Two lot subdivision6 NICHOLSON STREET PYALONG 3521Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 12 proposals
November 2020
- Use and development of the land for a single dwelling and outbuildingCHAPMANS ROAD PYALONG 3521Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of the land for a dwelling2 Longview CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of the land for an outbuilding18 Romano DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two Lot Subdivision35 Racecourse RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- Use and development of the land for a dwelling2 Reg Walters DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of land for a dwelling and associated outbuildings45 Racecourse RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of the land for a dwelling14 Romano DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Extension to existing dwelling5 Sheoak CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Use and development of the land for a dwelling130 Wells RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Development of the land for an outbuilding1 Whalan CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Use and Development of Land for a Single Dwelling15 Romano DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- Development of the land for a dwelling and agricultural shedWest RoadPermit issued by a delegate of 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
2 heritage places
- RAIL BRIDGENH1451
- RAIL BRIDGENH1695
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
- Bendigo
- Member of Parliament
- Lisa CHESTERS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 120,088
- Turnout (2025)
- 94.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +51.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 48.6%Labor 51.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 44.5 km away).
Coalition 56.7%Labor 43.3%
8.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +43.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- PyalongLabor 43.3% · Coalition 56.7% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- TooboracLabor 41.1% · Coalition 58.9% TPP (2025)9.1 km away
- HeathcoteLabor 46.3% · Coalition 53.7% TPP (2025)24.3 km away
- RedesdaleLabor 45.6% · Coalition 54.4% TPP (2025)30.0 km away
- KynetonLabor 65.3% · Coalition 34.7% TPP (2025)38.0 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)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
More in Mitchell Council
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Comparable suburbs
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