Median house price
$452k
-13% change
VIC · East Gippsland Council
Raymond Island, 3880
Est. population · Jun 2025
537
Growth (1 yr)
+1.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.9%
Median age
68
Median income
$921/wk
Employment rate
28.5%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$452,000
Languages at home
3.7%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Raymond Island offers a slower smaller community life in East Gippsland Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
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 than in denser, more walkable pockets. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
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 the main drag compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Raymond Island snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
—
No data available
Population (ERP)
537
+1.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
36.2%
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
#231
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
23rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
73rd
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
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
- 33.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5031st in Australia
- State rank
- 968th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #231 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #481 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 73%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
- $452,000
- Median price change
- -13.1%
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DFFH rent report and Valuer-General property sales report — Department of Families, Fairness and Housing / Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · 4th Quarter 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases; council median rent fallback where suburb rent unavailable
Population
Estimated resident population
537(June 2025)
+1.1% annual · +5.9% over 5 years · 73th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.1%
- 5-year growth
- +5.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +6
- Change in 5 years
- +30
- Growth rank in VIC
- 73th 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 +1.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 589
- Median age
- 68
- Median household income / week
- $921
- Dwelling vacancy
- 36.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 166 of 458
- Median monthly mortgage
- $969
- Employment rate
- 28.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 292 / 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)
- 15
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 294 residents
- State safety percentile
- 22.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -21.1%
Most common offence types
- A711 Fv Stalking1
- B21 Criminal Damage3
- B49 Other Theft2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order6
- Other Crimes Against The Person1
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
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Other(1)
- Bench
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (15.8 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)
- 15
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.9
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
- 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
- 24° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 187 mm · ~23 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 190 mm · ~24 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 188 mm · ~24 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 218 mm · ~27 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).
20 planning-related records
2021· 8 proposals
August 2021
- Development of a dwelling, shed and studio34 TWELFTH AVENUE RAYMOND ISLAND 3880Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a dwelling within a Bushfire Management Overlay and Environmental Significance Overlay15 LISA COURT RAYMOND ISLAND 3880Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding19 FOURTH AVENUE RAYMOND ISLAND 3880Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
- Construction of an outbuilding within a Design and Development Ovelray and Bushfire Management Overlay95 WESTERN BOULEVARD RAYMOND ISLAND 3880NOD issued by a delegate
June 2021
- Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding18 SEVENTH PARADE RAYMOND ISLAND 3880Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Construction of an outbuilding (domestic shed)22 Seventh ParadeWithdrawn
- Buildings and works of an outbuilding (shed) within a Design and Development Overlay and Bushfire Management Overlay390 CENTRE ROAD RAYMOND ISLAND 3880Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding25 Tea Tree LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 12 proposals
November 2020
- Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding within a Bushfire Mangement Overlay Design and Development Overlay and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay43 First ParadePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding85 Gravelly Point RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- Buildings and works for a carport15 Currawong ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding (carport)12-13 Currawong ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for outbuildings33 Western BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Development of a dwelling39 Western BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Development of a dwelling283 Gravelly Point RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding in the design and development overlay 11127 Western BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Works (dwelling extension and outbuilding)145 Western BoulevardNo permit required
April 2020
- Development of a dwelling39 Western BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of dwelling extensions in the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay24 First ParadePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Development of a shed15 Centre 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
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
- Gippsland
- Member of Parliament
- Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 118,075
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 15.7 km away).
Coalition 62.4%Labor 37.6%
7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- PaynesvilleLabor 39.8% · Coalition 60.2% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- Newlands ArmLabor 32.7% · Coalition 67.3% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
- Eagle PointLabor 31.8% · Coalition 68.2% TPP (2025)6.5 km away
- MetungLabor 38.5% · Coalition 61.5% TPP (2025)10.4 km away
- JohnsonvilleLabor 24.6% · Coalition 75.4% TPP (2025)13.6 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)
- 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
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