VIC · Northern Grampians Council

York Plains, 3477

    What York Plains is known for:

    Suburb profile

    York Plains is a quieter smaller community in Northern Grampians Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Trips to Melbourne are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. The community skews younger.

    The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, 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. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

    At a glance

    York Plains snapshot

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

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    East Wimmera Health Service - Donald Campus (25.7 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    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° / 14°
    Rainfall
    75 mm · ~9 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
    107 mm · ~13 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

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

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    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 overlaysState 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 52.7 km away).

    Coalition 71.0%Labor 29.0%

    2.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: -3.3 pp toward Coalition

    Nearest polling places

    • DonaldLabor 26.8% · Coalition 73.2% TPP (2025)26.1 km away
    • RupanyupLabor 27.0% · Coalition 73.0% TPP (2025)26.6 km away
    • St ArnaudLabor 29.6% · Coalition 70.4% TPP (2025)29.7 km away
    • MinyipLabor 25.2% · Coalition 74.8% TPP (2025)34.0 km away
    • MurtoaLabor 33.4% · Coalition 66.6% TPP (2025)40.6 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

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