Towong Council - LGA Profile

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Towong Shire Council

Shire · VIC

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👥 Population Overview

Total Population

6,223

Males

3,166 (50.9%)

Females

3,059 (49.2%)

Indigenous

112 (1.8%)

Born in Australia

90.7%

English Only at Home

96.9%

Australian Citizens

5,533

Other Languages

3.1%

📊 Age Distribution

0-4 years

4.5%

5-14 years

11.0%

15-19 years

4.7%

20-24 years

3.2%

25-34 years

7.8%

35-44 years

10.0%

45-54 years

12.4%

55-64 years

17.9%

65-74 years

16.6%

75-84 years

8.6%

85+ years

3.5%

💰 Income

Median Personal Income

$689/week

Annual Personal Income

$35,828

Median Household Income

$1,282/week

Annual Household Income

$66,664

Median Family Income

$1,658/week

Annual Family Income

$86,216

🏠 Housing

Median Weekly Rent

$210

Median Monthly Mortgage

$1,200

Average Household Size

2.2 persons

Avg Persons per Bedroom

0.7

🌍 Birthplace

Born in Australia

5,126 (90.7%)

Born Overseas

527 (9.3%)

🎓 Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent

1,975 (41.5%)

Year 11 or Equivalent

882 (18.6%)

Year 10 or Equivalent

1,168 (24.6%)

Year 9 or Equivalent

439 (9.2%)

Year 8 or Below

279 (5.9%)

Did Not Go to School

11 (0.2%)

💼 Employment

Employed Full-time

1,654

Employed Part-time

974

Total Employed

2,856

Unemployed

104

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Participation Rate

56.3%

Labour Force

2,960

Not in Labour Force

1,826

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Composition

Total Families

1,679

Couple - No Children

938 (55.9%)

Couple with Children

567 (33.8%)

One Parent Family

165 (9.8%)

Other Family

11 (0.7%)

🏗️ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses

2,333 (97.0%)

Semi-detached/Townhouse

34 (1.4%)

Flat/Apartment

13 (0.5%)

Other Dwelling

21 (0.9%)

Total Occupied Dwellings

2,406

Unoccupied Dwellings

481

🚗 Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle

59 (2.5%)

1 Vehicle

634 (26.8%)

2 Vehicles

930 (39.4%)

3 Vehicles

421 (17.8%)

4+ Vehicles

315 (13.3%)

Total Dwellings

2,362

🚔 Crime Statistics (Year ending Sep 2025)

Recorded incidents from Victoria Police, published by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). Rates are per 100,000 residents. Trends compare the year-ending September 2025 rate to the same metric in 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences

Break & enter (dwelling)

128 / 100k

2yr Down 11.2% 10yr Stable

Motor vehicle theft

128 / 100k

2yr Up 59.8% 10yr Up 673.6%

Non-FV assault

144 / 100k

2yr Down 43.8% 10yr Up 117.6%

Robbery (unarmed)

0 / 100k

2yr — 10yr —

Steal from vehicle

191.9 / 100k

2yr Stable 10yr Up 16.0%

Show all 29 ANZSOC offence subgroups

Offence subgroup	Incidents	Rate / 100k
B21 Criminal damage	26	415.9
B322 Non-residential non-aggravated burglary	13	207.9
B42 Steal from a motor vehicle	12	191.9
A231 FV Common assault	10	159.9
E21 Breach family violence order	10	159.9
A30 Sexual offences	9	144
B41 Motor vehicle theft	8	128
B49 Other theft	8	128
D11 Firearms offences	8	128
B321 Residential non-aggravated burglary	6	96
E22 Breach intervention order	6	96
A212 Non-FV Serious assault	5	80
A211 FV Serious assault	4	64
A232 Non-FV Common assault	4	64
B53 Obtain benefit by deception	4	64
A711 FV Stalking	2	32
A712 Non-FV Stalking	2	32
A722 Non-FV Harassment and private nuisance	2	32
B311 Residential aggravated burglary	2	32
C32 Drug possession	2	32
D35 Improper movement on public or private space	2	32
E13 Resist or hinder officer	2	32
A42 False imprisonment	1	16
A51 Aggravated robbery	1	16
A731 FV Threatening behaviour	1	16
B11 Cause damage by fire	1	16
B43 Steal from a retail store	1	16
B45 Receiving or handling stolen goods	1	16
D23 Offensive conduct	1	16

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