Elliminyt VIC 3250
Located in Victoria, Elliminyt sits 155 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 55 minutes by car. The suburb has 3,260 residents, a median age of 41, and a median household income of $94,380 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 12.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $290 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,600. Elliminyt is characterised by high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Elliminyt a good suburb?
Elliminyt scores a B (53/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices.
Mixed results
2 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 40/100 · 155.3 km · 117 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $650K · More affordable than 93% of VIC
Moderate flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 25/100 · Flood 65/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 41 · 3,260 residents
Liveability Rating
53 / 100 · Ranked #388 in VICEach bar is Elliminyt's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Elliminyt?
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Our score
53 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataElliminyt's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $650,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$650,000
Based on 89 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 54 days — median across 42 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $488K
- 3 bed 34 sales $578K
- 4 bed 38 sales $685K
- 5 bed 7 sales $849K
Land
$285,000
Based on 27 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 89 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Elliminyt are currently listed at around $725,000 on average. Based on 37 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$725K
37 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$420K
3 units listed in the last 6 months.
40 of the suburb's 1,163 dwellings (3.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Elliminyt rent for around $625 a week on average, based on 9 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$625/wk
9 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
9 rentals advertised against an estimated 120 rented homes (7.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025109 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3250.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$625/week ($32,000 a year) on a $725,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
6 active Airbnb listings: 6 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.5% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Elliminyt safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Elliminyt sits in the low band, with 59 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 44% on the prior year.
59 offences
43.9% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202510 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Elliminyt, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 627 students across 2 schools (avg 314)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 996-1025, median 1010 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Sacred Heart School (398 students)
Primary
Walkability
Elliminyt is car-dependent on foot — at 40/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Elliminyt.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 9.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 8.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 3.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 9.2 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Elliminyt.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 41%
- Premises covered
- 1,434
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Colac Otway: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Elliminyt is home to about 3,300 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $94,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,260
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$94,380/yr
Census Median Rent
$290/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,600/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$41,808/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.4%
Total Dwellings
1,163
Owner-Occupier Rate
89.7%
Houses
96.0%
Rental Stress
16.0%
Mortgage Stress
20.3%
Work From Home
8.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 90.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.7%
- Employment Rate
- 67.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
46 residents (1.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
3.4% of residents (104) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (74).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,077 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,023 a year through Colac Otway based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 76%
- Residential 14%
- Parks and recreation 4%
- Industrial 3%
- Infrastructure and transport 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Colac Otway
In the year to August 2026, 226 new dwellings were approved across Colac Otway. That mix is 200 houses and 26 units. Approvals are up 64.5% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2013).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Colac (Shire Office), 3.2 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 194 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 38.7 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.7% of addresses
- 13 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 607 mm
- 82 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 2.1 km
- 3.2 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 3.6 kmIce Cream ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 4.2 kmLog SawmillingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
EV adoption
In postcode 3250, 36 of 11,274 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (222 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3250, 1,605 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,590 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 130 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
13 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3250 in 2025-26, rank 72 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 102, in 2008-09.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 3250.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $650,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Dan Tehan Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dan Tehan | 39.1% | 60.9% | -2.3 |
| 2022 | Dan Tehan | 40.9% | 59.1% | -1.1 |
| 2019 | Dan Tehan | 39.6% | 60.4% | +1.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Richard Riordan Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Richard Riordan LP | 51.8% | 48.2% | 51.8% |
| 2018 | Richard Riordan LP | 51.1% | 44.6% | 55.4% |
| 2014 | Terry Mulder LP | 55.4% | 39.4% | 60.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Elliminyt
Is Elliminyt a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Elliminyt is low (25/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Elliminyt?
Elliminyt has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (65/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Elliminyt a good place to live?
Elliminyt has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (53/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Elliminyt?
Elliminyt, VIC had a population of 3,260 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Elliminyt, VIC?
The postcode for Elliminyt, VIC is 3250.
How far is Elliminyt from Melbourne?
Elliminyt is 155 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 117 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Elliminyt?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Elliminyt was $94,380 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Elliminyt?
The median advertised rent in Elliminyt is $625 a week for houses (9 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Elliminyt?
The median age of residents in Elliminyt was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Elliminyt?
There are 2 schools inside the Elliminyt boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Elliminyt walkable?
Elliminyt scores 40/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Elliminyt?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Elliminyt, Colac (Shire Office) (3.2 km away), 607 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Elliminyt?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Elliminyt belong to?
Elliminyt sits within the Colac Otway local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Elliminyt?
The average residential rates bill through Colac Otway is $2,023 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Elliminyt?
Across Colac Otway, 226 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 64.5% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Elliminyt in?
Elliminyt sits within the federal Division of Wannon, currently held by Dan Tehan (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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