Elmore VIC 3558
Elmore is a rural locality in Victoria, 188 km from Melbourne CBD, around 2 hours 15 minutes by car. Population is 847; the median age is 52 and the median household income is $47,268 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 9.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $220 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,083. Elmore is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. All 2 schools within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Elmore a good place to live?
Elmore scores a C (38/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and community.
Mixed results
2 schools · 2 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 188 km · 137 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $455K · Cheaper than 90% of VIC
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 52/100 · Flood 12/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 52 · 847 residents
Liveability Rating
38 / 100 · Ranked #599 in VICEach bar is Elmore'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 Elmore?
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Our score
38 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataElmore's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $455,000, roughly 41% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$455,000
Based on 23 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 12 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 20 sales $424K
Land
$545,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Elmore are currently listed at around $508,000 on average. Based on 9 houses listed in the past six months.
$508K
9 houses listed in the last 6 months.
9 of the suburb's 349 dwellings (2.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Elmore safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Elmore sits in the moderate band, with 35 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 8% on the prior year.
35 offences
7.9% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20258 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality 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 Elmore, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Elmore Primary School and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary lead the pack.
- • 56 students across 2 schools (avg 28)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 959-1010, median 984 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Elmore Primary School (30 students)
Primary
Walkability
Elmore is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Elmore.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 1.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 0.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 41 min
- Span of service
- 12.4 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 30 min wait
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 Elmore.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 47%
- Premises covered
- 514
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
Greater Bendigo: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Elmore is home to 847 residents, with a median age of 52 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $47,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
847
Median Age
52
Median Household Income
$47,268/yr
Census Median Rent
$220/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,083/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$28,080/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
14.0%
Total Dwellings
349
Owner-Occupier Rate
78.4%
Houses
99.1%
Rental Stress
24.2%
Mortgage Stress
27.5%
Work From Home
15.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 84.8%
- Employment Rate
- 41.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 24.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
6.5% of residents (52) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (52).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 798 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
Local Jobs
People who work in this locality against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 262 people work here; 292 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.9 per resident). At least 1% of employed residents must work outside the locality.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,949 a year through Greater Bendigo based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 97%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Greater Bendigo
In the year to August 2026, 885 new dwellings were approved across Greater Bendigo. That mix is 797 houses and 88 units. Approvals are up 28.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).
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 Rochester, 16.5 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 127 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 438 mm
- 61 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality 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.
EV adoption
In postcode 3558, 0 of 1,093 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.3% (3 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3558, 236 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 453 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 8 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.
1 first-home grant was paid in postcode 3558 in 2025-26, rank 213 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 11, in 2002-03.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
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 $455,000 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 Lisa Chesters Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lisa Chesters | 51.4% | 48.6% | +51.4 |
| 2022 | Lisa Chesters | 62.1% | 37.9% | -3.3 |
| 2019 | Lisa Chesters | 59.0% | 41.0% | -5.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jacinta Allan Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jacinta Allan ALP | 50.0% | 60.9% | 39.1% |
| 2018 | Jacinta Allan ALP | 50.4% | 62.1% | 37.9% |
| 2014 | Jacinta Allan ALP | 55.0% | 55.0% | 45.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
Looking at a specific address in Elmore?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 847 residents
- 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 Elmore
Is Elmore a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Elmore is moderate (52/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Elmore?
Elmore has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (12/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Elmore a good place to live?
Elmore has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (38/100), 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 Elmore?
Elmore, VIC had a population of 847 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Elmore, VIC?
The postcode for Elmore, VIC is 3558.
How far is Elmore from Melbourne?
Elmore is 188 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 137 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Elmore?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Elmore was $47,268 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 Elmore?
There are too few current rental listings in Elmore for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $220, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Elmore?
The median age of residents in Elmore was 52 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Elmore?
There are 2 schools inside the Elmore boundary: 2 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Elmore?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Elmore, Rochester (16.5 km away), 438 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Elmore?
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 Elmore belong to?
Elmore sits within the Greater Bendigo local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Elmore?
The average residential rates bill through Greater Bendigo is $1,949 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Elmore?
Across Greater Bendigo, 885 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 28.0% 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 Elmore in?
Elmore sits within the federal Division of Bendigo, currently held by Lisa Chesters (Australian Labor Party).
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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
- 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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