Grahamvale VIC 3631
Grahamvale sits 197 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 2 hours 15 minutes by car. Census data records 685 residents with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $108,784 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $160 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,400. Grahamvale is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Grahamvale a good suburb?
Grahamvale scores a B (54/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 19/100 · 196.9 km · 137 min drive to Melbourne
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 48/100 · Flood 49/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 47 · 685 residents
Liveability Rating
54 / 100 · Ranked #368 in VICEach bar is Grahamvale'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.
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Our score
54 / 100
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Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 202582 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 37% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3631.
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.
Is Grahamvale safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Grahamvale sits in the moderate band, with 26 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 62% on the prior year.
26 offences
62.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
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
One school serve Grahamvale, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Grahamvale Primary School leads the pack.
- • 352 students in one school (avg 352)
Primary
Walkability
Grahamvale is very car-dependent on foot — at 19/100, 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.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Grahamvale.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 77%
- Premises covered
- 306
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 Shepparton: 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
Grahamvale is home to 685 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $109,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
685
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$108,784/yr
Census Median Rent
$160/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,400/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$45,240/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.7%
Total Dwellings
233
Owner-Occupier Rate
90.9%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
7.6%
Mortgage Stress
15.4%
Work From Home
13.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 81.9%
- Employment Rate
- 66.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 37.4%
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.
3 residents (0.4%) 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.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 376).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,449 a year through Greater Shepparton based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 82%
- Residential 12%
- Infrastructure and transport 6%
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: Greater Shepparton
In the year to August 2026, 649 new dwellings were approved across Greater Shepparton. That mix is 506 houses and 143 units. Approvals are down 23.4% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 3,347 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 1,147 homes
- Land set aside, awaiting a precinct structure plan 2,200 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2007).
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 Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag, 18.2 kmDry climate — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 453 mm
- 59 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.9°C
- 17 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.6°C
- 21 frost days ≤ 0°C
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
11 facilities within 5 km- 1.4 kmRail Passenger TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene)
- 2.0 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Manganese & compounds · Fluoride compounds · Chromium (III) compounds
- 2.3 kmStructural Steel FabricatingTop reported: Zinc and compounds · Hydrochloric acid
- 2.5 kmCleaning Compound ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.5 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
EV adoption
In postcode 3631, 62 of 14,138 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (283 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3631, 3,533 rooftop-solar systems totalling 27.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,012 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 286 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.
22 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3631 in 2025-26, rank 48 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 120, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Sam Birrell The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Birrell | 35.6% | 64.4% | +35.6 |
| 2022 | Sam Birrell | 32.9% | 67.2% | -2.9 |
| 2019 | Damian Drum | 30.0% | 70.0% | -2.5 |
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 Kim O'Keeffe The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kim O'Keeffe NP | 56.8% | 25.7% | 74.3% |
| 2018 | Suzanna Sheed IND | 55.3% | 38.3% | 61.7% |
| 2014 | Suzanna Sheed IND | 52.6% | 36.7% | 63.3% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Grahamvale?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 685 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 Grahamvale
Is Grahamvale a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Grahamvale is moderate (48/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Grahamvale?
Grahamvale has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (49/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Grahamvale a good place to live?
Grahamvale has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (54/100), 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 Grahamvale?
Grahamvale, VIC had a population of 685 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Grahamvale, VIC?
The postcode for Grahamvale, VIC is 3631.
How far is Grahamvale from Melbourne?
Grahamvale is 197 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 Grahamvale?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Grahamvale was $108,784 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 Grahamvale?
There are too few current rental listings in Grahamvale for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $160, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Grahamvale?
The median age of residents in Grahamvale was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Grahamvale?
There is 1 school inside the Grahamvale boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Grahamvale walkable?
Grahamvale scores 19/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 Grahamvale?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Grahamvale, Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag (18.2 km away), summer days average 29.9°C, winter nights 3.6°C, 453 mm of rain a year over 59 rainy days, and 17 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Grahamvale?
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 Grahamvale belong to?
Grahamvale sits within the Greater Shepparton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Grahamvale?
The average residential rates bill through Greater Shepparton is $2,449 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Grahamvale?
Across Greater Shepparton, 649 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 23.4% 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 Grahamvale in?
Grahamvale sits within the federal Division of Nicholls, currently held by Sam Birrell (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- 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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