Granite Rock VIC 3875

Granite Rock sits 293 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 3 hours 35 minutes by car. Census data records 261 residents with a median age of 49 and a median household income of $77,012 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 5.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median monthly mortgage of $1,500. The area shows high bushfire risk and high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Granite Rock sits at $740,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only six sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$740,000

Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 115 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3875.

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 Granite Rock safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Granite Rock sits in the moderate band, with 18 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 29% on the prior year.

18 offences

28.6% since 2025
Weapons Offences 7 (38.9%)
Assault 5 (27.8%)
Property Damage 4 (22.2%)
Theft 2 (11.1%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Granite Rock killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

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

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Granite Rock is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

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 Granite Rock.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
107
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 93%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 7%

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

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

East Gippsland: council population

The whole council area, not just Granite Rock · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
49,669
+1.0% in a year
Change
+486
people since 2024
Density
2.4
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-136
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+535
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+87
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
6/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
3/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Granite Rock is home to 261 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

261

5.2% since 2016

Median Age

49

4.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$77,012/yr

14.6% since 2016

Census Median Rent

—

Census Median Mortgage

$1,500/mo

9.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

8.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$38,324/yr

9.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.9%

20.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

91

2.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

7.9% since 2016

Houses

102.2%

5.8% since 2016

Rental Stress

—

Mortgage Stress

23.4%

4.1% since 2016

Work From Home

21.7%

239.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 93 (102.2%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 58 (65.2%)
Mortgage 31 (34.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
89.7%
English Spoken at Home
94.6%
Employment Rate
61.4%
1.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
33.3%

Occupations

Community & Personal Service 22 (16.3%)
Technicians & Trades 20 (14.8%)
Professionals 17 (12.6%)
Labourers 17 (12.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 15 (11.1%)
Managers 13 (9.6%)
Sales 12 (8.9%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 5 (3.7%)

Religion

No Religion 137 (52.5%)
Christianity 110 (42.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 10 (3.8%)
Netherlands 6 (2.3%)
Canada 3 (1.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 9 (3.4%)
5-14 32 (12.3%)
15-19 22 (8.4%)
20-24 10 (3.8%)
25-34 19 (7.3%)
35-44 25 (9.6%)
45-54 37 (14.2%)
55-64 47 (18.0%)
65-74 38 (14.6%)
75-84 24 (9.2%)
85+ 3 (1.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 37 (57.8%)
Lone Person 18 (28.1%)
One Parent Families 9 (14.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 80 (66.7%)
Worked from Home 26 (21.7%)
Car (passenger) 10 (8.3%)
Walked Only 4 (3.3%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 53 (20.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 29 (11.1%)
Bachelor Degree 25 (9.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (1.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (1.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 17 (18.7%)
2 cars 36 (39.6%)
3 cars 26 (28.6%)
4+ cars 15 (16.5%)

Council Rates

East Gippsland
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,807 a year through East Gippsland based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,807/yr
7% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.370¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Granite Rock's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 96%
  • Other and special use 3%
  • 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: East Gippsland

The whole council area, not just Granite Rock · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 386 new dwellings were approved across East Gippsland. That mix is 362 houses and 24 units. Approvals are up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
386dwellings
+50.0% YoY
Houses
362
detached dwellings
Units
24
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).

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 Bairnsdale Airport, 16.7 km

Moderate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
114 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
24.2 km
Annual rainfall
620 mm
82 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
25.5°C
8 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.5°C
7 frost days ≤ 0°C

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

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 3875, 95 of 19,447 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (298 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.06%
2023
0.15%
2024
0.32%
2025
0.49%

Rooftop solar

47
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.6 kW each

In postcode 3875, 4,072 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,719 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 258 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
249
2020
320
2021
333
2022
302
2023
265
2024
227
2025
246
2026
137

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.

16 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3875 in 2025-26, rank 59 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 191, in 2001-02.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$3,859
Loan amount
$592,000
Total interest over 30 years
$797,383

6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3875.

Deposit
$148,000
Stamp duty
$39,470
Cash needed at settlement
$187,470

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.

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

Division of Gippsland

Currently held by Darren Chester The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Darren Chester 30.6% 69.4% +1.2
2022 Darren Chester 29.4% 70.6% +3.9
2019 Darren Chester 33.3% 66.7% -1.5

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

Gippsland East District

Currently held by Tim Bull The Nationals

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Tim Bull NP 63.3% 26.1% 73.9%
2018 Tim Bull NP 56.7% 32.4% 67.6%
2014 Tim Bull NP 60.4% 32.1% 67.9%

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.

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Common questions about Granite Rock

Is Granite Rock a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Granite Rock is moderate (67/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Granite Rock?

Granite Rock has a high recorded bushfire history (98/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Granite Rock?

Granite Rock, VIC had a population of 261 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Granite Rock, VIC?

The postcode for Granite Rock, VIC is 3875.

How far is Granite Rock from Melbourne?

Granite Rock is 293 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 216 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Granite Rock?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Granite Rock was $77,012 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median age in Granite Rock?

The median age of residents in Granite Rock was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Granite Rock at risk of bushfire?

Granite Rock has a high recorded bushfire history (98/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Granite Rock?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Granite Rock, Bairnsdale Airport (16.7 km away), summer days average 25.5°C, winter nights 4.5°C, 620 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days, and 8 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Granite Rock?

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 Granite Rock belong to?

Granite Rock sits within the East Gippsland local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Granite Rock?

The average residential rates bill through East Gippsland is $1,807 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Granite Rock?

Across East Gippsland, 386 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.0% 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 Granite Rock in?

Granite Rock sits within the federal Division of Gippsland, currently held by Darren Chester (The Nationals).

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