Mirboo North VIC 3871
Located in Victoria, Mirboo North sits 156 km from Melbourne CBD, around 2 hours by car. The town has 2,263 residents, a median age of 48, and a median household income of $63,596 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 3.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $255 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,367. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Mirboo North a good town?
Mirboo North scores a C (38/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices.
Mixed results
2 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 36/100 · 156.1 km · 120 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $530K · Cheaper than 87% of VIC
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 55/100 · Crime 59/100 · Flood 20/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 48 · 2,263 residents
Liveability Rating
38 / 100 · Ranked #593 in VICEach bar is Mirboo North'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 Mirboo North?
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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 dataMirboo North's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $530,000, roughly 10% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$530,000
Based on 51 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 91 days — median across 22 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $465K
- 3 bed 27 sales $495K
- 4 bed 16 sales $675K
Land
$680,000
Based on 15 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Mirboo North are currently listed at around $735,000 on average. Based on 17 houses listed in the past six months.
$735K
17 houses listed in the last 6 months.
19 of the suburb's 869 dwellings (2.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Mirboo North safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Mirboo North sits in the moderate band, with 98 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 27% on the prior year.
98 offences
27.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202512 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 town 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 Mirboo North, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 600 students across 2 schools (avg 300)
- • ICSEA 989-992, median 990 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Mirboo North Secondary College (322 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Mirboo North is car-dependent on foot — at 36/100, most errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 4 parks and 7 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mirboo North.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 40%
- Premises covered
- 1,019
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
South Gippsland: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 8 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Mirboo North is home to about 2,300 residents, with a median age of 48, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $64,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,263
Median Age
48
Median Household Income
$63,596/yr
Census Median Rent
$255/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,367/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$32,500/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.6%
Total Dwellings
869
Owner-Occupier Rate
86.6%
Houses
95.2%
Rental Stress
20.9%
Mortgage Stress
25.8%
Work From Home
20.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
11 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 112 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.4%
- Employment Rate
- 52%
- Completed Year 12
- 35.4%
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.
4 residents (0.2%) 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.
10.2% of residents (221) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (208).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,165 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
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (19 of 964).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 561 people work here; 964 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.6 jobs per working resident. At least 36% of employed residents must work outside the town.
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 $2,282 a year through South Gippsland based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 85%
- Parks and recreation 12%
- Residential 2%
- Infrastructure and transport 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: South Gippsland
In the year to August 2026, 170 new dwellings were approved across South Gippsland. That mix is 154 houses and 16 units. Approvals are up 21.1% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
No Registered Aboriginal Party is appointed for this area. About an eighth of Victoria, mostly in the north-east, has no appointment; that is a fact about the register rather than about the Country.
Climate & Setting
from Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport), 35.1 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 238 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 33.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 700 mm
- 102 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.7°C
- 11 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.1°C
- 15 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town 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 3871, 17 of 2,821 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (36 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3871, 663 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,303 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 53 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.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3871 in 2025-26. The most was 27, in 2001-02.
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 $530,000 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 Mary Aldred Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mary Aldred | 45.9% | 54.1% | -1.2 |
| 2022 | Russell Broadbent | 47.1% | 52.9% | -4.0 |
| 2019 | Russell Broadbent | 42.6% | 57.4% | -0.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Danny O'Brien The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Danny O'Brien NP | 53.3% | 34.8% | 65.2% |
| 2018 | Danny O'Brien NP | 61.9% | 34.7% | 65.3% |
| 2014 | Peter Ryan NP | 57.3% | 34.3% | 65.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Mirboo North
Is Mirboo North a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mirboo North is moderate (59/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mirboo North?
Mirboo North has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (20/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mirboo North a good place to live?
Mirboo North 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 Mirboo North?
Mirboo North, VIC had a population of 2,263 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mirboo North, VIC?
The postcode for Mirboo North, VIC is 3871.
How far is Mirboo North from Melbourne?
Mirboo North is 156 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 120 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mirboo North?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mirboo North was $63,596 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 Mirboo North?
There are too few current rental listings in Mirboo North for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $255, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Mirboo North?
The median age of residents in Mirboo North was 48 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mirboo North at risk of bushfire?
Mirboo North has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town 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.
How are the schools in Mirboo North?
There are 2 schools inside the Mirboo North boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Mirboo North walkable?
Mirboo North scores 36/100 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 Mirboo North?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mirboo North, Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) (35.1 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 4.1°C, 700 mm of rain a year over 102 rainy days, and 11 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mirboo North?
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 Mirboo North belong to?
Mirboo North sits within the South Gippsland local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mirboo North?
The average residential rates bill through South Gippsland is $2,282 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mirboo North?
Across South Gippsland, 170 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 21.1% 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 Mirboo North in?
Mirboo North sits within the federal Division of Monash, currently held by Mary Aldred (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
- 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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