Nirranda South VIC 3268

Nirranda South sits 250 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 3 hours 5 minutes by car. Census data records 90 residents with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $110,500 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The locality grew 18.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $100 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,058. Nirranda South is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure and no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is low.

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Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Nirranda South 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.

Coastal Erosion

100
monitoring points
within 5 km
94
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.57
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
2.8 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 26 (26%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 58 (58%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 16 (16%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
2.8 km
Rate
-0.28 m/yr
Net Movement
-6.9 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 100 of 100 points (100%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Nirranda South 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 Nirranda South.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
40
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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.

Moyne: council population

The whole council area, not just Nirranda South · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
17,760
+0.5% in a year
Change
+94
people since 2024
Density
3.2
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+50
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-7
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+51
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
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
9/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
7/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Nirranda South is home to 90 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $110,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

90

18.4% since 2016

Median Age

39

11.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$110,500/yr

30.8% since 2016
Top 17% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$100/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$2,058/mo

13.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$49,348/yr

14.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

12.5%

6.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

32

6.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

78.3%

39.8% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

4.7%

Mortgage Stress

22.3%

13.2% since 2016

Work From Home

33.3%

21.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 32 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 12 (52.2%)
Owned Outright 6 (26.1%)
Renting 5 (21.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
73.3%
English Spoken at Home
87.8%
Employment Rate
70%
14.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
27.8%

Occupations

Managers 26 (51.0%)
Labourers 19 (37.3%)
Technicians & Trades 3 (5.9%)

Religion

Christianity 49 (54.4%)
No Religion 32 (35.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 4 (4.4%)
Philippines 4 (4.4%)
Canada 3 (3.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (4.4%)
5-14 12 (13.3%)
15-19 10 (11.1%)
20-24 5 (5.6%)
25-34 6 (6.7%)
35-44 11 (12.2%)
45-54 8 (8.9%)
55-64 12 (13.3%)
65-74 6 (6.7%)
75-84 6 (6.7%)
85+ 5 (5.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 12 (44.4%)
Couple Families 8 (29.6%)
One Parent Families 4 (14.8%)
Group Household 3 (11.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 14 (38.9%)
Worked from Home 12 (33.3%)
Walked Only 10 (27.8%)

Education

Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8 (8.9%)
Certificate III & IV 7 (7.8%)
Bachelor Degree 6 (6.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 11 (32.4%)
2 cars 13 (38.2%)
3 cars 4 (11.8%)
4+ cars 3 (8.8%)

Council Rates

Moyne
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,613 a year through Moyne based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,613/yr
17% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.211¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Nirranda South's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 93%
  • Parks and recreation 6%
  • 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: Moyne

The whole council area, not just Nirranda South · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 64 new dwellings were approved across Moyne. That mix is 59 houses and 5 units. Approvals are down 15.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
64dwellings
-15.4% YoY
Houses
59
detached dwellings
Units
5
townhouses + apartments

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 Terang, 35.6 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
55 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
2.7 km
3.0 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
717 mm
105 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 12% in VIC

In postcode 3268, 6 of 2,925 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (44 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.10%
2024
0.10%
2025
0.21%

Rooftop solar

39
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 11.0 kW each

In postcode 3268, 429 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,110 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 12 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
50
2020
20
2021
32
2022
24
2023
37
2024
23
2025
14
2026
8

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.

2 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3268 in 2025-26, rank 176 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 21, in 2000-01.

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

Federal Electorate

Division of Wannon

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

South-West Coast District

Currently held by Roma Britnell Liberal

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Roma Britnell LP 58.0% 42.0% 58.0%
2018 Roma Britnell LP 52.3% 47.7% 52.3%
2014 Denis Napthine LP 57.0% 39.0% 61.0%

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.

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Common questions about Nirranda South

Is Nirranda South a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Nirranda South is low (13/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Nirranda South?

Nirranda South has no recorded bushfire 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 Nirranda South?

Nirranda South, VIC had a population of 90 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Nirranda South, VIC?

The postcode for Nirranda South, VIC is 3268.

How far is Nirranda South from Melbourne?

Nirranda South is 250 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 185 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Nirranda South?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Nirranda South was $110,500 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 Nirranda South?

There are too few current rental listings in Nirranda South for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $100, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Nirranda South?

The median age of residents in Nirranda South was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Nirranda South?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Nirranda South, Terang (35.6 km away), 717 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Nirranda South?

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 Nirranda South belong to?

Nirranda South sits within the Moyne local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Nirranda South?

The average residential rates bill through Moyne is $1,613 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Nirranda South?

Across Moyne, 64 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 15.4% 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 Nirranda South in?

Nirranda South sits within the federal Division of Wannon, currently held by Dan Tehan (Liberal).

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