Halls Gap, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Halls Gap sits in a valley right inside the Grampians, the rugged sandstone ranges that rise from the western Victorian plains about 250 kilometres from Melbourne. It is the country of the Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali peoples, who knew the place as Mokepilli, and the town is home to Brambuk, described as Australia's longest-running Aboriginal cultural centre. The grazier Charles Browning Hall came through in 1841, following Aboriginal tracks to the gap that now carries his name; the town grew slowly, gaining a post office in 1893. Today it lives almost entirely on tourism, the small village strung along the foot of the peaks. Walkers, climbers and wildlife-watchers use it as the gateway to the Grampians National Park.
Around the national middle
Halls Gap is more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1000, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Halls Gap at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 495
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,196
- SEIFA score
- 1000
- Coordinates
- -37.1213, 142.5327
Halls Gap demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Halls Gap using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31%, 33% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 66 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 33 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 156 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 124 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 120 | 24% |
Share of the 499 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 77 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 34 | 18% |
| Rented | 60 | 33% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 176 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 8 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 184 occupied private dwellings in Halls Gap.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,713
- Median weekly personal income
- $797
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 84 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 50 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 16 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 239 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Employed full-time
- 113
- Employed part-time
- 94
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Halls Gap
Where is Halls Gap?
Halls Gap is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Halls Gap?
At the 2021 Census, Halls Gap had a population of about 495.
Is Halls Gap an advantaged area?
Halls Gap has an ABS SEIFA score of 1000, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 57 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of Australian suburbs.
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