Mirboo North, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mirboo North is a town in the South Gippsland hills of Victoria, set in the Strzelecki Ranges about 155 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, 35 kilometres from Morwell and 25 kilometres from Leongatha. Timber getters were drawn to its mountain ash forests in the late 1870s, and a railway branch line climbed up from Morwell, completed in 1886 and worked until 1974; building it took massive embankments and many bridges through the steep country. Several early settlements were tried before the town settled around the railway station. The old line is now the Grand Ridge Rail Trail, a 13-kilometre path through temperate rainforest, and the scenic Grand Ridge Road passes through. The town is known for its Italian Festa, which can draw tens of thousands of visitors.
Less advantaged than the national average
Mirboo North is more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 955, 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.
Mirboo North at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,263
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,223
- SEIFA score
- 955
- Coordinates
- -38.3942, 146.1556
Mirboo North demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mirboo North 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 mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 13% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 410 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 205 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 402 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 651 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 594 | 26% |
Share of the 2,262 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 409 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 317 | 37% |
| Rented | 112 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 827 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 42 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 869 occupied private dwellings in Mirboo North.
- Median weekly rent
- $255
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,367
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,606
- Median weekly personal income
- $625
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 279 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 85 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 21 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 796 (45%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 493
- Employed part-time
- 379
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 Mirboo North
Where is Mirboo North?
Mirboo North is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Mirboo North?
At the 2021 Census, Mirboo North had a population of about 2,263.
Is Mirboo North an advantaged area?
Mirboo North has an ABS SEIFA score of 955, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 32 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of Australian suburbs.
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