Mildura · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Mildura ranks lower than most similar areas across several measures of wealth and advantage. The region struggles with limited access to money and job skills, though it remains a significant regional hub with over 57,000 residents.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Mildura — lower than 71% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Typical residents have limited access to money and resources, with an overall advantage score of 922, which is smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
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Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
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Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
3
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
4
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
922
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has reached 57,309, making it larger than about 77% of similar areas, although growth since 2021 was only 0.6%—well below the Victorian figure of 8.0%.
57,309
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.6%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Mildura is a major business centre with 5,491 businesses, a count larger than about 77% of similar areas, and there were 262 new dwelling approvals.
5,491
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
262
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Mildura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24780/mildura/topic/economy-advantage
