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Regional Victoria · 790 suburbs · 2026-27

Regional Victoria suburbs by area, with what each costs to run

SuburbCost covers 790 suburbs across the 48 regional Victorian councils, every locality outside Greater Melbourne with at least 200 residents at the 2021 Census: Greater Bendigo (50), Greater Geelong (50), Ballarat (39), East Gippsland (37), Wellington (30) and 43 more. For a house, a year of council rates, water, the modelled drive commute to the nearest regional centre (Melbourne for the commuter-belt shires) and estimated building insurance runs from $4,987 in Geelong to $23,424 in Mallacoota, with a median of $9,759.

Around Bairnsdale

38 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Eastwood at $5,569 a year.

Around Bairnsdale, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
BairnsdaleEast Gippsland3.4 km$6,824
BruthenEast Gippsland24.9 km$11,223
BuchanEast Gippsland62.1 km$10,078
Clifton CreekEast Gippsland13.4 km$9,113
Eagle PointEast Gippsland10.6 km$8,677
East BairnsdaleEast Gippsland5.2 km$7,360
EastwoodEast Gippsland2.3 km$5,569
EllaswoodEast Gippsland5.6 km$6,706
Forge CreekEast Gippsland12 km$9,234
Granite RockEast Gippsland8.8 km$7,952
Hillside (Bairnsdale)East Gippsland8.8 km$8,400
JohnsonvilleEast Gippsland17.7 km$10,034
KalimnaEast Gippsland31.3 km$11,883
Lake BungaEast Gippsland37.8 km$11,841
Lake Tyers BeachEast Gippsland40.2 km$12,213
Lakes EntranceEast Gippsland34.9 km$12,399
LindenowEast Gippsland12.8 km$9,442
Lindenow SouthEast Gippsland18.6 km$9,864
Loch SportWellington24.6 km$11,259
LucknowEast Gippsland5.7 km$6,714
MallacootaEast Gippsland196.4 km$23,424
MarloEast Gippsland98.8 km$9,839
MetungEast Gippsland18.1 km$10,370
Mount TaylorEast Gippsland11 km$8,529
Newlands ArmEast Gippsland13.4 km$9,581
NewmerellaEast Gippsland74.6 km$9,084
NicholsonEast Gippsland12.2 km$8,844
NungurnerEast Gippsland25.2 km$10,902
OmeoEast Gippsland79.9 km$8,716
OrbostEast Gippsland81.3 km$9,376
PaynesvilleEast Gippsland13 km$9,277
Raymond IslandEast Gippsland16.5 km$10,242
SarsfieldEast Gippsland14 km$9,249
Swan ReachEast Gippsland23.4 km$11,013
Swifts CreekEast Gippsland65.1 km$9,463
Tambo UpperEast Gippsland24.6 km$11,173
Toorloo ArmEast Gippsland40.4 km$12,212
Wy YungEast Gippsland3.6 km$6,435

Around Ballarat

101 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Soldiers Hill at $5,471 a year.

Around Ballarat, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
AlfredtonBallarat4.5 km$6,450
AmphitheatrePyrenees56.2 km$10,144
AraratArarat83.3 km$8,101
AshbourneMacedon Ranges56.4 km$11,573
AvocaPyrenees63.9 km$8,804
BallanMoorabool32.4 km$11,659
Ballarat CentralBallarat0.3 km$5,483
Ballarat EastBallarat4.1 km$6,487
Ballarat NorthBallarat3 km$5,992
BeaufortPyrenees47.2 km$11,417
Black HillBallarat2.4 km$6,347
BlackwoodMoorabool39.4 km$12,258
BlampiedHepburn27.8 km$11,401
BonshawBallarat5.6 km$6,953
BroomfieldHepburn20.3 km$10,354
Brown HillBallarat6 km$7,462
BungareeMoorabool13.6 km$8,857
BuninyongBallarat10.3 km$8,644
Bunkers HillBallarat8.7 km$7,842
BurrumbeetBallarat20.9 km$10,172
Cambrian HillGolden Plains8.8 km$8,169
CanadianBallarat3.7 km$6,765
CardiganBallarat9.7 km$8,105
Cardigan VillageBallarat13.4 km$8,858
ClunesHepburn31.2 km$12,055
CoomooraHepburn40 km$12,397
CreswickHepburn16.2 km$9,912
Daisy HillCentral Goldfields51.3 km$11,293
Dales CreekMoorabool40 km$12,260
DaylesfordHepburn36.2 km$12,333
DelacombeBallarat3.7 km$6,196
DereelGolden Plains30.4 km$12,013
DerrinallumCorangamite73.9 km$7,922
DrummondHepburn53.6 km$11,587
DunnstownMoorabool10.9 km$8,208
Durham LeadBallarat15.3 km$9,450
EganstownHepburn31 km$12,045
ElaineMoorabool26.1 km$11,063
EnfieldGolden Plains22.3 km$11,045
EurekaBallarat2.8 km$5,925
GlenlyonHepburn47.7 km$12,139
Golden Point (Ballarat)Ballarat1.9 km$5,615
GordonMoorabool22.7 km$10,603
GreendaleMoorabool42.8 km$12,225
HaddonGolden Plains13.4 km$9,738
HepburnHepburn37 km$12,358
Hepburn SpringsHepburn37.9 km$12,377
InvermayBallarat7.4 km$8,053
Invermay ParkBallarat3.8 km$6,380
Lake GardensBallarat3.3 km$6,086
Lake WendoureeBallarat1.9 km$5,631
Lal LalMoorabool19.4 km$10,408
LandsboroughPyrenees86.8 km$8,446
Langi Kal KalPyrenees37.1 km$11,259
LearmonthBallarat19.3 km$10,241
LextonPyrenees45.1 km$11,181
LintonGolden Plains29.3 km$11,918
LismoreCorangamite61.5 km$9,664
LucasBallarat7.2 km$7,410
MagpieBallarat7.8 km$7,585
MaryboroughCentral Goldfields57.9 km$10,752
MeredithGolden Plains37.5 km$11,805
Miners RestBallarat9.7 km$8,691
Mitchell ParkBallarat8.7 km$8,236
Mount ClearBallarat5 km$7,161
Mount EgertonMoorabool26.3 km$11,086
Mount HelenBallarat7.9 km$8,007
Mount PleasantBallarat2.2 km$5,871
Mount RowanBallarat7 km$7,947
MyrniongMoorabool40.1 km$11,910
NapoleonsGolden Plains14.8 km$9,938
NavigatorsMoorabool8.9 km$7,697
NerrinaBallarat4.5 km$7,008
NewingtonBallarat2 km$5,642
Newlyn NorthHepburn22.9 km$10,767
RaglanPyrenees53.9 km$10,804
RedanBallarat1.9 km$5,631
RokewoodGolden Plains41.6 km$11,821
Ross CreekGolden Plains12.4 km$9,088
ScarsdaleGolden Plains21 km$10,843
ScotsburnMoorabool15.6 km$9,302
SebastopolBallarat4.6 km$6,485
SkiptonPyrenees47.9 km$11,023
SmeatonHepburn30.2 km$11,624
Smythes CreekGolden Plains8.7 km$8,132
SmythesdaleGolden Plains18.5 km$10,394
Snake ValleyPyrenees24.8 km$10,640
Soldiers HillBallarat1.5 km$5,471
Spring HillMacedon Ranges52.9 km$11,663
SulkyBallarat11.6 km$8,877
TalbotCentral Goldfields44.6 km$12,212
TrenthamHepburn46.7 km$12,380
TyldenMacedon Ranges56.2 km$11,604
WallaceMoorabool18.1 km$9,818
WarrenheipBallarat6.8 km$7,299
WaubraPyrenees31.8 km$10,998
WendoureeBallarat4 km$6,312
WheatsheafHepburn42.7 km$12,364
Winter ValleyBallarat5.3 km$6,689
Woodend NorthMacedon Ranges65.3 km$9,345
YendonMoorabool14.5 km$9,059

Around Bendigo

90 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Ironbark at $5,436 a year.

Around Bendigo, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
ArgyleGreater Bendigo45.2 km$12,240
Ascot (Bendigo)Greater Bendigo7.5 km$8,056
Axe CreekGreater Bendigo14.9 km$9,270
AxedaleGreater Bendigo22.5 km$10,673
BagshotGreater Bendigo15.9 km$9,816
Barkers CreekMount Alexander30 km$11,983
BealibaCentral Goldfields64.4 km$9,730
BendigoGreater Bendigo0.2 km$6,136
Big Hill (Bendigo)Greater Bendigo9.8 km$8,373
BoortLoddon85.3 km$8,602
BowenvaleCentral Goldfields58.3 km$10,842
Bridgewater on LoddonLoddon34.9 km$11,752
California GullyGreater Bendigo3.7 km$6,249
Campbells CreekMount Alexander39.3 km$12,420
CarisbrookCentral Goldfields49.7 km$11,442
CarlsruheMacedon Ranges62.3 km$10,578
CastlemaineMount Alexander34.1 km$12,568
CharltonBuloke99 km$8,884
ChewtonMount Alexander37.2 km$12,387
ColbinabbinCampaspe49.8 km$10,805
Drummond NorthHepburn48.4 km$12,092
DunollyCentral Goldfields50.3 km$11,867
EaglehawkGreater Bendigo5.7 km$7,211
East BendigoGreater Bendigo4.7 km$6,925
ElmoreGreater Bendigo40.9 km$12,007
ElphinstoneMount Alexander36.1 km$12,006
Emu CreekGreater Bendigo12.4 km$9,034
EppalockGreater Bendigo20 km$10,618
EpsomGreater Bendigo6.9 km$8,015
Flora HillGreater Bendigo3.1 km$6,079
FryerstownMount Alexander42.6 km$12,393
GlenarouaMitchell72.1 km$7,518
Golden GullyGreater Bendigo4.1 km$6,744
Golden SquareGreater Bendigo3 km$6,030
GoornongGreater Bendigo25 km$11,030
GuildfordHepburn49.1 km$12,036
HarcourtMount Alexander26.6 km$11,285
Harcourt NorthGreater Bendigo21.9 km$10,585
HeathcoteGreater Bendigo43.1 km$12,318
HilldeneMitchell76.1 km$8,043
HuntlyGreater Bendigo11.8 km$9,485
InglewoodLoddon43.2 km$11,670
IronbarkGreater Bendigo1.4 km$5,436
Jackass FlatGreater Bendigo4.3 km$7,107
JunortounGreater Bendigo7.4 km$8,018
Kangaroo FlatGreater Bendigo6.5 km$7,748
KenningtonGreater Bendigo3 km$6,031
KynetonMacedon Ranges54.2 km$11,515
LauristonMacedon Ranges55.3 km$12,027
LockwoodGreater Bendigo11.7 km$8,859
Lockwood SouthGreater Bendigo18.1 km$10,261
Long GullyGreater Bendigo2.3 km$5,817
LongleaGreater Bendigo13 km$9,181
Maiden GullyGreater Bendigo6.4 km$7,730
MaldonMount Alexander33 km$12,205
MalmsburyMacedon Ranges48.6 km$12,421
MandurangGreater Bendigo7.8 km$7,831
Mandurang SouthGreater Bendigo12.4 km$9,045
MarongGreater Bendigo12.7 km$8,758
McKenzie HillMount Alexander35.7 km$12,343
Mia MiaGreater Bendigo38.9 km$12,005
MucklefordMount Alexander35.1 km$12,315
Myers FlatGreater Bendigo11 km$9,288
NeilboroughGreater Bendigo22.5 km$10,666
NewsteadMount Alexander44.1 km$12,349
North BendigoGreater Bendigo2.1 km$5,753
PuckapunyalMitchell61.7 km$10,421
PyalongMitchell64.2 km$8,797
Quarry HillGreater Bendigo2.1 km$5,722
RavenswoodGreater Bendigo15.9 km$9,474
RaywoodLoddon28.2 km$11,262
RedesdaleMount Alexander32.2 km$11,805
Sailors GullyGreater Bendigo7 km$7,608
SebastianGreater Bendigo19.5 km$10,525
SedgwickGreater Bendigo15.8 km$9,444
SerpentineLoddon43.5 km$11,813
ShelbourneGreater Bendigo21.5 km$10,861
Spring GullyGreater Bendigo4.8 km$6,940
StrathdaleGreater Bendigo3.7 km$6,259
StrathfieldsayeGreater Bendigo9.2 km$8,516
TaradaleMount Alexander43.1 km$12,381
TooboracMitchell56.7 km$10,910
ToolleenCampaspe37.5 km$10,945
WalmerMount Alexander26.3 km$11,256
WedderburnLoddon71.6 km$7,555
Welshmans ReefMount Alexander40.1 km$12,422
West BendigoGreater Bendigo3.1 km$6,406
White HillsGreater Bendigo3.9 km$6,659
WoodvaleGreater Bendigo13.5 km$8,940
YapeenMount Alexander41.1 km$12,417

Around Echuca

23 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Echuca at $6,367 a year.

Around Echuca, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
BamawmCampaspe18.1 km$10,297
Bamawm ExtensionCampaspe14.4 km$9,527
BarmahMoira29.4 km$11,194
CohunaGannawarra58.9 km$10,909
EchucaCampaspe2.9 km$6,367
Echuca VillageCampaspe6 km$6,560
Echuca WestCampaspe8.8 km$8,155
GirgarreCampaspe35.3 km$11,526
GunbowerCampaspe42.3 km$12,371
KoyugaCampaspe17 km$9,318
KyabramCampaspe32.5 km$11,379
KyvalleyCampaspe28.6 km$11,058
LeitchvilleGannawarra47.5 km$11,967
LockingtonCampaspe27.3 km$11,036
NanneellaCampaspe23.2 km$11,162
NathaliaMoira40.1 km$11,439
PicolaMoira38.8 km$11,433
Pyramid HillLoddon52.6 km$11,176
RochesterCampaspe26.6 km$11,613
TongalaCampaspe23.5 km$10,440
TorrumbarryCampaspe23.5 km$11,209
WharparillaCampaspe11.4 km$8,814
WyunaCampaspe29.9 km$11,181

Around Geelong

92 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Geelong at $4,987 a year.

Around Geelong, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
Aireys InletSurf Coast39.5 km$12,546
AnakieGreater Geelong24 km$10,441
AngleseaSurf Coast31.2 km$12,512
Apollo BayColac Otway90.5 km$9,404
Armstrong CreekGreater Geelong9.6 km$8,013
AvalonGreater Geelong13.5 km$9,343
BalliangMoorabool36.7 km$11,625
BannockburnGolden Plains20.9 km$10,240
BarongarookColac Otway72.3 km$8,609
Barongarook WestColac Otway78.2 km$8,868
BarraboolSurf Coast12 km$9,124
Barwon HeadsGreater Geelong17.7 km$10,084
BatesfordGreater Geelong9.8 km$7,931
BeeacColac Otway63.8 km$10,169
Bell ParkGreater Geelong5.3 km$6,193
Bell Post HillGreater Geelong7 km$6,805
BellbraeSurf Coast23.9 km$11,417
BelmontGreater Geelong3.7 km$6,455
BirregurraColac Otway51.7 km$12,044
BreakwaterGreater Geelong3.2 km$6,304
BuckleySurf Coast24.7 km$11,529
CeresGreater Geelong7.9 km$7,910
CharlemontGreater Geelong6.2 km$7,428
Clifton SpringsGreater Geelong18.6 km$9,363
ColacColac Otway69.9 km$8,726
ConnewarreGreater Geelong12.9 km$9,061
CorioGreater Geelong9.2 km$7,671
CororookeColac Otway74.6 km$8,308
CurlewisGreater Geelong14.4 km$8,599
Deans MarshSurf Coast49.5 km$12,153
DrumcondraGreater Geelong2.3 km$5,252
DrysdaleGreater Geelong20.9 km$9,866
East GeelongGreater Geelong1.8 km$5,429
ElliminytColac Otway72.7 km$8,625
FairhavenSurf Coast41.7 km$13,334
ForrestColac Otway70.1 km$8,710
Freshwater CreekSurf Coast16.3 km$10,094
FyansfordGreater Geelong6.5 km$7,508
GeelongGreater Geelong0.2 km$4,987
Geelong WestGreater Geelong1.9 km$5,462
GellibrandColac Otway81.9 km$9,230
GherangSurf Coast28.5 km$12,269
GnarwarreSurf Coast19 km$10,264
GrovedaleGreater Geelong6.4 km$6,538
Hamlyn HeightsGreater Geelong4.8 km$6,413
Herne HillGreater Geelong3.7 km$5,716
HightonGreater Geelong4.7 km$6,380
Indented HeadGreater Geelong29.6 km$11,342
InverleighGolden Plains31.6 km$11,875
IrrewarraColac Otway60.9 km$10,730
Jan JucSurf Coast22.3 km$10,832
LaraGreater Geelong15.9 km$9,377
LarpentColac Otway78 km$8,858
LeopoldGreater Geelong10.8 km$8,184
LethbridgeGolden Plains32.6 km$11,593
Little RiverGreater Geelong25.8 km$10,682
LorneSurf Coast56.6 km$11,350
Lovely BanksGreater Geelong11.5 km$8,013
Manifold HeightsGreater Geelong2.8 km$5,420
MarengoColac Otway93.2 km$9,720
MarshallGreater Geelong5.1 km$7,106
MaudeGolden Plains27 km$11,091
ModewarreSurf Coast24.7 km$11,979
MoolapGreater Geelong6.3 km$7,257
MoriacSurf Coast19.4 km$10,698
Mount DuneedSurf Coast11.6 km$8,668
Mount MoriacSurf Coast16.4 km$9,765
NewcombGreater Geelong3.3 km$6,319
Newtown (Geelong)Greater Geelong2.3 km$6,002
NorlaneGreater Geelong6.3 km$6,492
North GeelongGreater Geelong4.1 km$5,820
North ShoreGreater Geelong6.1 km$6,432
Ocean GroveGreater Geelong19.1 km$9,895
Point LonsdaleGreater Geelong24.4 km$10,745
PortarlingtonGreater Geelong27 km$11,073
QueenscliffQueenscliffe29.4 km$11,926
RipplesideGreater Geelong3 km$5,469
RowsleyMoorabool48.1 km$11,555
ShelfordGolden Plains44.2 km$12,105
Skenes CreekColac Otway84.5 km$9,142
South GeelongGreater Geelong2 km$5,913
St Albans ParkGreater Geelong5.9 km$7,130
St LeonardsGreater Geelong28 km$11,186
TeesdaleGolden Plains30.8 km$11,465
Thomson (Geelong)Greater Geelong2.9 km$5,466
TorquaySurf Coast18.3 km$10,499
WallingtonGreater Geelong15.4 km$9,623
Wandana HeightsGreater Geelong6.3 km$6,490
WarrionColac Otway71 km$8,151
Waurn PondsGreater Geelong9.4 km$7,466
WhittingtonGreater Geelong4 km$6,160
WinchelseaSurf Coast35.7 km$12,467

Around Hamilton

23 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Hamilton at $5,198 a year.

Around Hamilton, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
BalmoralSouthern Grampians60.9 km$9,759
BolwarraGlenelg70 km$7,962
BranxholmeSouthern Grampians21.7 km$10,606
CastertonGlenelg66.2 km$9,294
CavendishSouthern Grampians29.1 km$11,154
ColeraineSouthern Grampians35.1 km$11,566
DartmoorGlenelg68.3 km$8,788
DunkeldSouthern Grampians31.1 km$11,329
GlenthompsonSouthern Grampians45 km$11,565
GoraeGlenelg68.2 km$8,810
Gorae WestGlenelg73.9 km$8,133
HamiltonSouthern Grampians0.3 km$5,198
HeathmereGlenelg62.1 km$9,760
HeywoodGlenelg55.5 km$11,243
Lake BolacArarat72.7 km$7,636
MacarthurMoyne33.2 km$11,426
MerinoGlenelg43.2 km$11,847
NarrawongGlenelg61.1 km$10,352
PenshurstSouthern Grampians31.3 km$11,345
Portland NorthGlenelg73.8 km$8,129
Portland WestGlenelg82 km$8,886
TarringtonSouthern Grampians9.1 km$7,515
WillauraArarat66.4 km$8,403

Around Horsham

31 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Horsham at $5,901 a year.

Around Horsham, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
ApsleyWest Wimmera103.4 km$22,517
BeulahYarriambiack90 km$7,604
Black Range (Stawell)Northern Grampians68.8 km$8,310
Deep LeadNorthern Grampians56.9 km$10,674
DimboolaHindmarsh37.8 km$10,990
DonaldBuloke81.1 km$8,106
DooenHorsham8.3 km$7,744
EdenhopeWest Wimmera87.3 km$8,131
GorokeWest Wimmera65.2 km$8,878
Great WesternNorthern Grampians79 km$8,392
Halls GapNorthern Grampians55.3 km$11,201
HavenHorsham5.1 km$6,819
HopetounYarriambiack112.7 km$21,874
HorshamHorsham0.8 km$5,901
JeparitHindmarsh68.4 km$7,938
KanivaWest Wimmera87.7 km$8,149
LongerenongHorsham12.9 km$9,368
Lower NortonHorsham15.2 km$9,446
MinyipYarriambiack49.6 km$10,258
MoystonArarat79.5 km$7,934
MurtoaYarriambiack27.7 km$10,005
NatimukHorsham23.1 km$10,878
NhillHindmarsh72.5 km$6,842
PomonalArarat69.1 km$8,096
QuantongHorsham14.4 km$9,721
RainbowHindmarsh91.8 km$8,034
RiversideHorsham4.1 km$6,944
RupanyupYarriambiack44 km$10,594
St ArnaudNorthern Grampians92.9 km$8,998
StawellNorthern Grampians62.8 km$9,955
WarracknabealYarriambiack57 km$9,407

Around Mildura

17 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Mildura at $6,478 a year.

Around Mildura, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
BirdwoodtonMildura8.8 km$7,554
CabaritaMildura7.6 km$7,237
CardrossMildura13.8 km$8,556
ColignanMildura42.1 km$11,892
IrympleMildura6.9 km$7,434
KoorlongMildura16.8 km$9,207
MerbeinMildura10.9 km$8,501
Merbein SouthMildura14.6 km$8,652
Merbein WestMildura14.4 km$8,706
MilduraMildura3.8 km$6,478
MurrayvilleMildura142.7 km$23,265
Nichols PointMildura5.5 km$7,199
OuyenMildura96.7 km$9,287
Red CliffsMildura17.8 km$10,264
RobinvaleSwan Hill72.1 km$7,559
UnderboolMildura110.4 km$23,265
YeltaMildura17.3 km$10,167

Around Sale

20 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Sale at $5,569 a year.

Around Sale, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
BoisdaleWellington29.2 km$11,536
BriagolongWellington33 km$11,432
BundalaguahWellington10.5 km$8,238
CobainsWellington8.1 km$7,591
CoongullaWellington36.3 km$12,234
DenisonWellington18.5 km$10,029
East SaleWellington6.5 km$6,490
FulhamWellington9.5 km$7,585
Golden BeachWellington29.2 km$11,788
HeyfieldWellington30.3 km$11,636
LongfordWellington16.5 km$9,481
MaffraWellington16.9 km$9,706
NambrokWellington19.5 km$9,553
NewryWellington27.4 km$11,355
RosedaleWellington22.8 km$11,000
SaleWellington1.2 km$5,569
SeasprayWellington26.4 km$10,836
StratfordWellington18.3 km$9,981
TinambaWellington21.9 km$10,607
WurrukWellington4 km$6,371

Around Shepparton

53 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Shepparton at $5,294 a year.

Around Shepparton, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
AlexandraMurrindindi95.3 km$9,152
ArcadiaGreater Shepparton19.2 km$9,878
ArdmonaGreater Shepparton9.4 km$7,469
AvenelStrathbogie61.5 km$9,359
BaddaginnieBenalla47.8 km$11,371
Bonnie DoonMansfield81.5 km$8,487
BunbarthaGreater Shepparton15.6 km$9,164
CobramMoira55.2 km$10,429
Cobram EastMoira55.1 km$10,446
CongupnaGreater Shepparton12.8 km$8,532
DhurringileGreater Shepparton23.6 km$10,591
DookieGreater Shepparton28.3 km$10,775
EuroaStrathbogie46.3 km$12,007
GrahamvaleGreater Shepparton4.9 km$5,901
InvergordonMoira30.4 km$10,384
KatamatiteMoira43.7 km$11,378
Katandra WestGreater Shepparton21.3 km$10,239
KatungaMoira44.3 km$10,709
KiallaGreater Shepparton6.9 km$6,981
Kialla WestGreater Shepparton10.6 km$7,990
KoonoomooMoira61 km$9,510
LancasterCampaspe25.4 km$10,296
LemnosGreater Shepparton8 km$7,089
LongwoodStrathbogie47.1 km$11,965
MerrigumGreater Shepparton22.1 km$10,370
MertonMansfield72.2 km$7,282
MiepollStrathbogie26.9 km$11,429
MooroopnaGreater Shepparton5.6 km$6,605
MurchisonGreater Shepparton33.3 km$11,174
NagambieStrathbogie48.3 km$11,879
NorthwoodMitchell67.9 km$8,754
NumurkahMoira33.9 km$11,274
OrrvaleGreater Shepparton5.3 km$6,315
Pine LodgeGreater Shepparton13.3 km$8,664
RushworthCampaspe42 km$11,205
SeymourMitchell75.1 km$8,449
SheppartonGreater Shepparton1.1 km$5,294
Shepparton EastGreater Shepparton9 km$7,359
Shepparton NorthGreater Shepparton6.9 km$6,982
StanhopeCampaspe38.4 km$11,612
StrathbogieStrathbogie63.9 km$9,233
StrathmertonMoira53.4 km$10,254
TallygaroopnaGreater Shepparton16.3 km$9,309
TaturaGreater Shepparton17.4 km$9,535
ToolambaGreater Shepparton13.9 km$8,784
UnderaGreater Shepparton22.9 km$10,492
Violet TownStrathbogie38.2 km$12,168
WaaiaMoira38.3 km$11,027
Waranga ShoresCampaspe33.2 km$11,421
Whiteheads CreekMitchell75.4 km$7,660
WunghnuMoira24.2 km$10,352
YalcaMoira52.5 km$10,361
YarroweyahMoira51.3 km$10,885

Around Swan Hill

18 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Swan Hill at $6,030 a year.

Around Swan Hill, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
BeverfordSwan Hill14.6 km$8,581
BirchipBuloke92.9 km$7,971
KerangGannawarra55 km$10,454
KoondrookGannawarra59.6 km$9,759
Lake BogaSwan Hill14.7 km$8,605
ManangatangSwan Hill67.8 km$7,875
MurrabitGannawarra41.2 km$11,425
Mystic ParkGannawarra30.3 km$11,017
NyahSwan Hill26.9 km$11,136
Nyah WestSwan Hill26.7 km$10,467
PiangilSwan Hill44.1 km$11,418
QuambatookGannawarra57.7 km$10,151
Sea LakeBuloke61.9 km$9,059
Swan HillSwan Hill4.6 km$6,030
Tyntynder SouthSwan Hill8.6 km$7,102
WoorinenSwan Hill11.4 km$7,077
Woorinen SouthSwan Hill10.5 km$7,451
WycheproofBuloke86.3 km$8,331

Around Traralgon

93 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Traralgon at $6,369 a year.

Around Traralgon, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
AlbertonWellington47.9 km$11,913
BenaSouth Gippsland74.7 km$8,984
BoolarraLatrobe31 km$12,177
BuffaloSouth Gippsland71 km$9,225
Buln BulnBaw Baw53 km$11,300
CalligneeLatrobe14.1 km$9,457
Cape PatersonBass Coast95.4 km$9,498
ChurchillLatrobe17 km$9,574
CowwarrWellington23 km$10,788
DalystonBass Coast96 km$10,094
DarnumBaw Baw46.1 km$12,227
Devon NorthWellington38.5 km$12,029
DrouinBaw Baw61.5 km$10,379
Drouin SouthBaw Baw62.3 km$9,765
Drouin WestBaw Baw60.3 km$11,035
DumbalkSouth Gippsland51.8 km$12,100
EllinbankBaw Baw53.6 km$11,232
Fish CreekSouth Gippsland71.7 km$8,855
FosterSouth Gippsland60.8 km$11,217
GlengarryWellington11.8 km$8,576
Glengarry NorthLatrobe11.9 km$8,789
GlenmaggieWellington43.8 km$11,831
GormandaleWellington18.4 km$9,758
Hazelwood NorthLatrobe10 km$7,945
Hazelwood SouthLatrobe15.4 km$9,728
Hernes OakLatrobe20.6 km$10,583
InverlochBass Coast86.2 km$9,099
Jeeralang JunctionLatrobe20.1 km$10,502
JindivickBaw Baw60.1 km$10,168
KongwakSouth Gippsland80.2 km$9,827
KoonwarraSouth Gippsland65.2 km$9,935
KorumburraSouth Gippsland68.3 km$9,212
LabertoucheBaw Baw67.6 km$8,953
LeongathaSouth Gippsland61 km$11,391
Leongatha SouthSouth Gippsland71.1 km$8,830
LochSouth Gippsland77.9 km$9,125
LongwarryBaw Baw68.2 km$9,254
Longwarry NorthBaw Baw68.4 km$9,205
MardanSouth Gippsland46.8 km$12,507
MeeniyanSouth Gippsland63 km$10,793
MirbooSouth Gippsland41.5 km$12,700
Mirboo NorthSouth Gippsland40.3 km$12,565
MoeLatrobe25.8 km$11,798
Moe SouthLatrobe25.7 km$11,341
MorwellLatrobe12.2 km$8,854
NarracanBaw Baw28.4 km$11,446
NeerimBaw Baw57.3 km$10,728
Neerim SouthBaw Baw52.1 km$11,749
NerrenaSouth Gippsland57.2 km$11,425
NewboroughLatrobe22.1 km$11,288
NilmaBaw Baw49.7 km$12,428
Nilma NorthBaw Baw47.1 km$11,816
North WonthaggiBass Coast92.9 km$9,790
NyoraSouth Gippsland76 km$9,041
OuttrimSouth Gippsland75.8 km$9,634
PoowongSouth Gippsland69.7 km$8,846
Poowong NorthSouth Gippsland66.8 km$9,731
Port AlbertWellington56.3 km$10,624
Port WelshpoolSouth Gippsland55.3 km$12,295
RawsonBaw Baw28.6 km$11,818
RipplebrookBaw Baw67.7 km$8,567
RokebyBaw Baw55.4 km$11,346
RyanstonBass Coast90.1 km$9,236
Sandy PointSouth Gippsland78.3 km$9,743
South DudleyBass Coast95.2 km$9,490
Stony Creek (Foster)South Gippsland59.8 km$11,002
Tanjil SouthBaw Baw26.3 km$11,872
Tarwin LowerSouth Gippsland84.2 km$9,798
ThorpdaleBaw Baw33.7 km$11,864
ToongabbieBaw Baw18 km$10,276
TooraSouth Gippsland54.9 km$12,345
TrafalgarBaw Baw36 km$12,768
Trafalgar EastBaw Baw30.9 km$12,479
Trafalgar SouthBaw Baw33.5 km$11,853
TraralgonLatrobe2 km$6,369
Traralgon EastLatrobe4.1 km$7,045
Traralgon SouthLatrobe10.1 km$9,135
TyersLatrobe8.3 km$8,632
Venus BaySouth Gippsland84.4 km$10,007
WarragulBaw Baw53.6 km$11,230
Warragul SouthBaw Baw54.1 km$11,167
Wattle BankBass Coast84.1 km$9,407
WelshpoolSouth Gippsland53.3 km$12,534
Willow GroveBaw Baw35.5 km$12,299
WonthaggiBass Coast95.5 km$9,502
WoodsideWellington49.2 km$11,165
Yallourn NorthLatrobe15.9 km$9,702
YanakieSouth Gippsland73.9 km$9,548
YarragonBaw Baw39.8 km$12,839
Yarragon SouthBaw Baw42.7 km$12,502
YarramWellington43.5 km$11,736
YinnarLatrobe26 km$11,829
Yinnar SouthLatrobe25.3 km$11,430

Around Wangaratta

42 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Wangaratta at $5,741 a year.

Around Wangaratta, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
BarwiteMansfield72.9 km$7,315
BenallaBenalla37.2 km$11,482
Buffalo RiverAlpine45.4 km$11,944
BundalongMoira37.8 km$10,998
BurramineMoira55.4 km$10,231
CheshuntWangaratta53.7 km$11,243
Chesney ValeBenalla23.3 km$10,293
DevenishBenalla37.2 km$11,483
EldoradoWangaratta20.3 km$10,062
EurobinAlpine56.7 km$10,556
GlenrowanWangaratta13.9 km$8,787
GoorambatBenalla32.7 km$11,285
Goughs BayMansfield90.7 km$8,442
JamiesonMansfield103 km$22,679
KillawarraWangaratta14.7 km$9,563
LacebyWangaratta10.1 km$8,311
LurgBenalla30.2 km$11,095
MaindampleMansfield81.3 km$7,681
MansfieldMansfield78.9 km$7,927
MarkwoodWangaratta21.8 km$10,766
Merrijig (Mount Buller)Mansfield80.1 km$7,977
MilawaWangaratta16.3 km$9,757
Mount BullerMansfield101.7 km$22,679
MoyhuWangaratta27.6 km$11,547
MyrtlefordAlpine46 km$12,211
North WangarattaWangaratta4.4 km$6,687
OxleyWangaratta11.4 km$8,646
RutherglenIndigo36.3 km$11,434
SpringhurstWangaratta22.2 km$10,025
SwanpoolBenalla50.1 km$11,075
TarrawingeeWangaratta13.7 km$8,747
TatongBenalla47.1 km$11,647
TolmieMansfield61.6 km$9,660
TungamahMoira43.5 km$11,216
WahgunyahIndigo40.8 km$12,290
WaldaraWangaratta4.9 km$6,843
WangandaryWangaratta8.2 km$7,362
WangarattaWangaratta0.8 km$5,741
Wangaratta SouthWangaratta7.1 km$7,026
WhitfieldWangaratta44.8 km$12,266
WhoroulyWangaratta30.3 km$11,806
YarrawongaMoira45.7 km$11,129

Around Warrnambool

37 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Warrnambool at $5,833 a year.

Around Warrnambool, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
AllansfordMoyne9.8 km$7,633
BushfieldWarrnambool6.7 km$7,450
CamperdownCorangamite59.1 km$10,089
CaramutMoyne47.9 km$11,357
CobdenCorangamite52.2 km$11,033
CooriemungleCorangamite61.1 km$9,732
CrossleyMoyne16.8 km$9,285
CudgeeMoyne14.6 km$8,807
DenningtonWarrnambool5.6 km$7,724
Ecklin SouthCorangamite36.1 km$11,615
GarvocMoyne30.1 km$11,199
GrassmereMoyne15.2 km$8,941
HawkesdaleMoyne37.5 km$11,601
IllowaMoyne9.2 km$7,497
KirkstallMoyne22.2 km$10,244
KoroitMoyne15.8 km$9,075
Mailors FlatMoyne10.4 km$7,790
MortlakeMoyne44.7 km$11,530
NooratCorangamite42.1 km$11,662
NullawarreMoyne30.7 km$11,248
PanmureMoyne22.3 km$10,253
PeterboroughCorangamite42.1 km$11,662
Port CampbellCorangamite52.7 km$10,978
Port FairyMoyne28.5 km$11,452
PortlandGlenelg76.9 km$8,263
PrincetownCorangamite66.5 km$9,016
PurnimMoyne16.2 km$9,145
Scotts CreekCorangamite51.9 km$11,066
SimpsonCorangamite68.5 km$8,125
TerangCorangamite37.1 km$11,644
TimboonCorangamite42.9 km$11,644
WangoomMoyne9.9 km$7,679
WarrnamboolWarrnambool1.5 km$5,833
WinslowMoyne16.2 km$9,145
WoodfordWarrnambool7.4 km$7,656
WoolsthorpeMoyne25.7 km$10,733
YambukMoyne36.2 km$11,565

Around Wodonga

39 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Wodonga at $5,906 a year.

Around Wodonga, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
Allans FlatIndigo20 km$9,739
BandianaWodonga4.5 km$6,886
BarandudaWodonga9 km$8,181
BarnawarthaIndigo18.9 km$9,907
BeechworthIndigo30.5 km$11,447
BellbridgeTowong15.5 km$9,161
BethangaTowong20.8 km$10,357
BonegillaWodonga9.1 km$8,212
BrightAlpine66.1 km$8,795
ChilternIndigo25 km$10,857
CorryongTowong90.8 km$8,952
CudgewaTowong82.9 km$8,456
EskdaleTowong54.7 km$10,576
Falls CreekAlpine90 km$8,710
GundowringIndigo31.6 km$11,986
HarrietvilleAlpine86.9 km$8,578
HuonIndigo22.1 km$10,892
Huon CreekWodonga7 km$6,834
Indigo ValleyIndigo14.9 km$8,741
KergunyahIndigo26.3 km$11,322
KiewaIndigo19.9 km$10,680
Killara (Wodonga)Wodonga5.8 km$7,274
LenevaWodonga9.6 km$7,537
Mount BeautyAlpine76.1 km$8,104
Osbornes FlatIndigo21.9 km$10,406
PorepunkahAlpine62.1 km$9,628
Sandy CreekIndigo34 km$11,686
Staghorn FlatIndigo13.7 km$8,812
StanleyIndigo31.2 km$11,508
TalgarnoTowong25.2 km$11,015
TallangattaTowong29.3 km$11,475
TangambalangaIndigo19.1 km$10,381
TawongaAlpine66.4 km$8,724
Tawonga SouthAlpine74.7 km$8,043
WandiligongAlpine76.6 km$8,124
West WodongaWodonga5.8 km$7,281
WodongaWodonga0.7 km$5,906
WoorageeIndigo22.9 km$10,563
YackandandahIndigo23.4 km$10,642

Melbourne commuter belt

73 suburbs. The cheapest to run here is Yea at $7,308 a year.

Melbourne commuter belt, annual running cost of a house
SuburbCouncilTo centreRunning cost a year
Bacchus MarshMoorabool48.3 km$12,490
BassBass Coast86.2 km$9,664
BeveridgeMitchell37.6 km$12,076
BroadfordMitchell67 km$8,178
BullengarookMacedon Ranges54.9 km$11,923
BuxtonMurrindindi78.6 km$8,274
Cape WoolamaiBass Coast87.7 km$9,529
CastellaMurrindindi52.3 km$10,872
ClarkefieldMacedon Ranges39.3 km$12,495
ClonbinaneMitchell52.5 km$11,273
CoimadaiMoorabool48.4 km$12,284
CorinellaBass Coast81.5 km$9,459
Coronet BayBass Coast80.9 km$8,834
CowesBass Coast76.7 km$8,649
DarleyMoorabool50.7 km$11,692
Darraweit GuimMacedon Ranges44.8 km$12,397
EildonMurrindindi103.1 km$22,741
FlowerdaleMurrindindi61.6 km$9,492
GisborneMacedon Ranges48.1 km$12,607
Gisborne SouthMacedon Ranges42.2 km$12,476
GlenburnMurrindindi60.2 km$9,740
GoldieMacedon Ranges63.6 km$10,069
GrantvilleBass Coast83.3 km$9,536
Heathcote JunctionMitchell48.7 km$11,623
Hopetoun ParkMoorabool42.7 km$12,558
KilcundaBass Coast95.3 km$9,863
KilmoreMitchell57.3 km$10,046
Kilmore EastMitchell60.2 km$9,570
KinglakeMurrindindi48 km$11,250
Kinglake CentralMurrindindi49.8 km$11,109
Kinglake WestMurrindindi45.3 km$11,406
LancefieldMacedon Ranges64.9 km$9,790
Long ForestMoorabool43.6 km$12,535
MacedonMacedon Ranges55.8 km$11,812
MaddingleyMoorabool48.7 km$12,257
MarysvilleMurrindindi81.9 km$8,119
MerrimuMoorabool46.3 km$12,016
MonegeettaMacedon Ranges49.3 km$12,121
Mount MacedonMacedon Ranges57.4 km$11,578
NarbethongMurrindindi66.7 km$8,424
New GisborneMacedon Ranges51.1 km$11,961
NewhamMacedon Ranges65.2 km$9,374
NewhavenBass Coast84.6 km$9,394
Pheasant CreekMurrindindi48.1 km$11,242
Pioneer BayBass Coast81.3 km$9,450
RhyllBass Coast78.9 km$9,147
Riddells CreekMacedon Ranges47.8 km$12,232
RomseyMacedon Ranges55.1 km$11,501
San RemoBass Coast88.6 km$9,168
SilverleavesBass Coast76.1 km$9,224
Smiths BeachBass Coast80.8 km$8,829
Strath CreekMurrindindi67.3 km$8,571
Sugarloaf CreekMitchell76.7 km$7,717
Sunday CreekMitchell62.6 km$9,470
Sunderland BayBass Coast81.3 km$8,851
Sunset StripBass Coast80.3 km$8,656
Surf BeachBass Coast82.3 km$9,295
TaggertyMurrindindi84.7 km$8,542
TallarookMitchell77.3 km$8,094
Tenby PointBass Coast80.4 km$8,810
The GurdiesBass Coast83.1 km$9,330
ThorntonMurrindindi96.3 km$9,196
ToolangiMurrindindi58 km$10,116
Upper PlentyMitchell45.2 km$11,839
VentnorBass Coast78 km$8,705
WallanMitchell45.2 km$12,383
WandongMitchell51.6 km$11,368
Waterford ParkMitchell57.8 km$10,575
WillowmavinMitchell63.3 km$9,343
Wimbledon HeightsBass Coast77.8 km$8,549
WoodendMacedon Ranges62.4 km$10,307
WoolamaiBass Coast91.1 km$9,276
YeaMurrindindi71.4 km$7,308

How these figures are worked out

Each figure is a year of running costs for a house: council rates and water for 2026-27, a modelled drive to the nearest of 15 regional centres (or to Melbourne for the commuter-belt shires) at the ATO rate of 91 cents a kilometre, since no daily public transport commute is assumed outside Melbourne, and building insurance, which is an estimate. Electricity is not included. Victorian council rates are each council's average residential rate plus any municipal charge, from its 2026-27 budget, so they are not on the same basis as the Brisbane and Sydney directories. Areas group each suburb with the regional centre its commute is costed to, so they are a guide to where a suburb sits rather than an official region. SuburbCost does not show property prices. See the methodology for the full basis.