East Bairnsdale, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,352
- Median age
- 45
- Household income
- $967/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 61%
- Renting
- 37%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- Bairnsdale Railway Station · 2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Bairnsdale Regional Health Service · 3.8 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
370 recorded incidents in 2025–26 · down 10.8% vs 2024–25
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Bairnsdale Primary School
Secondary
Bairnsdale Secondary College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Bairnsdale
District population (2025)
15,917
+10% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
140
houses 116 · other 24
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.