Area profile
A quick snapshot of Indigo Shire, in North East Victoria, on the Murray River border with New South Wales. Its main towns are Beechworth — the council's seat — Rutherglen, Chiltern and Yackandandah, with smaller towns including Wahgunyah, Barnawartha, Kiewa, Tangambalanga and Stanley.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
The area at a glance
- Population (ERP, 30 Jun 2025)
- 17,758ABS Estimated Resident Population (preliminary).
- Area
- 2,040.5 km²ABS figure.
- Population density
- ~8.7 people per km²ERP ÷ ABS area.
- Region
- North East Victoria
- Council group
- Small Shire (LGPRF comparison group)
- Rateable properties
- 9,505 assessments (2026–27 Budget)
- Localities
- 28 localities, three shared with neighbouring councilsLocalities marked '(part)' are split with a neighbouring council — check your rates notice to see which council you pay. Part-localities are listed where at least 5% of the locality's area is inside Indigo.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Allans Flat3691
- Barnawartha3688
- Beechworth3747
- Brimin3685
- Browns Plains3685
- Bruarong3749
- Carlyle3685
- Charleroi3695
- Chiltern3683
- Chiltern Valley3683
- Cornishtown3683
- Gooramadda3685
- Gundowring (part)3691
- Huon (part)3695
- Indigo Valley3688
- Kergunyah3691
- Kiewa3691
- Lilliput3682
- Norong3682
- Osbornes Flat3691
- Rutherglen3685
- Sandy Creek3695
- Staghorn Flat (part)3691
- Stanley3747
- Tangambalanga3691
- Wahgunyah3687
- Wooragee3747
- Yackandandah3749
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The shaded area on the map is the Local Government Area boundary; area and density figures come from the ABS, not from the map. The locality list is our own overlay of Vicmap locality and postcode boundaries (September 2026) on the ABS council boundary; it matches the 28 suburb-and-postcode rows CSA reports for Indigo.
Sources — check it yourself
- ABS — Regional population, 2024–25 (data cube 32180DS0002, Table 2: Victoria; LGA 23350) · ERP 30 Jun 2025
- ABS — Regional population (latest release) · Mar 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Indigo Shire Council (council area) · Sep 2026
- Indigo Shire Council — Contact Council (customer centres in Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen, Yackandandah) · Sep 2026
- Indigo Shire Council — Budget 2026/27 (PDF; number of assessments) · 2026–27
- Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) — LGA Recorded Offences, Table 03 (postcode and suburb by LGA) · Jul 2016 to Jun 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin locality polygons · Sep 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin postcode polygons · Sep 2026
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.