Gippsland, VIC
About the Gippsland region
This region is situated in Victoria's south-east, and takes up 41,375 km² of the state. It is bordered by the Ovens Murray region and the New South Wales state border in the north, the eastern Victorian coastline in the south, and metropolitan Melbourne in the west.
Gippsland is a geographically diverse area. It takes in parts of Victoria's coastal, rural and alpine communities, along with some larger regional centres. It is also home to a number of the state's magnificent natural marvels, including Wilsons Promontory, the Gippsland Lakes, and Phillip Island.
The traditional owners of the land on which the Gippsland region now stands are the Gunaikurnai people.
Local councils
Victoria's Gippsland region includes six municipalities: Bass Coast Shire, Baw Baw Shire, East Gippsland Shire, Latrobe City, South Gippsland Shire, and Wellington Shire.
Climate information
Residents of Gippsland enjoys mild to warm summer weather, with an average maximum temperature of about 21-25 °C. Winters in the coastal part of the region are mild, with maximum temperatures of 12-15 °C, but they are cooler further inland and cold in the mountainous areas, where frosts are common and snow sometimes falls.
On average, Gippsland is one of the rainier Victorian regions, although rainfall is by no means constant across the region. The south-western and eastern parts of the region, along with the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Ranges and Strzelecki Ranges enjoy 1000-1600 mm of annual rain on average. Meanwhile, central Gippsland typically receives less than 600 mm annually, as it is located in the rain shadow of Wilsons Promontory and the Strzelecki Ranges.
Population
The estimated population of the Gippsland region is currently reported as 283,000.
Education
Gippsland is home to a number of high-quality primary and secondary schools. The region also has several higher education facilities: Monash University's Churchill campus, along with three TAFEs (GippsTAFE, Advance TAFE, and Chisholm TAFE).
Employment and local businesses
Agriculture is the biggest industry in the Gippsland region, making up 15% of the region's Gross Value Add (GVA). It is followed by mining (10.1%), healthcare and social assistance (9.9%), construction (8.1%) and manufacturing (8%).
The region has long relied on agriculture and mining as its primary industries, but while agriculture remains a strong sector, mining has declined in recent years. It is gradually being eclipsed by the healthcare and social assistance industry, which is growing in the Latrobe regional hub.
Housing
There is no listed median house price for the Gippsland region.
The region had a median weekly house rental (for a 3-bedroom home) of $250, $70 below Victoria's median.
Events
Where: Orbost, Vic
When: Annually, on Christmas Eve
What: The annual Orbost Christmas Eve festival is the place to be around Christmastime for those who love getting into the festive spirit. The quaint country town comes alive with rides, games, stalls selling local produce, and of course lots to eat and drink. The highlight of the event is a magnificent fireworks display in the local Forest Park, which takes place just as darkness falls and is free for all to enjoy.
Where: Trafalgar East, VIC
When: Annually, in November
What: For those who aren't afraid to get a bit muddy, Summit Survivor is an exciting mud run/obstacle course sure to get your heart pumping and your endorphins flowing. The 5 km course features more than 40 thrilling obstacles, including nets, tunnels, zaps and a giant slide, making it the most obstacle-dense course in Victoria. It's open to adventurous folks aged 12-60, but there's also a shortened kids' course, making Summit Survivor the perfect messy weekend out for the whole family.
Where: Leongatha, VIC
When: Annually, late August - early September (may vary)
What: This charming country arts show has been going strong for over 40 years. It showcases more than 550 works by artists from Victoria and interstate, including photography, paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Aesthetes can enjoy a relaxing day appreciating art in the laid-back town of Leongatha, while artists can take pride in having their work featured in one of regional Victoria's finest art shows and compete for the $6000 available in prizes.
Additional Information
Gippsland has 6 subregions. Use the list below or the map above to learn more about individual subregions.
Gippsland Schools
- Government Schools
- Independent Schools
Combined
- Cann River P-12 College CANN RIVER VIC 3890
- Goongerah Tubbut P-8 College GOONGERAH VIC 3888
- Goongerah Tubbut P-8 College-Tubbut Campus TUBBUT VIC 3888
- Mallacoota P-12 College MALLACOOTA VIC 3892
- Swifts Creek P-12 School SWIFTS CREEK VIC 3896
- Swifts Creek P-12 School-Flagstaff Campus SWIFTS CREEK VIC 3896
Primary
- Airly Primary School AIRLY VIC 3851
- Alberton Primary School ALBERTON VIC 3971
- Araluen Primary School SALE VIC 3850
- Bairnsdale Primary School BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- Bairnsdale West Primary School BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- Bass Valley Primary School CORINELLA VIC 3984
- Boisdale Consolidated School BOISDALE VIC 3860
- Bona Vista Primary School BONA VISTA VIC 3820
- Boolarra Primary School BOOLARRA VIC 3870
- Briagolong Primary School BRIAGOLONG VIC 3860
- Bruthen Primary School BRUTHEN VIC 3885
- Buchan Primary School BUCHAN VIC 3885
- Buln Buln Primary School BULN BULN VIC 3821
- Bundalaguah Primary School BUNDALAGUAH VIC 3851
- Bunyip Primary School BUNYIP VIC 3815
- Churchill North Primary School CHURCHILL VIC 3842
- Churchill Primary School CHURCHILL VIC 3842
- Clifton Creek Primary School CLIFTON CREEK VIC 3875
- Cobains Primary School COBAINS VIC 3851
- Cowes Primary School COWES VIC 3922
- Cowwarr Primary School COWWARR VIC 3857
- Dargo Primary School DARGO VIC 3862
- Darnum Primary School DARNUM VIC 3822
- Devon North Primary School DEVON NORTH VIC 3971
- Drouin Primary School DROUIN VIC 3818
- Drouin South Primary School DROUIN SOUTH VIC 3818
- Drouin West Primary School DROUIN WEST VIC 3818
- Eagle Point Primary School EAGLE POINT VIC 3878
- Ellinbank Primary School ELLINBANK VIC 3821
- Fish Creek and District Primary School FISH CREEK VIC 3959
- Foster Primary School FOSTER VIC 3960
- Glengarry Primary School GLENGARRY VIC 3854
- Gormandale And District Primary School GORMANDALE VIC 3873
- Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon) TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Guthridge Primary School SALE VIC 3850
- Hazelwood North Primary School HAZELWOOD NORTH VIC 3840
- Heyfield Primary School HEYFIELD VIC 3858
- Inverloch Primary School INVERLOCH VIC 3996
- Jindivick Primary School JINDIVICK VIC 3818
- Kongwak Primary School KONGWAK VIC 3951
- Korumburra Primary School KORUMBURRA VIC 3950
- Labertouche Primary School LABERTOUCHE VIC 3816
- Lakes Entrance Primary School LAKES ENTRANCE VIC 3909
- Lang Lang Primary School LANG LANG VIC 3984
- Lardner and District Primary School LARDNER VIC 3821
- Leongatha Primary School LEONGATHA VIC 3953
- Lindenow Primary School LINDENOW VIC 3865
- Lindenow Primary School-Woodglen Campus WOODGLEN VIC 3875
- Lindenow South Primary School LINDENOW SOUTH VIC 3875
- Loch Primary School LOCH VIC 3945
- Loch Sport Primary School LOCH SPORT VIC 3851
- Longford Primary School LONGFORD VIC 3851
- Longwarry Primary School LONGWARRY VIC 3816
- Lucknow Primary School BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- Maffra Primary School MAFFRA VIC 3860
- Marlo Primary School MARLO VIC 3888
- Meerlieu Primary School MEERLIEU VIC 3862
- Metung Primary School METUNG VIC 3904
- Mirboo North Primary School MIRBOO NORTH VIC 3871
- Moe (Albert Street) Primary School MOE VIC 3825
- Moe (South Street) Primary School MOE VIC 3825
- Moe Primary School MOE VIC 3825
- Morwell Central Primary School MORWELL VIC 3840
- Morwell Park Primary School MORWELL VIC 3840
- Morwell Park Primary School-Hazelwood Estate YINNAR VIC 3869
- Nambrok Denison Primary School NAMBROK VIC 3847
- Narracan Primary School NARRACAN VIC 3824
- Neerim District Rural Primary School NAYOOK VIC 3832
- Neerim South Primary School NEERIM SOUTH VIC 3831
- Newborough East Primary School NEWBOROUGH VIC 3825
- Newborough Primary School NEWBOROUGH VIC 3825
- Newhaven Primary School NEWHAVEN VIC 3925
- Newmerella Primary School NEWMERELLA VIC 3886
- Nicholson Primary School NICHOLSON VIC 3882
- Nilma Primary School NILMA VIC 3821
- Noojee Primary School NOOJEE VIC 3833
- Noorinbee Primary School NOORINBEE VIC 3890
- Nowa Nowa Primary School NOWA NOWA VIC 3887
- Nungurner Primary School NUNGURNER VIC 3909
- Nyora Primary School NYORA VIC 3987
- Omeo Primary School OMEO VIC 3898
- Orbost North Primary School ORBOST VIC 3888
- Orbost Primary School ORBOST VIC 3888
- Paynesville Primary School PAYNESVILLE VIC 3880
- Poowong Consolidated School POOWONG VIC 3988
- Powlett River Primary School DALYSTON VIC 3992
- Rawson Primary School RAWSON VIC 3825
- Ripplebrook Primary School RIPPLEBROOK VIC 3818
- Rosedale Primary School ROSEDALE VIC 3847
- Sale Primary School SALE VIC 3850
- San Remo Primary School SAN REMO VIC 3925
- Seaspray Primary School SEASPRAY VIC 3851
- Somers School Camp-Woorabinda Campus YALLOURN NORTH VIC 3825
- Spensley Street Primary School-Glen Forbes Camp GLEN FORBES VIC 3990
- Stratford Primary School STRATFORD VIC 3862
- Swan Reach Primary School SWAN REACH VIC 3903
- Tambo Upper Primary School TAMBO UPPER VIC 3885
- Tanjil South Primary School TANJIL SOUTH VIC 3825
- Tarwin Lower Primary School TARWIN LOWER VIC 3956
- Tarwin Valley Primary School MEENIYAN VIC 3956
- Thorpdale Primary School THORPDALE VIC 3835
- Toongabbie Primary School TOONGABBIE VIC 3856
- Toora Primary School TOORA VIC 3962
- Toorloo Arm Primary School LAKE TYERS BEACH VIC 3909
- Trafalgar Primary School TRAFALGAR VIC 3824
- Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary School TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School-Traralgon Deaf Facility TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Traralgon South Primary School TRARALGON SOUTH VIC 3844
- Tyers Primary School TYERS VIC 3844
- Warragul North Primary School WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- Warragul Primary School WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- Welshpool and District Primary School WELSHPOOL VIC 3966
- Willow Grove Primary School WILLOW GROVE VIC 3825
- Wonthaggi North Primary School WONTHAGGI VIC 3995
- Wonthaggi Primary School WONTHAGGI VIC 3995
- Woodside Primary School WOODSIDE VIC 3874
- Wurruk Primary School WURRUK VIC 3850
- Yallourn North Primary School YALLOURN NORTH VIC 3825
- Yarragon Primary School YARRAGON VIC 3823
- Yarram Primary School YARRAM VIC 3971
- Yinnar Primary School YINNAR VIC 3869
- Yinnar South Primary School YINNAR SOUTH VIC 3869
Secondary
- Bairnsdale Secondary College BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- Bairnsdale Secondary College-Changing Lanes - VCAL BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- Drouin Secondary College DROUIN VIC 3818
- Drouin Secondary College-Blackwood Annexe HALLORA VIC 3818
- Foster Secondary College FOSTER VIC 3960
- Korumburra Secondary College KORUMBURRA VIC 3950
- Kurnai College MORWELL VIC 3840
- Kurnai College - Churchill Campus CHURCHILL VIC 3842
- Kurnai College - FLO Campus MORWELL VIC 3840
- Kurnai College - KYPP Campus (Kurnai Young Parents Program Campus) CHURCHILL VIC 3842
- Kurnai College - University Campus CHURCHILL VIC 3842
- Lakes Entrance Secondary College LAKES ENTRANCE VIC 3909
- Leongatha Secondary College LEONGATHA VIC 3953
- Lowanna College NEWBOROUGH VIC 3825
- Maffra Secondary College MAFFRA VIC 3860
- Mirboo North Secondary College MIRBOO NORTH VIC 3871
- Neerim District Secondary College NEERIM SOUTH VIC 3831
- Orbost Secondary College ORBOST VIC 3888
- Orbost Secondary College-Community VCAL Campus ORBOST VIC 3888
- Rubicon Outdoor Centre-Nayook Camp NAYOOK VIC 3832
- Sale College SALE VIC 3850
- Sale College-Guthridge Campus SALE VIC 3850
- The Alpine School-Snowy River Campus MARLO VIC 3888
- Trafalgar High School TRAFALGAR VIC 3824
- Traralgon College TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Traralgon College Hazelwood Estate YINNAR VIC 3869
- Traralgon College-East Campus TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Warragul Regional College WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- Wonthaggi Secondary College WONTHAGGI VIC 3995
- Wonthaggi Secondary College-Community VCAL Program Campus WONTHAGGI VIC 3995
- Wonthaggi Secondary College-Dudley Campus WONTHAGGI VIC 3995
- Yarram Secondary College YARRAM VIC 3971
Special
- Baringa Special School MOE VIC 3825
- Baringa Special School-Baringa Homestead CHILDERS VIC 3824
- Bass Coast Specialist School WONTHAGGI VIC 3995
- East Gippsland Specialist School BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- Latrobe Special Developmental School TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Sale and District Specialist School SALE VIC 3850
- Sale and District Specialist School-Desailly Street Campus SALE VIC 3850
- Sale and District Specialist School-Guthridge Parade Campus SALE VIC 3850
- Sale and District Specialist School SALE VIC 3850
- South Gippsland Specialist School LEONGATHA VIC 3953
- Warragul & District Specialist School WARRAGUL VIC 3820
Combined
- Chairo Christian School DROUIN VIC 3818
- Chairo Christian School - Drouin East Campus DROUIN EAST VIC 3818
- Chairo Christian School - Leongatha Campus LEONGATHA VIC 3953
- Chairo Christian School - Traralgon Campus TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Flinders Christian Community College - Traralgon Campus TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Gippsland Grammar SALE VIC 3850
- Gippsland Grammar - Bairnsdale Campus WY YUNG VIC 3875
- Gippsland Grammar - Second Campus SALE VIC 3850
- Glenvale School - Bairnsdale Centre LUCKNOW VIC 3875
- Methodist Ladies' College - Mallacoota Campus MALLACOOTA VIC 3892
- Newhaven College RHYLL VIC 3923
- Newhaven College RHYLL VIC 3923
- St Paul's Anglican Grammar School WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Sutton Street Campus WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- St Paul's Anglican Grammar School - Traralgon Campus TRARALGON VIC 3844
Primary
- Bairnsdale Christian Community School BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- Columba Catholic School BUNYIP VIC 3815
- Immaculate Heart of Mary School NEWBOROUGH VIC 3825
- Koonwarra Village School KOONWARRA VIC 3954
- Lumen Christi School CHURCHILL VIC 3842
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School COWES VIC 3922
- Phillip Island Village School VENTNOR VIC 3922
- Sacred Heart School MORWELL VIC 3840
- St Brendan's School LAKES ENTRANCE VIC 3909
- St Gabriel's School TRARALGON VIC 3844
- St Ita's School DROUIN VIC 3818
- St Joseph's School WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- St Joseph's School WONTHAGGI VIC 3995
- St Joseph's School KORUMBURRA VIC 3950
- St Joseph's School ORBOST VIC 3888
- St Joseph's School TRAFALGAR VIC 3824
- St Kieran's School MOE VIC 3825
- St Laurence O'Toole School LEONGATHA VIC 3953
- St Mary's Primary School SALE VIC 3850
- St Mary's School BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- St Mary's School YARRAM VIC 3971
- St Mary's School MAFFRA VIC 3860
- St Michael's School TRARALGON VIC 3844
- St Michael's School HEYFIELD VIC 3858
- St Patrick's School STRATFORD VIC 3862
- St Thomas' School SALE VIC 3850
- St Vincent de Paul's School MORWELL VIC 3840
- Wild Cherry School BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
Secondary
- Catholic College Sale SALE VIC 3850
- Catholic College Sale - Cathedral Hall Campus SALE VIC 3850
- Catholic College Sale - Sale Sion Campus SALE VIC 3850
- Lavalla Catholic College TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Lavalla Catholic College - Presentation Campus NEWBOROUGH VIC 3825
- Lavalla Catholic College - St Paul's Campus TRARALGON VIC 3844
- Marist-Sion College WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College LEONGATHA VIC 3953
- Nagle College BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
- SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL Traralgon & Multi 2 Traralgon TRARALGON VIC 3844
Special
- Berry Street School - Morwell Campus MORWELL VIC 3840
- Community College Gippsland Ltd WARRAGUL VIC 3820
- ECG College Leongatha LEONGATHA VIC 3953
Gippsland Housing
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Houses in Gippsland
The price of a house in Gippsland ranges from around $166,000 to $5,490,000.
A typical house in has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 3 cars.
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Apartments in Gippsland
The price of a apartment in Gippsland ranges from around $138,000 to $960,000.
A typical apartment in has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom & parking for 1 car.
Gippsland Census Information
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Dwelling Type
What types of residential properties are available in Gippsland?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Tenure Type
Which residential properties in Gippsland are owned, mortgaged or rented out?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Change in Residence
Did people in Gippsland change address in the last year?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Working Population
What age groups are most strongly represented in Gippsland?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Top 5 Industries
What industries do people in Gippsland work in?
- Health care and social assistance
- Retail trade
- Construction
- Agriculture forestry and fishing
- Education and training
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Family Size
How many people live in a household in Gippsland?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP
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