Halls Gap, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Halls Gap sits in a valley right inside the Grampians, the rugged sandstone ranges that rise from the western Victorian plains about 250 kilometres from Melbourne. It is the country of the Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali peoples, who knew the place as Mokepilli, and the town is home to Brambuk, described as Australia's longest-running Aboriginal cultural centre. The grazier Charles Browning Hall came through in 1841, following Aboriginal tracks to the gap that now carries his name; the town grew slowly, gaining a post office in 1893. Today it lives almost entirely on tourism, the small village strung along the foot of the peaks. Walkers, climbers and wildlife-watchers use it as the gateway to the Grampians National Park.
Around the national middle
Halls Gap is more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1000, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Halls Gap a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Halls Gap from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
57/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (57/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
63/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $250 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 63% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Halls Gap at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 495
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,196
- SEIFA score
- 1000
- Local government area
- Northern Grampians
- Coordinates
- -37.1213, 142.5327
Map of Halls Gap
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Housing & property in Halls Gap
What it costs to live in Halls Gap and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $250
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,300
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 60%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 33%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Halls Gap demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Halls Gap demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Halls Gap using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31% and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 66 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 33 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 156 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 124 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 120 | 24% |
Share of the 499 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 77 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 34 | 18% |
| Rented | 60 | 33% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 176 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 8 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 184 occupied private dwellings in Halls Gap.
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,713
- Median weekly personal income
- $797
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 84 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 50 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 16 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 239 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Employed full-time
- 113
- Employed part-time
- 94
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Halls Gap
Is Halls Gap a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Halls Gap rates 59/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Halls Gap?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Halls Gap was $250, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Halls Gap?
Halls Gap is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Northern Grampians local government area.
What is the population of Halls Gap?
At the 2021 Census, Halls Gap had a population of about 495.
Is Halls Gap an advantaged area?
Halls Gap has an ABS SEIFA score of 1000, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 57 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 57% of Australian suburbs.
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