Nagambie, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Nagambie lies in the Goulburn Valley of central Victoria, about 120 kilometres north-east of Melbourne in the Shire of Strathbogie. It sits on the traditional lands of the Taungurung people, and the town's name comes from a local Aboriginal word meaning lagoon. European settlement grew from a river crossing on the early Melbourne to Sydney mail route, with the town surveyed in 1868 and proclaimed in 1872. Its defining feature is Lake Nagambie, an artificial lake formed when the Goulburn Weir was completed in 1891, which today hosts rowing championships and water sports. The district is a noted wine region, home to historic wineries such as Tahbilk and Mitchelton. Nagambie is also celebrated as the birthplace of the champion racehorse Black Caviar.
Less advantaged than the national average
Nagambie is more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 932, 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 Nagambie 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.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Nagambie 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
22/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (22/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
48/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $295 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 48% 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.
Nagambie at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,254
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,144
- SEIFA score
- 932
- Local government area
- Strathbogie
- Coordinates
- -36.7916, 145.2139
Map of Nagambie
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Housing & property in Nagambie
What it costs to live in Nagambie and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $295
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,487
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 23%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Nagambie demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Nagambie demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Nagambie 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 seniors (65+) at 31% and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 347 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 180 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 462 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 573 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 692 | 31% |
Share of the 2,254 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 444 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 245 | 26% |
| Rented | 222 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 831 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 69 | 7% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 943 occupied private dwellings in Nagambie.
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,649
- Median weekly personal income
- $675
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 244 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 127 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 59 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 698 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 588
- Employed part-time
- 301
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 Nagambie
Is Nagambie 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, Nagambie rates 31/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Nagambie?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Nagambie was $295, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,487. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Nagambie?
Nagambie is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Strathbogie local government area.
What is the population of Nagambie?
At the 2021 Census, Nagambie had a population of about 2,254.
Is Nagambie an advantaged area?
Nagambie has an ABS SEIFA score of 932, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 22 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of Australian suburbs.
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