Alpine Council - LGA Profile

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Alpine Shire Council

Shire · VIC

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👥 Population Overview

Total Population

13,235

Males

6,562 (49.6%)

Females

6,671 (50.4%)

Indigenous

137 (1.0%)

Born in Australia

84.6%

English Only at Home

92.6%

Australian Citizens

11,751

Other Languages

7.4%

📊 Age Distribution

0-4 years

4.1%

5-14 years

11.2%

15-19 years

5.0%

20-24 years

3.9%

25-34 years

9.0%

35-44 years

11.0%

45-54 years

13.3%

55-64 years

16.3%

65-74 years

15.0%

75-84 years

8.2%

85+ years

3.0%

💰 Income

Median Personal Income

$731/week

Annual Personal Income

$38,012

Median Household Income

$1,340/week

Annual Household Income

$69,680

Median Family Income

$1,769/week

Annual Family Income

$91,988

🏠 Housing

Median Weekly Rent

$275

Median Monthly Mortgage

$1,473

Average Household Size

2.3 persons

Avg Persons per Bedroom

0.7

🌍 Birthplace

Born in Australia

10,335 (84.6%)

Born Overseas

1,877 (15.4%)

🎓 Education (Highest Year Completed)

Year 12 or Equivalent

5,260 (51.3%)

Year 11 or Equivalent

1,742 (17.0%)

Year 10 or Equivalent

1,959 (19.1%)

Year 9 or Equivalent

723 (7.1%)

Year 8 or Below

518 (5.1%)

Did Not Go to School

46 (0.4%)

💼 Employment

Employed Full-time

3,166

Employed Part-time

2,538

Total Employed

6,321

Unemployed

133

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Participation Rate

57.6%

Labour Force

6,456

Not in Labour Force

3,964

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Composition

Total Families

3,617

Couple - No Children

1,894 (52.4%)

Couple with Children

1,261 (34.9%)

One Parent Family

423 (11.7%)

Other Family

38 (1.1%)

🏗️ Dwelling Structure

Separate Houses

4,870 (93.3%)

Semi-detached/Townhouse

252 (4.8%)

Flat/Apartment

45 (0.9%)

Other Dwelling

31 (0.6%)

Total Occupied Dwellings

5,222

Unoccupied Dwellings

1,434

🚗 Motor Vehicles per Household

No Vehicle

165 (3.2%)

1 Vehicle

1,610 (31.4%)

2 Vehicles

2,055 (40.1%)

3 Vehicles

797 (15.6%)

4+ Vehicles

491 (9.6%)

Total Dwellings

5,123

🚔 Crime Statistics (Year ending Sep 2025)

Recorded incidents from Victoria Police, published by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). Rates are per 100,000 residents. Trends compare the year-ending September 2025 rate to the same metric in 2023 (2 year) and 2016 (10 year), bucketed as Stable (<10% change), Up or Down.

Headline offences

Break & enter (dwelling)

83.2 / 100k

2yr Down 35.5% 10yr Down 34.6%

Motor vehicle theft

121 / 100k

2yr Up 127.8% 10yr Up 660.9%

Non-FV assault

136.1 / 100k

2yr Down 18.4% 10yr Down 25.6%

Robbery (unarmed)

0 / 100k

2yr — 10yr —

Steal from vehicle

249.5 / 100k

2yr Up 17.5% 10yr Up 213.9%

Show all 48 ANZSOC offence subgroups

Offence subgroup	Incidents	Rate / 100k
E21 Breach family violence order	39	294.9
B21 Criminal damage	38	287.4
B42 Steal from a motor vehicle	33	249.5
B49 Other theft	32	242
A231 FV Common assault	19	143.7
B322 Non-residential non-aggravated burglary	17	128.6
B41 Motor vehicle theft	16	121
B53 Obtain benefit by deception	15	113.4
C32 Drug possession	15	113.4
A30 Sexual offences	14	105.9
A211 FV Serious assault	12	90.7
A232 Non-FV Common assault	11	83.2
B321 Residential non-aggravated burglary	11	83.2
D11 Firearms offences	9	68.1
B43 Steal from a retail store	8	60.5
A212 Non-FV Serious assault	7	52.9
B19 Other fire related offences	6	45.4
D35 Improper movement on public or private space	6	45.4
E23 Breach bail conditions	6	45.4
B22 Graffiti	5	37.8
B44 Theft of a bicycle	5	37.8
B11 Cause damage by fire	4	30.2
B45 Receiving or handling stolen goods	4	30.2
D23 Offensive conduct	4	30.2
E13 Resist or hinder officer	4	30.2
A22 Assault police, emergency services or other authorised officer	3	22.7
A732 Non-FV Threatening behaviour	3	22.7
A89 Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering people	3	22.7
D12 Prohibited and controlled weapons offences	3	22.7
D24 Offensive language	3	22.7
E22 Breach intervention order	3	22.7
A10 Homicide and related offences	2	15.1
A721 FV Harassment and private nuisance	2	15.1
A731 FV Threatening behaviour	2	15.1
A83 Throw or discharge object endangering people	2	15.1
B51 Forgery and counterfeiting	2	15.1
B54 State false information	2	15.1
E19 Other justice procedures offences	2	15.1
A51 Aggravated robbery	1	7.6
A81 Dangerous driving	1	7.6
C21 Cultivate drugs	1	7.6
D13 Explosives offences	1	7.6
D25 Criminal intent	1	7.6
D26 Disorderly conduct	1	7.6
E29 Breach of other orders	1	7.6
F23 Maritime regulations offences	1	7.6
F33 Liquor and tobacco licensing offences	1	7.6
F91 Environmental offences	1	7.6

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