Ellaswood
VIC 3875 · East Gippsland
206 (2021) → 209 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ellaswood is a moderate growth suburb in East Gippsland, VIC 3875, about 229km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Ellaswood are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 27km inland. Ellaswood has an overall score of 18/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.37%), New Zealand (1.94%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 969 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Gippsland Grammar - Bairnsdale CampusCombined · Independent · 5.9km
- Wild Cherry SchoolPrimary · Independent · 6kmICSEA 1052
- Bairnsdale West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 912
- East Gippsland Specialist SchoolCombined · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 894
- Nagle CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.7kmICSEA 1014
- Lucknow Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 981
- Bairnsdale Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 7kmICSEA 997
- St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 1024
- Bairnsdale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 898
- Bairnsdale Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 945
- Bairnsdale Secondary College-Changing Lanes - VCALSecondary · Government · 7.8km
- OneSchool Global Vic - Bairnsdale CentreCombined · Independent · 8.1km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Ellaswood
How far is Ellaswood from Melbourne CBD?
Ellaswood is about 228.6 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Ellaswood?
Ellaswood has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ellaswood?
Ellaswood has a transport score of 0/100.