Living in Gisborne

In Gisborne, unemployment is 3.1% (2021).

For Gisborne (statistical area Gisborne–Macedon), median rent was A$420 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$2,167 in August 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-049 sources

Population22,200people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)2,516EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent1,156EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Gisborne, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 4.5% — 31% belowOfficial source · 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)

Recorded crime5,132incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026

PM2.5, annual mean5.07µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EPA Air Watch All Sites Air Quality Hourly Averages – 2024

Lower unemployment than 84% of Australian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 81% of Australian cities that publish it.

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Gisborne?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	8,018 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Main residence dwellings	7,487 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	420 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,156 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Gisborne, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official

Is Gisborne a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student20%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 13–27%

Family42%strong on family, weak on cost · range 34–50%

Retirement29%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–40%

Work and income

Median personal income was A$936 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$2,293 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Gisborne - Macedon?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (August 2021). Source: 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)⁴

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Gisborne is 3.1%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Gisborne 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	6,495 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Employment rate	64.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	2,293 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	936 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,516 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁹Official
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 4.5%	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Gisborne?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Gisborne, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2021-12-31	− €1,156
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gisborne. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gisborne. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	4.71 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official

Safety

How safe is Gisborne - Macedon?

Police recorded about 5,132 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,132 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gisborne. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gisborne - Macedon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.07 µg/m³ · EPA Air Watch All Sites Air Quality Hourly Averages – 2024³

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Gisborne is 5.1 µg/m³. Of 37 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Gisborne 5.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.07 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EPA Air Watch All Sites Air Quality Hourly Averages – 2024³Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 367.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 65.8 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Gisborne - Macedon?

The published population was 22,200 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 2,863 is not 17% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.1%
Foreign residents12.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	367.4 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	17 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)⁴Official
Foreign residents	2,863 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.⁴Official
Population density	65.77 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁶Official
Female residents	11,198 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Male residents	11,006 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Population	22,200 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

15,392

18,532

21,673

24,813

24,163200120052011201520212025

Population rose 50.6% between 2001 and 2025, from 16,042 to 24,163.

International community in Gisborne

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	22,200	100.0%
Australia	18,425	83.0%
Country of birth not stated	915	4.1%
England	895	4.0%
New Zealand	313	1.4%
Born elsewhere(d)	292	1.3%
Germany	118	0.5%
Scotland	114	0.5%
Italy	102	0.5%
India	96	0.4%
Malta	96	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	90	0.4%
South Africa	80	0.4%
Ireland	74	0.3%
Netherlands	55	0.2%
Canada	45	0.2%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	45	0.2%
Wales	37	0.2%
Croatia	34	0.2%
Sri Lanka	30	0.1%
Philippines	27	0.1%
Singapore	26	0.1%
Thailand	25	0.1%
Malaysia	24	0.1%
Poland	23	0.1%
France	21	0.1%
Greece	19	0.1%
Zimbabwe	16	0.1%
Vietnam	15	0.1%
Chile	14	0.1%
Egypt	14	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	14	0.1%
Japan	13	0.1%
Indonesia	11	0.0%
Mauritius	10	0.0%
Fiji	9	0.0%
Pakistan	9	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	9	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Turkey	8	0.0%
Taiwan	7	0.0%
Nepal	6	0.0%
North Macedonia	6	0.0%
Bangladesh	5	0.0%
Samoa	5	0.0%
Iraq	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	22,200	100.0%
Australia	18,425	83.0%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	2,863	12.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	22,200	100.0%
Australian citizen	20,499	92.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.9 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Households	7,487 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	66.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Median age	42 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	2,167 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Gisborne

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Gisborne alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3098 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 22,200 Gisborne+473%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,516 Gisborne+20%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 17.0% Gisborneno percentage

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Gisborne - Macedon?

The published population was 22,200 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is the air quality good in Gisborne - Macedon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EPA Air Watch All Sites Air Quality Hourly Averages – 2024.

How safe is Gisborne - Macedon?

What is the unemployment rate in Gisborne - Macedon?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (August 2021). Source: 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack).

What is the typical salary around Gisborne?

The median gross salary is 2,516 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Gisborne?

2,863 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Gisborne a good place to live?

Gisborne may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Gisborne?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,425 people (83.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Sources

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2021 Gisborne, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-10-03
Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026 files.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au · checked 2026-10-03
EPA Air Watch All Sites Air Quality Hourly Averages – 2024 apps.epa.vic.gov.au · checked 2026-10-04
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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