Victoria
Victoria- Church of God churches
- 0
- People per church
- —
- Growth, last 5 yrs
- +413,648
- Forecast, next 5 yrs
- +802,453
- Growth ZIP areas
- 68
In the church locator
Population 6,950,263
+6.3%
From the official county projections
ZIP areas, across 22 counties
Victoria at a glance
Black crosses are Church of God churches. Shaded circles are growth corridors — ZIP areas absorbing serious growth; bigger means more people arriving, darker means higher planting priority. Amber diamonds are permitted homes: counties with 2,000+ homes permitted 2023–25 (Census Building Permits Survey), the neighborhoods that are about to exist.
Growing counties
Where Victoria is actually growing, and how much church is already there.
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 238,479
- Church of God churches
- 8
- Growth 5 yr
- +53,344
- Forecast 5 yr
- +122,202
1 church per 29,810 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 340,192
- Church of God churches
- 19
- Growth 5 yr
- +61,889
- Forecast 5 yr
- +116,167
1 church per 17,905 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 260,284
- Church of God churches
- 13
- Growth 5 yr
- +49,216
- Forecast 5 yr
- +91,164
1 church per 20,022 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 280,781
- Church of God churches
- 13
- Growth 5 yr
- +34,619
- Forecast 5 yr
- +59,840
1 church per 21,599 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 227,731
- Church of God churches
- 8
- Growth 5 yr
- +32,665
- Forecast 5 yr
- +57,663
1 church per 28,466 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 187,726
- Church of God churches
- 2
- Growth 5 yr
- +18,876
- Forecast 5 yr
- +40,017
1 church per 93,863 people
Rest of Vic.
- Population
- 223,266
- Church of God churches
- 3
- Growth 5 yr
- +16,856
- Forecast 5 yr
- +24,995
1 church per 74,422 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 130,205
- Church of God churches
- 5
- Growth 5 yr
- +18,050
- Forecast 5 yr
- +22,222
1 church per 26,041 people
Rest of Vic.
- Population
- 101,615
- Church of God churches
- 1
- Growth 5 yr
- +16,870
- Forecast 5 yr
- +18,355
1 church per 101,615 people
Rest of Vic.
- Population
- 123,096
- Church of God churches
- 2
- Growth 5 yr
- +11,014
- Forecast 5 yr
- +16,932
1 church per 61,548 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 118,350
- Church of God churches
- 2
- Growth 5 yr
- +6,674
- Forecast 5 yr
- +12,707
1 church per 59,175 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 49,845
- Church of God churches
- 1
- Growth 5 yr
- +5,940
- Forecast 5 yr
- +9,689
1 church per 49,845 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 204,284
- Church of God churches
- 19
- Growth 5 yr
- +904
- Forecast 5 yr
- +8,858
1 church per 10,752 people
Rest of Vic.
- Population
- 61,889
- Church of God churches
- 2
- Growth 5 yr
- +7,691
- Forecast 5 yr
- +7,943
1 church per 30,945 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 93,723
- Church of God churches
- 3
- Growth 5 yr
- +4,263
- Forecast 5 yr
- +7,814
1 church per 31,241 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 102,989
- Church of God churches
- 2
- Growth 5 yr
- +1,922
- Forecast 5 yr
- +7,664
1 church per 51,495 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 104,518
- Church of God churches
- 1
- Growth 5 yr
- +4,887
- Forecast 5 yr
- +7,077
1 church per 104,518 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 112,006
- Church of God churches
- 2
- Growth 5 yr
- +208
- Forecast 5 yr
- +6,855
1 church per 56,003 people
Rest of Vic.
- Population
- 74,386
- Church of God churches
- 7
- Growth 5 yr
- +7,004
- Forecast 5 yr
- +6,786
1 church per 10,627 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 74,017
- Church of God churches
- 1
- Growth 5 yr
- +2,018
- Forecast 5 yr
- +6,162
1 church per 74,017 people
Greater Melbourne
- Population
- 90,452
- Church of God churches
- 2
- Growth 5 yr
- -264
- Forecast 5 yr
- +3,544
1 church per 45,226 people
Rest of Vic.
- Population
- 77,434
- Church of God churches
- 5
- Growth 5 yr
- +2,974
- Forecast 5 yr
- +3,148
1 church per 15,487 people
Highest-priority ZIP areas in Victoria
Tullamarine - Broadmeadows
- Growth 5 yr
- +21,192
- Forecast to 2036
- +25,783
- Nearest church
- 7.5 km
Melton - Bacchus Marsh
- Growth 5 yr
- +20,910
- Forecast to 2036
- +44,519
- Nearest church
- 0.8 km
Melton - Bacchus Marsh
- Growth 5 yr
- +12,674
- Forecast to 2036
- +26,100
- Nearest church
- 3.1 km
Church of God churches
Every Victoria church listed in the Church of God church locator (churchofgod.org).