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VIC · Warrnambool Council

Allansford, 3277

Current weather

10.9°CMainly clear

79% humidity · 38.5 km/h wind · 13.5° / 9.4° today · 2.3 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

43.9/100
Average

Top 39% of Victoria's suburbs

78% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Transport
  • Established
  • Residential
  • Amenities
What Allansford is known for: Coastal, Transport, Established, Residential, Amenities

Suburb profile

Allansford wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Set on the coast at a distance from the capital, it trades city proximity for a slower, beach-led rhythm. Sea breezes and coastal air are part of everyday life, especially on warmer evenings.

The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Transport options are solid enough for daily errands and regular trips further afield. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.

Renewal is happening in measured doses, with new development complementing what is already there.

The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space against similar coastal suburbs, even with housing affordability and safety holding up better.

Population

Population
1,410
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$1,605
Dwelling vacancy
8.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
48 of 572
Median monthly mortgage
$1,478
Employment rate
66.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
34 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2026)
38
Against the person
6
Against property
17
Rate per 1,000 residents
27
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 235 residents
State safety percentile
20.9th (lower crime is better)
No change (daily rate)
0%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle3
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception3
  • C32 Drug Possession4
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order8

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
1,006
  • Allansford and District Primary SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

9 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Allansford Primary School/Ziegler Pde
  • Cheese World/Great Ocean Rd
  • Elizabeth St/Ziegler Pde
  • White St/Ziegler Pde
  • Ziegler Pde/Garabaldi Lane

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

2 active roadworks / incidents

  • Planned Burns activities occurring between 01/06/2026 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD, GREAT OCEAN ROAD31 May 2026 – 29 Jun 2027
  • Planned Burns activities occurring between 25/06/2026 and 30/06/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Weekends 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD, GREAT OCEAN ROAD24 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2027

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

32 planning-related records

2021· 14 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Construction of a shed
    22 HERMITAGE DR ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Two lot subdivision (dwelling excision)
    EDGES ROAD ALLANSFORD 3277Lapsed

  • June 2021

  • Use of land as a store and buildings and works to construct an office associated with a store.
    ALLANSFORD-WANGOOM ROAD ALLANSFORD 3277Lapsed
  • Use and development of a dwelling
    178 ALLANS FOREST ROAD ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Nine (9) lot subdivision including the creation of a common property accessway
    39 ZIEGLER PDE ALLANSFORD 3277Refusal issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    4116 Cobden-Warrnambool RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Extension to a dwelling (ensuite)
    139 Carrolls RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with an industry
    5308 Great Ocean RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment - Re-subdivision of four (4) lots into three (3) new lots and removal of an easement
    132 BUCKLEYS RD ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Re-subdivision of two (2) lots to create two (2) new lots (boundary realignment)
    149 ZIEGLER PDE ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of land for a function centre including live music and waiver of bicycle facility requirements
    200 TOORAM RD ALLANSFORD 3277Refusal issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Use and development of land for a dwelling
    30 Carrolls RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Two (2) lot subdivision
    120 BUCKLEYS RD ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to existing dwelling
    61a Smiths LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 18 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Two (2) lot subdivision
    11 Maria StPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of land for food and drink premises, advertising signage and external painting
    39 Ziegler PdePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Construction of an outbuilding
    367 Hopkins Point RdPermit issued by the RA
  • Extension to a dwelling
    11 Bowie RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Extension to a dwelling
    60 Tooram RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment to condition 6
    95-97 Ziegler PdePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Construction of a fence (entrance gateway to cemetery)
    582 Hopkins Point RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to extend a building used for trade supplies
    Cobden-Warrnambool RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Construction of shed
    11 Bowie RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Construction of a veranda and external alterations to an existing building (clubrooms) following partial demolition of the facade
    84 Ziegler PdePermit issued by the RA
  • Amendment to conditions to allow house in alternate location and change to preamble to delete reference to native vegetation
    237 BUCKLEYS RD ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Buildings and works to extend a building and relocate existing infrastructure associated with the use of land for industry
    5330 Great Ocean RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a shed
    38 CARROLLS RD ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of land for a dwelling and shed
    34 Carrolls RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Five (5) Lot Subdivision
    670 HOPKINS POINT RD ALLANSFORD 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a shed
    20 Staffords RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Construction of an agricultural shed
    1/616 Hopkins Point RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to existing shed
    2/268 Ziegler PdePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

Amenities

2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Allansford HotelPub
  • Allansford Cheese WorldSupermarket

    5332 Great Ocean Road, Allansford

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Jubilee ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
43.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 39% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
2598th in Australia
State rank
494th in VIC
Peer rank
#31 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#56 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
78%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime3
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime3
  • C32 Drug Possessioncrime4
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime8
  • Jubilee Parkgovernmentpark
  • Amendment - Re-subdivision of four (4) lots into three (3) new lots and removal of an easementplanning132 BUCKLEYS RD ALLANSFORD 3277Lodged 07 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment to condition 6planning95-97 Ziegler PdeLodged 07 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment to conditions to allow house in alternate location and change to preamble to delete reference to native vegetationplanning237 BUCKLEYS RD ALLANSFORD 3277Lodged 26 May 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with an industryplanning5308 Great Ocean RoadLodged 25 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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