VIC · Campaspe Council
Bamawm Extension, 3564
Current weather
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94% humidity · 23.6 km/h wind · 14.8° / 9.5° today · 6.7 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Bamawm Extension is a small locality in the Campaspe area, home to around 282 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 2 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+100%), roughly 7.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 282
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,525
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 91
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 61.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 12 / 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)
- 2
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 282 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +100%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault1
- B49 Other Theft1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
6 planning-related records
2021· 3 proposals
September 2021
- Use and development of the land for a dwelling and boundary realignment in the Farming Zone Schedule 13 PEARSE ROAD BAMAWM EXTENSION 3564Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2021
- Subdivision of the land into two lots (dwelling excision) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay253 MILGATE ROAD BAMAWM EXTENSION 3564Permit issued by the RA
February 2021
- Boundary re-alignment (dwelling excision) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay1134 Lowrie RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 3 proposals
October 2020
- Buildings and Works (pump solar panels) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1484 Milgate RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Building & Works (Dwelling extension) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1770 Wharparilla RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Removal part of a condition in the nature of a Crown Grant (Vol 9011 Fol 059) pursuant to Clause 52.021133 Echuca-Mitiamo RoadPermit issued by 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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- Cantwell Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- 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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 41.4/100
- National rank
- 2983rd in Australia
- State rank
- 597th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #119 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #214 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 52%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
- Cantwell Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Boundary re-alignment (dwelling excision) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Land Subject to Inundation Overlayplanning1134 Lowrie RoadLodged 03 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Building & Works (Dwelling extension) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1planning770 Wharparilla RoadLodged 31 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and Works (pump solar panels) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1planning484 Milgate RoadLodged 09 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Removal part of a condition in the nature of a Crown Grant (Vol 9011 Fol 059) pursuant to Clause 52.02planning1133 Echuca-Mitiamo RoadLodged 10 Feb 2020 · Permit issued by the RA
- Subdivision of the land into two lots (dwelling excision) in the Farming Zone Schedule 1 and Land Subject to Inundation Overlayplanning253 MILGATE ROAD BAMAWM EXTENSION 3564Lodged 16 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by the RA
- Use and development of the land for a dwelling and boundary realignment in the Farming Zone Schedule 1planning3 PEARSE ROAD BAMAWM EXTENSION 3564Lodged 01 Sep 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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