VIC · Moorabool Council
Barrys Reef, 3458
Population
39
Median age
41
Median income
$1,125/wk
Employed
60.6%
Current weather
5.8°CModerate drizzle
99% humidity · 29.4 km/h wind · 7.3° / 4.7° today · 25.1 mm rain
Updated
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Barrys Reef is a welcoming smaller community in Moorabool, with a settled community character. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street.
Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
Living here
Population
- Population
- 39
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 30.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 33
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,246
- Employment rate
- 60.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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.
Community & culture
7.1% speak a language other than English at home; 10.5% born overseas
- Language at home
- 39 English only · 3 other
- Non-English at home
- 7.1%
- Born overseas
- 4 (10.5%)
- Australian citizens
- 41
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).
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 (2025)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 25.6
- State safety percentile
- 19.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -90.9%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences1
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: 2024 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Weather
Seasonal climate averages are not available for this suburb yet. Check the hero for today's forecast.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Open-Meteo weather — Open-Meteo · Period: current; today · Updated on site · Today's forecast twice daily; seasonal normals from 1991–2020 archive
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
1 planning-related records
2020· 1 proposal
November 2020
- Consolidation of Land1235 GREENDALE-TRENTHAM ROAD BARRYS REEF 3458In progress
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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
Recent changes
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime1
- Consolidation of Landplanning1235 GREENDALE-TRENTHAM ROAD BARRYS REEF 3458Lodged 24 Nov 2020 · In progress
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- 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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