VIC · Colac Otway Council
Beeac, 3251
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Beeac is a small locality in the Colac Otway area, home to around 394 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 48 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+500%), roughly 121.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 394
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $1,260
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 32 of 204
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,122
- Employment rate
- 59%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 4 / 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)
- 48
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 121.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 49 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80.5th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +500%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A89 Other Dangerous Or Negligent Acts Endangering People2
- C32 Drug Possession3
- D11 Firearms Offences19
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences10
- Other Crimes Against The Person2
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 927
- Beeac Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
3 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
June 2021
- Building and Works Associated with Installation of Outbuilding/Storage Container79 MAIN STREET BEEAC 3251Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals
October 2020
- Increase in Area Licenced for Consumption or Supply of Liquor and Exte nsion of Hours of Trading87-89 MAIN STREET BEEAC 3251Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- Building and Works Comprising Construction of Agricultural Building5 Beeac Cemetery RoadPermit 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
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Beeac ParkPark
- Windmill ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Clinicclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 23.3/100
- National rank
- 6164th in Australia
- State rank
- 1176th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #357 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #662 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 75%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A89 Other Dangerous Or Negligent Acts Endangering Peoplecrime2
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime3
- D11 Firearms Offencescrime19
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offencescrime10
- Other Crimes Against The Personcrime2
- Clinichealthclinic
- Beeac Parkgovernmentpark
- Windmill Parkgovernmentpark
- Building and Works Associated with Installation of Outbuilding/Storage Containerplanning79 MAIN STREET BEEAC 3251Lodged 03 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Building and Works Comprising Construction of Agricultural Buildingplanning5 Beeac Cemetery RoadLodged 02 Jul 2020 · 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
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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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