VIC · Moorabool Council
Beremboke, 3342
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- National parks
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Beremboke is a welcoming smaller community in Moorabool, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Population
- Population
- 165
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $2,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 68
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,625
- Employment rate
- 68.1%
- 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6.1
- State safety percentile
- 0.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -50%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order1
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).
3 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
May 2021
- Use of the Land as a Place of Assembly (Function Centre) and Liquor Licence3349 GEELONG-BALLAN ROAD BEREMBOKE 3342Withdrawn
2020· 2 proposals
September 2020
- Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling103 Camerons LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- Use of the Land as a Cattle Feed Lot117 Greens LaneWithdrawn
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
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Beremboke Recreation ReservePark
- Durdidwarrah Creek Reference AreaNature 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- 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
Recent changes
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime1
- Beremboke Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Durdidwarrah Creek Reference Areagovernmentnature_reserve
- Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwellingplanning103 Camerons LaneLodged 18 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use of the Land as a Cattle Feed Lotplanning117 Greens LaneLodged 10 Jul 2020 · Withdrawn
- Use of the Land as a Place of Assembly (Function Centre) and Liquor Licenceplanning3349 GEELONG-BALLAN ROAD BEREMBOKE 3342Lodged 01 May 2021 · Withdrawn
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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