VIC · Yarriambiack Council
Beulah (Vic.), VIC, 3395
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Beulah (Vic.) is a small locality in the Yarriambiack area, home to around 312 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 10 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-62%), roughly 32.1 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, limited but present public transport access, 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
- 312
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $1,062
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 32 of 163
- Median monthly mortgage
- $526
- Employment rate
- 47.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 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)
- 10
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 32.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 312 residents
- State safety percentile
- 26.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -61.5%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A711 Fv Stalking1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- B49 Other Theft1
- B51 Forgery And Counterfeiting1
- E23 Breach Bail Conditions3
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
- 1,005
- Beulah 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
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Galaquil West Rd/Henty Hwy
- Galaquil West Rd/Henty Hwy
- Hogans Newsagent/Phillips St
- Hogans Newsagent/Phillips St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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· 2 proposals
May 2021
- Construction of a Second Dwelling10 LUNA PARK RD BEULAH 3395Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- DwellingBEULAH SLAUGHTERHOUSE RD BEULAH 3395Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals
September 2020
- Construction of a Dwelling5229 Birchip-Rainbow RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- 3 Lot Subdivision3870 Birchip-Rainbow RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Construction of a Shed12 Luna Park RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Installation of a Mural7 Phillips StPermit 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
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Beulah Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Byanga Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Carori I174 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Carori I175 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Cookies Plain Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Rural Northwest Health Beulah Campushospital
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)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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)
- 168
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 31.5/100
- National rank
- 4854th in Australia
- State rank
- 938th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #226 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #475 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A711 Fv Stalkingcrime1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
- B51 Forgery And Counterfeitingcrime1
- E23 Breach Bail Conditionscrime3
- Rural Northwest Health Beulah Campushealthhospital
- Beulah Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Byanga Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Carori I174 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Carori I175 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
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
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