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VIC · Corangamite Council

Bookaar, 3260

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  • Premium
  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
What Bookaar is known for: Premium, Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban

Suburb profile

Bookaar is a welcoming smaller community in Corangamite, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
159
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$1,708
Dwelling vacancy
6.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 62
Median monthly mortgage
$1,400
Employment rate
67.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
6 / 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)
16
Against the person
9
Against property
5
Rate per 1,000 residents
100.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 18 residents
State safety percentile
75.7th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+166.7%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault3
  • A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
  • A83 Throw Or Discharge Object Endangering People1
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order2
  • Other Crimes Against The Person4

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Maintenance Works activities occurring between 07/11/2025 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 6:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.DARLINGTON ROAD, KILNOORAT ROAD06 Nov 2025 – 30 Dec 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

7 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • April 2021

  • Two Lot Subdivision (Realignment of Boundaries)
    Darlington RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Removal of Native Vegetation (Road Reserves of Blind Creek Road and Sandys Lane)
    Road Reserve, Blind Creek Road and Sandys LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of a solar energy facility and utility installation (battery storage), removal of native vegetation and alteration of access to a Road Zone, Category 1
    520 MENINGOORT ROAD BOOKAAR 3260NOD issued by the Resp. Authority

  • September 2020

  • Use of land for place of assembly (music festival)
    1430 Darlington RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Use and Development of Land for Intensive Animal Production (Goat Dairy)
    129 Kilnoorat RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Buildings and works for extension to Agriculture Building (Dairy)
    75 Koort Koort Nong RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Creation of access to Road Zone Category 1 (Darlington Road)
    340 Darlington 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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Lake Bookar Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • MENINGOORTNH0300

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

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

Recent changes

  • A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime3
  • A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisancecrime1
  • A83 Throw Or Discharge Object Endangering Peoplecrime1
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime2
  • Other Crimes Against The Personcrime4
  • MENINGOORTheritageNH0300
  • Lake Bookar Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
  • Buildings and works for extension to Agriculture Building (Dairy)planning75 Koort Koort Nong RoadLodged 17 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Creation of access to Road Zone Category 1 (Darlington Road)planning340 Darlington RoadLodged 25 Feb 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of Native Vegetation (Road Reserves of Blind Creek Road and Sandys Lane)planningRoad Reserve, Blind Creek Road and Sandys LaneLodged 19 Nov 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
  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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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