VIC · Surf Coast Council
Boonah, 3235
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- National parks
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Boonah is a welcoming smaller community in Surf Coast, with a settled community character. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Population
- Population
- 18
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 35.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 14
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,850
- Employment rate
- 56.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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 (2025)
- 7
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 388.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 18 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +601.9%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods1
- B56 Professional Malpractice And Misrepresentation1
- D11 Firearms Offences1
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences2
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
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· 2 proposals
August 2021
- Extensions and Alterations to an existing dwelling436 BAMBRA-BOONAH ROAD BOONAH 3235Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
- Construction of a Shed775 Bambra-Boonah RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
May 2020
- Construction of a Dwelling1095 BAMBRA-BOONAH 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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Painkalac 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
- 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
Recent changes
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisancecrime1
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime1
- B56 Professional Malpractice And Misrepresentationcrime1
- D11 Firearms Offencescrime1
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offencescrime2
- Painkalac Creek Reference Areagovernmentnature_reserve
- Construction of a Dwellingplanning1095 BAMBRA-BOONAH ROADLodged 27 May 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a Shedplanning775 Bambra-Boonah RoadLodged 15 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Extensions and Alterations to an existing dwellingplanning436 BAMBRA-BOONAH ROAD BOONAH 3235Lodged 30 Aug 2021 · 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
- 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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