VIC · Wellington Council
Briagolong, 3860
Current weather
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94% humidity · 18.9 km/h wind · 16.4° / 10.1° today · 8.8 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Briagolong is a small locality in the Wellington area, home to around 1,133 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 119 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+53%), roughly 105.0 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.
Population
- Population
- 1,133
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,334
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 71 of 509
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 55.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 37 / 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)
- 119
- Against the person
- 24
- Against property
- 43
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 105
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 47 residents
- State safety percentile
- 76.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +52.6%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault7
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences13
- B21 Criminal Damage10
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle6
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order37
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
- 955
- Briagolong 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).
2 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
July 2021
- 4 lot subdivision adjacent to road zone 1 & removal of vegetation. Subdivision of the land into 4 lots, subdivision of land adjacent to a road zone 1 and removal of native vegetation (1 dead tree).1916 MAFFRA-BRIAGOLONG ROAD BRIAGOLONG 3860Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
August 2020
- Amend the approved building envelope plan. Amend the approved building envelope plan.Victoria StreetNo permit required
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Anzac ParkPark
- Briagolong Redgum ReserveNature reserve
- Freestone Creek Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- George Creek Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Mount Moornapa Flora ReserveNature reserve
- Woolenook I10 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- MECHANICS INSTITUTE & COLLECTIONNH0550
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 21.9/100
- National rank
- 6328th in Australia
- State rank
- 1188th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #286 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #672 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime7
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime13
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime10
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime6
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime37
- MECHANICS INSTITUTE & COLLECTIONheritageNH0550
- Anzac Parkgovernmentpark
- Briagolong Redgum Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Freestone Creek Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- George Creek Streamside 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
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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