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VIC · Corangamite Council

Brucknell, 3268

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

Suburb profile

Brucknell is a residential smaller community in Corangamite with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.

Population

Population
127
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$1,768
Dwelling vacancy
9.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 52
Median monthly mortgage
$797
Employment rate
67%
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)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
7.9
State safety percentile
1.9th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-66.6%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

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· 2 proposals

  • July 2021

  • Use and Development of the Land for a Dwelling and Alteration of Access to Road Zone Category 1
    TIMBOON-NULLAWARRE ROAD BRUCKNELL 3268Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Use and Development of Land for a Single Dwelling
    Timboon-Nullawarre 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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
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

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)
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

Recent changes

  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime1
  • Use and Development of Land for a Single DwellingplanningTimboon-Nullawarre RoadLodged 31 Mar 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Development of the Land for a Dwelling and Alteration of Access to Road Zone Category 1planningTIMBOON-NULLAWARRE ROAD BRUCKNELL 3268Lodged 22 Jul 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
  • 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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