VIC · Hume Council
Bulla, 3428
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Desirability score
- Green space
- Metro
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
Suburb profile
Bulla is a practical smaller community in Hume, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The metro area remains accessible without feeling caught up in the inner-city rush. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 668
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,738
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 20 of 240
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,100
- Employment rate
- 56.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 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)
- 136
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 90
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 203.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 45 residents
- State safety percentile
- 91.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +17.2%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage11
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft19
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle9
- B49 Other Theft35
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order9
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
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Rawdon St/Bulla Rd
- Rawdon St/Bulla Rd
- Wildwood Rd/Bulla Rd
- Wildwood Rd/Bulla Rd
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
Roadworks & transport
12 active roadworks / incidents
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 18/01/2026 and 15/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM 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.BULLA ROAD, SUNBURY ROAD17 Jan 2026 – 14 Jul 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 18/01/2026 and 15/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM 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.WILDWOOD ROAD, BULLA ROAD17 Jan 2026 – 14 Jul 2026
- External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 18/01/2026 and 15/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM 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.SUNBURY ROAD, WILDWOOD ROAD17 Jan 2026 – 14 Jul 2026
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 01/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed eastbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.SUNBURY ROAD, WILDWOOD ROAD30 Apr 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 01/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed eastbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.WILDWOOD ROAD, BULLA ROAD30 Apr 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 01/05/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed eastbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.BULLA ROAD, GLENARA DRIVE30 Apr 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
- Other Major Project activities occurring between 06/05/2026 and 04/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 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 0 to 5 min.SUNBURY ROAD, OAKLANDS ROAD05 May 2026 – 03 Aug 2026
- Other Major Project activities occurring between 06/05/2026 and 04/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 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 0 to 5 min.SUNBURY ROAD, WILDWOOD ROAD05 May 2026 – 03 Aug 2026
- Other Major Project activities occurring between 27/06/2026 and 01/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM, Weekends 12:00 AM to 12:00 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 0 to 5 min.SUNBURY ROAD, WILDWOOD ROAD26 Jun 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Other Major Project activities occurring between 27/06/2026 and 01/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.SUNBURY ROAD, WILDWOOD ROAD26 Jun 2026 – 31 Jul 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).
10 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
September 2021
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING ON A LOT AFFECTED BY THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY1395 SOMERTON RD BULLA 3428Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- BUILDINGS AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTERATION AND EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING IN THE GREEN WEDGE ZONE AND MELBOURNE AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY1395 SOMERTON RD BULLA 3428Withdrawn
2020· 8 proposals
December 2020
- USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS18-32 CAHILL STPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTBUILDING70 BATEY CTPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND FOR STORE (SHED)70 BOURKE STPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GARAGE/ STUDIO50 BULLA RDWithdrawn
- USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR A DWELLING, DEPENDENT PERSON¿S UNIT AND ASSOCIATED STORAGE SHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS10 BULLA-DIGGERS REST RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- EARTHWORKS, REMOVAL OF VEGETATION, VARIATION OF AN EASEMENT AND ALTERATION OF ACCESS TO A ROAD400 SUNBURY RD BULLA 3428Withdrawn
May 2020
- BUILDINGS AND WORKS TO ALLOW AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DECK AND ALFRESCO AREA52-54 BOURKE STPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Amendment of permit P1488 to increase the capping contours and height to184 metres above sea level and amendment of Condition1 and 4500 SUNBURY RDNOD issued by the Resp. Authority
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
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BP ShopConvenience store
- Hungry Jack'sFast food
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
- Bulla Hill RailwayPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
2 state heritage places
- FORMER STATE SCHOOL NO.46NH1643
- GLENARANH0625
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 25.4/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5959th in Australia
- State rank
- 1121st in VIC
- Peer rank
- #42 among Metro Melbourne · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #387 among Metro Melbourne 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
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime11
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime19
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime9
- B49 Other Theftcrime35
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime9
- FORMER STATE SCHOOL NO.46heritageNH1643
- GLENARAheritageNH0625
- Bulla Hill Railwaygovernmentpark
- Amendment of permit P1488 to increase the capping contours and height to184 metres above sea level and amendment of Condition1 and 4planning500 SUNBURY RDLodged 26 Feb 2020 · NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
- BUILDINGS AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTERATION AND EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING IN THE GREEN WEDGE ZONE AND MELBOURNE AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAYplanning1395 SOMERTON RD BULLA 3428Lodged 19 Mar 2021 · Withdrawn
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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