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Buln Buln East, 3821

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  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Buln Buln East is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Buln Buln East is a residential smaller community in Baw Baw with a familiar suburban feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. 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
182
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,812
Dwelling vacancy
7.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 69
Median monthly mortgage
$1,900
Employment rate
65.4%
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 (2026)
3
Against the person
3
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
16.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 61 residents
State safety percentile
10.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-66.7%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A231 Fv Common Assault1
  • A89 Other Dangerous Or Negligent Acts Endangering People1
  • Other Crimes Against The Person1

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).

3 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct an agricultural building.
    478 MIZPAH SETTLEMENT ROAD BULN BULN EAST 3821Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals

  • July 2020

  • Buildings and works to extend an outbuilding
    530 Mizpah Settlement RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct a replacement dwelling
    1695 Old Sale 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)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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
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)
1
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

Recent changes

  • A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime1
  • A89 Other Dangerous Or Negligent Acts Endangering Peoplecrime1
  • Other Crimes Against The Personcrime1
  • Buildings and works to construct a replacement dwellingplanning1695 Old Sale RoadLodged 01 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an agricultural building.planning478 MIZPAH SETTLEMENT ROAD BULN BULN EAST 3821Lodged 23 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to extend an outbuildingplanning530 Mizpah Settlement RoadLodged 01 Jul 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
  • 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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