VIC · Moira Council
Burramine, 3730
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Updated
Desirability score
- Rural
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
Suburb profile
In Moira, Burramine keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 241
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 73
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,458
- Employment rate
- 69.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 10
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 41.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 241 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -58.3%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assault1
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
- B49 Other Theft4
- 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: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Tungamah Rd/Murray Valley Hwy
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
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
2020· 3 proposals
September 2020
- Use & development - Manufacturing Sales and alterations to a Road Zone Use & development - Manufacturing Sales and alteing access to a Road Zone, Category 1734 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY BURRAMINE 3730Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Development of Land - Second Dwelling and Shed Development of Land - Second Dwelling and Shed862 Katamatite-Yarrawonga RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Use and Development – Product Holding & Material Recycling (Cement and Use and Development – Product Holding & Material Recycling (Cement and Glass Crushing)69 ODwyer 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)
- 7/10
- 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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- BYRAMINE HOMESTEADNH0370
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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 40.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 48% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 3238th in Australia
- State rank
- 611th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #121 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #223 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 60%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime4
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offencescrime2
- BYRAMINE HOMESTEADheritageNH0370
- Development of Land - Second Dwelling and Shed Development of Land - Second Dwelling and Shedplanning862 Katamatite-Yarrawonga RoadLodged 26 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use & development - Manufacturing Sales and alterations to a Road Zone Use & development - Manufacturing Sales and alteing access to a Road Zone, Category 1planning734 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY BURRAMINE 3730Lodged 25 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development – Product Holding & Material Recycling (Cement and Use and Development – Product Holding & Material Recycling (Cement and Glass Crushing)planning69 ODwyer RoadLodged 08 May 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Tungamah Rd/Murray Valley Hwytransport
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- 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
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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