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VIC · Baw Baw Council

Childers, 3824

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

Suburb profile

Childers is a welcoming smaller community in Baw Baw, with a settled community character. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. 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
91
Median age
57
Median household income / week
$1,062
Dwelling vacancy
26.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
14 of 53
Median monthly mortgage
$1,967
Employment rate
57.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 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)
4
Against the person
1
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
44
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 91 residents
State safety percentile
40.9th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-83.3%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A232 Non-Fv Common Assault1
  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception1

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

2020· 2 proposals

  • March 2020

  • Building and works to construct an extension to an existing building used in association with agriculture
    49 Childers Connection RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an agricultural building.
    2794 Mcdonalds TrackPermit 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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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

Recent changes

  • A232 Non-Fv Common Assaultcrime1
  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime1
  • Building and works to construct an extension to an existing building used in association with agricultureplanning49 Childers Connection RoadLodged 06 Mar 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an agricultural building.planning2794 Mcdonalds TrackLodged 06 Mar 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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