VIC · Hepburn Council
Coomoora, VIC, 3461
Current weather
9.2°CRain showers
97% humidity · 22.2 km/h wind · 11.8° / 7° today · 27.2 mm rain
Desirability index
#362 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Coomoora is a small locality in the Hepburn area, home to around 308 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 12 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+33%), roughly 39.0 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 308
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,562
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 134
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,509
- Employment rate
- 59.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 0
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)
- 12
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 39
- State safety percentile
- 35th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +33.3%
Most common offence types
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
- C32 Drug Possession4
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
1 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
January 2021
- Use and Development of the Land for a Dwelling, Garage and Outbuilding in the Farming Zone, Schedule 147 HEATHCOTE-MOORA ROAD MOORA 3612NOD issued by a delegate
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022; 2021 · 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.
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
- Glenlyon Bushland ReserveNature reserve
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)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 31.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #362 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Glenlyon Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Use and Development of the Land for a Dwelling, Garage and Outbuilding in the Farming Zone, Schedule 1planning47 HEATHCOTE-MOORA ROAD MOORA 3612Lodged 13 Jan 2021 · NOD issued by a delegate
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime2
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime4
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
- 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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