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VIC · Greater Bendigo Council

Costerfield, 3523

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  • Green suburb
  • Heritage area
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Costerfield is known for: Green suburb, Heritage area, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Costerfield is a welcoming smaller community in Greater Bendigo, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Population

Population
70
Median age
59
Median household income / week
$849
Dwelling vacancy
33.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
22 of 66
Median monthly mortgage
$1,050
Employment rate
41%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5 / 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 (2025)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
28.6
State safety percentile
22.6th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1

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

  • December 2020

  • 3 lot subdivision of land
    1444 Heathcote-Nagambie RoadWithdrawn

  • May 2020

  • Use and development of land for a group accommodation and removal of native vegetation (Use and development of the land and for a camping and caravan park (glamping tents) and the removal of native vegetation )
    329 COSTERFIELD-REDCASTLE ROAD COSTERFIELD 3523Permit 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

Heritage

3 state heritage places

  • COSTERFIELD GOLD & ANTIMONY MINING PRECINCTNH1298
  • COSTERFIELD GOLD & ANTIMONY MINING PRECINCTNH1298
  • COSTERFIELD GOLD & ANTIMONY MINING PRECINCTNH1298

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

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)
3
Parks (OSM)
0

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

  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
  • COSTERFIELD GOLD & ANTIMONY MINING PRECINCTheritageNH1298
  • COSTERFIELD GOLD & ANTIMONY MINING PRECINCTheritageNH1298
  • COSTERFIELD GOLD & ANTIMONY MINING PRECINCTheritageNH1298
  • 3 lot subdivision of landplanning1444 Heathcote-Nagambie RoadLodged 14 Dec 2020 · Withdrawn
  • Use and development of land for a group accommodation and removal of native vegetation (Use and development of the land and for a camping and caravan park (glamping tents) and the removal of native vegetation )planning329 COSTERFIELD-REDCASTLE ROAD COSTERFIELD 3523Lodged 18 May 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
  • 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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