VIC · Maroondah Council
Croydon Hills, 3136
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Croydon Hills is a smaller suburban community in the Maroondah area, home to around 4,839 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 75 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+63%), roughly 15.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, many local shops, services and recreation venues, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,839
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,437
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 62 of 1,688
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,093
- Employment rate
- 67.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 83 / 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)
- 75
- Against the person
- 22
- Against property
- 39
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 15.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 220 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +63%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault10
- B21 Criminal Damage9
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle7
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods5
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order5
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,127
- Croydon Hills Primary SchoolPrimary
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary
- Luther CollegeSecondary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
17 public transport stops in this suburb
- Campaspe Dr/Yarra Rd
- Layfield St/Yarra Rd
- Luther College/Plymouth Rd
- Luther College/Plymouth Rd
- Mckerral Pl/Yarra Rd
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).
44 planning-related records
2021· 26 proposals
August 2021
- Construction of a garage and separate carport9 PATTERDALE COURT CROYDON HILLS 3136Withdrawn
- Remove 1 tree89 PLYMOUTH ROAD CROYDON HILLS 3136Refusal issued by a delegate
- Remove 1 tree11 CROSSMAN DRIVE CROYDON HILLS 3136Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
- Remove 1 tree1 TARWIN DRIVE CROYDON HILLS 3136Withdrawn
June 2021
- To vary the land title covenant N940733S by removing the single dwelling restriction and allowing additional construction materials11 GREENGABLE COURT CROYDON HILLS 3136Refusal issued by a delegate
- Remove 1 tree39 ROSEMARY AVENUE CROYDON HILLS 3136Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Removal of 6 trees3 TALLAROOK COURT CROYDON HILLS 3136Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree9 TANYA COURT CROYDON HILLS 3136Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Remove 3 trees3 Kulsi CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree4 Kiewa ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 3 trees14 Kulsi CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Remove 3 trees5 Kiewa ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree8 Rosemary AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree10 Thomas Lawford PlaceRefusal issued by a delegate
- Amendment to the endorsed plans to alter the carport to Dwelling 1 to a garage and modifications to Dwelling 2 including entry, internal layout, inclusion of decking and facade changes1 Wildberry ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree48 Narr-Maen DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- Remove 1 tree26 Lakeside CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 2 trees65 Settlers Hill CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 Tree41 Lemongrove CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 4 trees9 Catherine PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2021
- Extension (at ground and first-floors) of an existing dwelling within a Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO)98 NARR-MAEN DRIVE CROYDON HILLS 3136Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 3 trees14 St Ives CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Remove 3 trees35 Campaspe DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 5 trees10 Kingsbridge CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 2 trees40 Crossman DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 3 trees117 NARR-MAEN DRIVE CROYDON HILLS 3136Withdrawn
2020· 14 proposals
November 2020
- Remove 3 trees119 Narr-Maen DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- Buildings and works to an existing primary school, comprising alterations and additions, plus construction of a new three storey school building53-57 Plymouth RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree3 Tavistock CourtRefusal issued by a delegate
July 2020
- Remove 1 tree15 Narr-Maen DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a second dwelling, tree removal and subdivision of the land into 2 lots3 Mitta CourtNOD issued by a delegate
June 2020
- Remove 2 trees11 Kate Charlesworth PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Remove 2 trees5 Kiewa ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of one double storey dwelling in addition to the existing dwelling, vegetation removal and construction of a building associated with Accommodation in a Bushfire Management Overlay53 ANGELICA CRESCENT CROYDON HILLS 3136Refusal issued by a delegate
- Remove 1 tree9 Lemongrove CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree72 Campaspe DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree16 Kingsbridge CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Remove 2 trees14 Cambridge ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Remove 1 tree29 Angelica CrescentRefusal issued by a delegate
February 2020
- Remove 3 trees35 Crossman DrivePermit 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
42 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (11)
- Angelica Cres/Narr-maen DrBus stop
- Campaspe Dr/Yarra RdBus stop
- Croydon Hills Dr/Narr-maen DrBus stop
- Handscombe Ct/Narr-maen DrBus stop
- James Milne Dr/Yarra RdBus stop
- Layfield St/Yarra RdBus stop
- Luther College/Plymouth RdBus stop
- McAdam Sq/Plymouth RdBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
Parks & reserves
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Candlebark Walk ReservePark
- Lemongrove Crescent ReservePark
- Narr-Maen ReservePark
- Rotary Community ReservePark
- Settlers Orchard ReservePark
- Tarwin Drive ReservePark
- Yarrunga ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 20
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 56.3/100
- National rank
- 1056th in Australia
- State rank
- 264th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #102 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #193 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime10
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime9
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime7
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime5
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime5
- Candlebark Walk Reservegovernmentpark
- Lemongrove Crescent Reservegovernmentpark
- Narr-Maen Reservegovernmentpark
- Narr-Maen Reservegovernmentpark
- Rotary Community Reservegovernmentpark
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
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