VIC · Macedon Ranges Council
Darraweit Guim, 3756
Current weather
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90% humidity · 31.2 km/h wind · 9.7° / 7.3° today · 11.2 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Rural
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
Suburb profile
In Macedon Ranges, Darraweit Guim keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Regional calm with capital access on standby: close enough for outings, distant enough to feel unhurried. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.
Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum against similar regional towns, even with transport and access and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 402
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,792
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 142
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 60%
- 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)
- 37
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 92
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 40 residents
- State safety percentile
- 73th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +94.7%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences3
- B21 Criminal Damage4
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary3
- B49 Other Theft5
- Other Crimes Against The Person5
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 974
- Darraweit Guim Primary SchoolPrimary
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
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
4 planning-related records
2020· 4 proposals
July 2020
- Use of the Land for Horticulture (Apple Orchard) and Construction of Associated Works and Two (2) Dams (Amendment sought to increase area for apple orchard and the development of a dam)39 Darraweit Valley RoadNOD issued by a delegate
April 2020
- Development of the Land for an Outbuilding and a Carport179 Fairfield LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To Construct Buildings and Works (Agricultural Shed)1398 Bolinda Darraweit RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Development of an outbuilding179 Fairfield LaneLapsed
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
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Boyds Creek Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Darraweit Streamside 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.
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)
- 7
- 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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 40.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 48% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 3179th in Australia
- State rank
- 602nd in VIC
- Peer rank
- #79 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #218 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime3
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime4
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime3
- B49 Other Theftcrime5
- Other Crimes Against The Personcrime5
- Boyds Creek Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Darraweit Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Development of an outbuildingplanning179 Fairfield LaneLodged 17 Feb 2020 · Lapsed
- Development of the Land for an Outbuilding and a Carportplanning179 Fairfield LaneLodged 30 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- To Construct Buildings and Works (Agricultural Shed)planning1398 Bolinda Darraweit RoadLodged 01 Apr 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
- 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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