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VIC · Alpine Council

Dederang, 3691

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Dederang is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Dederang is a welcoming smaller community in Alpine, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.

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

Population

Population
198
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$2,035
Dwelling vacancy
15.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
12 of 76
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
66.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
7 / 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)
7
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
35.4
State safety percentile
31.1th (lower crime is better)
No change (daily rate)
0%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
  • B49 Other Theft1
  • C32 Drug Possession1
  • D11 Firearms Offences3
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
985
  • Dederang Primary SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

1 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Dederang Store/Kiewa Valley Hwy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

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).

3 planning-related records

2020· 3 proposals

  • September 2020

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    Rogers LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of an Outbuilding
    4617 Kiewa Valley HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Resubdivision of 4 Lots in to 2 Lots & Buildings and Works for a Dwelling
    0 ROGERS LAFailure to determine

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dederang Streamside ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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
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)
1
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

  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
  • B49 Other Theftcrime1
  • C32 Drug Possessioncrime1
  • D11 Firearms Offencescrime3
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime1
  • Dederang Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a DwellingplanningRogers LaneLodged 23 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of an Outbuildingplanning4617 Kiewa Valley HighwayLodged 23 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Resubdivision of 4 Lots in to 2 Lots & Buildings and Works for a Dwellingplanning0 ROGERS LALodged 31 Mar 2020 · Failure to determine
  • Dederang Store/Kiewa Valley Hwytransport

Data sources & freshness

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