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VIC · Alpine Council

Germantown, 3741

    What Germantown is known for:

    Suburb profile

    Germantown is a welcoming smaller community in Alpine, with a settled community character. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.

    Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.

    Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

    Living here

    Population

    No census data available for this suburb yet.

    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.

    Community & culture

    Language at home
    0 English only · 0 other
    Australian citizens
    0

    2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).

    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.

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
    • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    20° / 9°
    Rainfall
    232 mm · ~29 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    14° / 5°
    Rainfall
    299 mm · ~37 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    5° / -1°
    Rainfall
    420 mm · ~52 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    12° / 3°
    Rainfall
    345 mm · ~43 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Period: seasonal · Updated on site · Static grid from WorldClim monthly averages

    Future & Planning

    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

    • February 2021

    • Use and Development of land for a Store
      59 OLD HARRIETVILLE RDPermit 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

    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

    Recent changes

    • Use and Development of land for a Storeplanning59 OLD HARRIETVILLE RDLodged 01 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

    Data sources & freshness

    • 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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