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VIC · Buloke Council

Gil Gil, 3480

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  • Green suburb
  • National parks
What Gil Gil is known for: Green suburb, National parks

Suburb profile

Gil Gil is a welcoming smaller community in Buloke, with a settled community character. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.

Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
23
Median age
54
Median household income / week
$900
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 10
Median monthly mortgage
$975
Employment rate
82.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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)
1
Against the person
1
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
43.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 23 residents
State safety percentile
40.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-66.7%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Other Crimes Against The Person1

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

2021· 1 proposal

  • May 2021

  • Development of land to locate five shipping containers and the construction of five verandahs
    BORUNG HIGHWAY GIL GIL 3480Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal

  • August 2020

  • Use and development of land for animal production (poultry farm), construction of 2 sheds and increase capacity to 60,000 birds
    7 Gil Gil RoadPermit 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

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Swimming pool

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Lake Jil Jil Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • Park or reserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
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
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)
12
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

  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Other Crimes Against The Personcrime1
  • Lake Jil Jil Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
  • Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Development of land to locate five shipping containers and the construction of five verandahsplanningBORUNG HIGHWAY GIL GIL 3480Lodged 24 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of land for animal production (poultry farm), construction of 2 sheds and increase capacity to 60,000 birdsplanning7 Gil Gil RoadLodged 18 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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