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VIC · Bass Coast Council

Glen Alvie, 3979

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  • Green suburb
What Glen Alvie is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Glen Alvie is a welcoming smaller community in Bass Coast, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

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

Population

Population
182
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,812
Dwelling vacancy
16.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
11 of 65
Median monthly mortgage
$1,400
Employment rate
64.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 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
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
5.5
State safety percentile
0.5th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-91.6%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1

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).

6 planning-related records

2021· 4 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Buildings and works associated with the construction of a double storey dwelling in a FZ and affected by an EMO and SLO
    1185 GRANTVILLE-GLEN ALVIE ROAD GLEN ALVIE 3979Withdrawn

  • June 2021

  • Building and Works in a FZ within 20m from a road
    20 Willmott RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Development of land for a dwelling in FZ, EMO1, SLO1
    PAYNE ROAD GLEN ALVIE 3979Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Buildings and works associated with a farm shed
    55 Willmott RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals

  • July 2020

  • Extension to existing dwelling in the FZ
    205 Korrine RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to existing dwelling in the FZ, SLO1, and EMO1
    445 Korrine 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

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

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)
3
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

  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
  • Building and Works in a FZ within 20m from a roadplanning20 Willmott RoadLodged 21 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with a farm shedplanning55 Willmott RoadLodged 17 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with the construction of a double storey dwelling in a FZ and affected by an EMO and SLOplanning1185 GRANTVILLE-GLEN ALVIE ROAD GLEN ALVIE 3979Lodged 07 Sep 2021 · Withdrawn
  • Development of land for a dwelling in FZ, EMO1, SLO1planningPAYNE ROAD GLEN ALVIE 3979Lodged 22 Mar 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to existing dwelling in the FZplanning205 Korrine RoadLodged 07 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to existing dwelling in the FZ, SLO1, and EMO1planning445 Korrine RoadLodged 07 Jul 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
  • 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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