VIC · Mount Alexander Council
Golden Point, 3451
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- National parks
- Heritage area
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Golden Point sits up in the Mount Alexander hills, a smaller community where elevation and tree cover define the mood. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Ridge-top pockets and tree cover give the area a cooler, greener hillside feel.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. 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
- 102
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 56
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 53.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 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.
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage ParkNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Heritage
6 state heritage places
- CASTLEMAINE DIGGINGS NATIONAL HERITAGE PARKNH2047
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYNH1021
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYNH1021
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYNH1021
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYNH1021
- DEADMANS GULLY CEMETERYNH1410
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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
- CASTLEMAINE DIGGINGS NATIONAL HERITAGE PARKheritageNH2047
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYheritageNH1021
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYheritageNH1021
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYheritageNH1021
- COLIBAN WATER SUPPLYheritageNH1021
- DEADMANS GULLY CEMETERYheritageNH1410
- Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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