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VIC · Indigo Council

Gooramadda, 3685

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  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Gooramadda is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Gooramadda is a welcoming smaller community in Indigo, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.

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

Population

Population
62
Median age
58
Median household income / week
$1,874
Dwelling vacancy
16%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 25
Median monthly mortgage
$1,975
Employment rate
59%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 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)
3
Against the person
1
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
48.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 62 residents
State safety percentile
45.3th (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

  • A212 Non-Fv Serious Assault1
  • C32 Drug Possession2

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

2020· 2 proposals

  • March 2020

  • Two Lot Subdivision
    1240 Gooramadda RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for a tourist facility and buildings and works in association with a section 2 use within the Farming Zone and buildings and works associated with tourist facility within the Bushfire Management Overlay
    987 Gooramadda 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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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)
2
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

  • A212 Non-Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
  • C32 Drug Possessioncrime2
  • Two Lot Subdivisionplanning1240 Gooramadda RoadLodged 20 Mar 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for a tourist facility and buildings and works in association with a section 2 use within the Farming Zone and buildings and works associated with tourist facility within the Bushfire Management Overlayplanning987 Gooramadda RoadLodged 06 Mar 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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