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VIC · Strathbogie Council

Goulburn Weir, 3608

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93% humidity · 21.9 km/h wind · 12.2° / 9.1° today · 12.2 mm rain

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  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Goulburn Weir is known for: National parks, Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Goulburn Weir is a residential smaller community in Strathbogie with a familiar suburban feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. 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. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.

Population

Population
90
Median age
54
Median household income / week
$1,771
Dwelling vacancy
37.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
22 of 59
Median monthly mortgage
$1,872
Employment rate
54.9%
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)
14
Against the person
0
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
155.6
State safety percentile
86.5th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-41.7%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle2
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Store1
  • B49 Other Theft7
  • C32 Drug Possession1

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).

11 planning-related records

2021· 6 proposals

  • July 2021

  • Two (2) lot re- subdivision
    203 GOULBURN WEIR ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Construction of a Shed
    345 GOULBURN WEIR-MURCHISON ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Development of land for a shed.
    240 GOULBURN WEIR ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Development of land for a garage
    16 SCOULER ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for replacement signage
    9 MOSS ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Development of land for a shed.
    240 GOULBURN WEIR ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 5 proposals

  • August 2020

  • Development of land for a shed
    53 BAXTERS ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a boat ramp and jetty
    207 GOULBURN WEIR ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Development of land for a garage
    16 SCOULER ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Use and development of land for two (2) dwellings; Re-subdivision of land - 5 lots into 3.
    209 GOULBURN WEIR ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Withdrawn

  • February 2020

  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling and shed
    378 GOULBURN WEIR-MURCHISON ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Permit issued by 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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Wahring Streamside ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

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

Recent changes

  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime2
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Storecrime1
  • B49 Other Theftcrime7
  • C32 Drug Possessioncrime1
  • Wahring Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Construction of a Shedplanning345 GOULBURN WEIR-MURCHISON ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Lodged 03 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a boat ramp and jettyplanning207 GOULBURN WEIR ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Lodged 06 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for a garageplanning16 SCOULER ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Lodged 12 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for a garageplanning16 SCOULER ROAD GOULBURN WEIR 3608Lodged 29 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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