VIC · East Gippsland Council
Granite Rock, 3875
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Granite Rock is a small locality in the East Gippsland area, home to around 261 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 15 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-42%), roughly 57.5 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. See the sections below for population, safety, schools and local activity.
Population
- Population
- 261
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,481
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 102
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 61.4%
- 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 15
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 57.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 87 residents
- State safety percentile
- 53.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -42.3%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault3
- B21 Criminal Damage3
- B49 Other Theft2
- D11 Firearms Offences1
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order4
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
9 planning-related records
2021· 3 proposals
July 2021
- Development of a dwelling within 60m of a dwelling in a separate ownership and an outbuilding within 20m of the front boundary and earthworks exceeding 1m within an Erosion Management Overlay10 RONWIN COURT GRANITE ROCK 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Two lot subdivision510 BALFOURS ROAD GRANITE ROCK 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Buildings and works for an agricultural shed55 DEPTFORD ROAD GRANITE ROCK 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals
November 2020
- Development of a replacement agricultural outbuilding200 Bellbird RoadWithdrawn
September 2020
- Use and development of a dwelling including earthworks375 Balfours RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Earthworks for a dwelling, swimming pool, and outbuilding and buildings and works for the outbuilding within 60m of a dwelling in separate ownership10 Ronwin CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding70 Salmonds RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot subdivision55 Deptford RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for an agricultural shed in the FZ1200 Bellbird 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)
- 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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 36.7/100
- National rank
- 3856th in Australia
- State rank
- 770th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #136 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #330 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 52%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime3
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime3
- B49 Other Theftcrime2
- D11 Firearms Offencescrime1
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime4
- Buildings and works for an agricultural shedplanning55 DEPTFORD ROAD GRANITE ROCK 3875Lodged 14 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for an agricultural shed in the FZ1planning200 Bellbird RoadLodged 15 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for an outbuildingplanning70 Salmonds RoadLodged 23 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a dwelling within 60m of a dwelling in a separate ownership and an outbuilding within 20m of the front boundary and earthworks exceeding 1m within an Erosion Management Overlayplanning10 RONWIN COURT GRANITE ROCK 3875Lodged 23 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a replacement agricultural outbuildingplanning200 Bellbird RoadLodged 12 Nov 2020 · Withdrawn
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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