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VIC · Moorabool Council

Greendale, 3341

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Updated

Desirability score

39.8/100
Below average

639th in VIC

62% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Rural
  • Established
  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
What Greendale is known for: Rural, Established, Residential, Amenities, Open space

Suburb profile

In Moorabool, Greendale keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in transport and access and community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
623
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$2,065
Dwelling vacancy
9.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
22 of 225
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Employment rate
64.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
11 / 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)
28
Against the person
8
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
44.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 78 residents
State safety percentile
41.8th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-6.7%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A231 Fv Common Assault2
  • A731 Fv Threatening Behaviour2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle3
  • D11 Firearms Offences3
  • D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences5

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).

16 planning-related records

2021· 7 proposals

  • June 2021

  • Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    37 NAPOLEON STREET GREENDALE 3341Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of Additions Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    701 BALLAN-GREENDALE ROAD GREENDALE 3341Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Ancillary Shed and removal of Native Vegetation
    LOT 37 LA COTE ROAD GREENDALE 3341Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of Vegetation (1 Tree) from Road Reserve
    Egans Reserve 5 Bradys LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Shed and Removal of Vegetation
    33 Greendale-Myrniong RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Ancillary Outbuildings
    9 La Cote RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Use and Development of a dwelling and Ancillary Outbuilding (Shed)
    131 GREENDALE-MYRNIONG ROAD GREENDALE 3342Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 9 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Development of a Carport Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    68 Greendale-Trentham RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Development and Use of a Dwelling
    46 Napoleon StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a Shed Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling, and Earthworks (Retrospective)
    80 Long Gully RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Installation of a 130,000 litre Water Tank
    9 La Cote RoadWithdrawn
  • Use of the Land for Animal Keeping (10 breeding dogs)
    30 MADDISONS LANE GREENDALE 3341Refusal issued by a delegate
  • Development of a Two Sheds in an ESO1
    9 La Cote RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Development of a Carport Ancillary to an Existing Dwelling
    24 Greendale-Trentham RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Outbuilding and Creation of Access to a Road Zone, Category 1
    182 Greenhills RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Development of a Storage Shed
    La Cote RoadNOD issued by a delegate

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Egans ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
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

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)
1

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

Desirability Index

Desirability score
39.8/100 — Below average
National rank
3375th in Australia
State rank
639th in VIC
Peer rank
#131 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#240 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
62%

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 Assaultcrime2
  • A731 Fv Threatening Behaviourcrime2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime3
  • D11 Firearms Offencescrime3
  • D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offencescrime5
  • Egans Reservegovernmentpark
  • Development and Use of a Dwellingplanning46 Napoleon StreetLodged 20 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Ancillary Outbuildingsplanning9 La Cote RoadLodged 24 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Ancillary Shed and removal of Native VegetationplanningLOT 37 LA COTE ROAD GREENDALE 3341Lodged 19 Apr 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development and Use of a Dwelling and Outbuilding and Creation of Access to a Road Zone, Category 1planning182 Greenhills RoadLodged 08 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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