VIC · Indigo Council
Gundowring, VIC, 3691
Current weather
11.8°CModerate rain showers
95% humidity · 7.7 km/h wind · 13.8° / 10.4° today · 29.7 mm rain
Desirability index
#51 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Gundowring is a small locality in the Indigo area, home to around 208 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-62%), roughly 14.4 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 208
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,681
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 79
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,848
- Employment rate
- 70.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 14.4
- State safety percentile
- 7.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -62.5%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- D11 Firearms Offences2
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).
4 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
January 2021
- Amend Endorsed Plan821 Gundowring RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 3 proposals
December 2020
- Amend Planning Permit - From 2 lots to 3 lots495 Gundowring RoadIn progress
November 2020
- Replacement Dwelling & Verandah279 Gundowring RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Buildings and Works (Construction of an Outbuilding) in association with a Dwelling.2046 GUNDOWRING RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · 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.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gundowring Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Gundowring Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Kergunyah Streamside ReserveNature 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)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- GUNDOWRING HOMESTEADNH0367
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 92.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #51 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- GUNDOWRING HOMESTEADheritageNH0367
- Gundowring Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Gundowring Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Kergunyah Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Amend Endorsed Planplanning821 Gundowring RoadLodged 15 Jan 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Amend Planning Permit - From 2 lots to 3 lotsplanning495 Gundowring RoadLodged 09 Dec 2020 · In progress
- Buildings and Works (Construction of an Outbuilding) in association with a Dwelling.planning2046 GUNDOWRING RDLodged 21 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Replacement Dwelling & Verandahplanning279 Gundowring RoadLodged 04 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
- D11 Firearms Offencescrime2
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- 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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