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VIC · Mansfield Council

Howqua, 3723

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Howqua is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Howqua is a residential smaller community in Mansfield with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.

Population

Population
158
Median age
15
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
55.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
26 of 47
Median monthly mortgage
$1,192
Employment rate
40.9%
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)
4
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
25.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 158 residents
State safety percentile
19.3th (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

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • C32 Drug Possession1
  • D11 Firearms Offences1
  • Other Crimes Against The Person1

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).

5 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • March 2021

  • Development of an outbuilding
    96 HOWQUA RIVER ROADPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Buildings and works - Extension to Existing Dwelling
    251 HOWQUA RIVER ROADPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Buildings and works - extension to existing dwelling
    293 HOWQUA RIVER ROADPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Use and development of industry and manufacturing sales (Whisky Distillery), licenced premises and business identification signage
    325 HOWQUA RIVER ROADPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Buildings and works extension to existing dwelling
    573 HOWQUA RIVER 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)
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

Recent changes

  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
  • C32 Drug Possessioncrime1
  • D11 Firearms Offencescrime1
  • Other Crimes Against The Personcrime1
  • Buildings and works - Extension to Existing Dwellingplanning251 HOWQUA RIVER ROADLodged 03 Dec 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works - extension to existing dwellingplanning293 HOWQUA RIVER ROADLodged 28 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works extension to existing dwellingplanning573 HOWQUA RIVER ROADLodged 24 Feb 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of an outbuildingplanning96 HOWQUA RIVER ROADLodged 16 Mar 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of industry and manufacturing sales (Whisky Distillery), licenced premises and business identification signageplanning325 HOWQUA RIVER ROADLodged 11 May 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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