VIC · Indigo Council
Huon, VIC, 3695
Current weather
12.1°CModerate rain showers
94% humidity · 11.3 km/h wind · 14.3° / 10.8° today · 25.6 mm rain
Desirability index
#297 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Huon is a small locality in the Indigo area, home to around 206 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 13 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+1200%), roughly 63.1 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
- 206
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 80
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,842
- Employment rate
- 68.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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)
- 13
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 63.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 19 residents
- State safety percentile
- 57.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +1200%
Most common offence types
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences1
- E22 Breach Intervention Order1
- Other Crimes Against The Person10
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).
6 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
June 2021
- Extension of timeMURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY HUON 3695Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- 2nd Dwelling2063 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY HUON 3695Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals
November 2020
- Sign1497 Murray Valley HighwayLapsed
July 2020
- Shed2466 Murray Valley HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Boundary realignment1198 Murray Valley HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- Shed2063 Murray Valley HighwayPermit 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Sandy Creek, Red Bluff 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)
- 10/10
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
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
- 43.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #297 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
- Sandy Creek, Red Bluff Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- 2nd Dwellingplanning2063 MURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY HUON 3695Lodged 24 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Boundary realignmentplanning1198 Murray Valley HighwayLodged 23 May 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Extension of timeplanningMURRAY VALLEY HIGHWAY HUON 3695Lodged 25 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Shedplanning2466 Murray Valley HighwayLodged 23 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Shedplanning2063 Murray Valley HighwayLodged 30 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Signplanning1497 Murray Valley HighwayLodged 11 Nov 2020 · Lapsed
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisancecrime1
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime1
- E22 Breach Intervention Ordercrime1
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
- 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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