VIC · Indigo Council
Indigo Valley, VIC, 3688
Current weather
11.5°CModerate rain showers
97% humidity · 21.6 km/h wind · 14.6° / 9.4° today · 34.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#59 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Indigo Valley is a small locality in the Indigo area, home to around 346 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-25%), roughly 8.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 346
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 137
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 68.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 4 / 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
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 8.7
- State safety percentile
- 2.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -25%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods1
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,014
- Middle Indigo Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA 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· 1 proposal
August 2021
- Section 35 - realign boundaries for Road Zone865 BREWERS ROAD INDIGO VALLEY 3688No permit required
2020· 5 proposals
August 2020
- Amend Permit to include fuel storage and refilling facilities (Cartage Contractor's Depot)94 Indigo Creek RoadNOD issued by the Resp. Authority
June 2020
- Secondary Consent - Amend Endorsed Plans (Cartage Contractor's Depot)94 Indigo Creek RoadRefusal issued by the Resp. Authority
April 2020
- Extend Permit Expiry (Cartage Contractor's Depot)94 Indigo Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Four Lot Subdivision and Removal of Section 173 Agreement475 Back Martindale RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Four Lot Subdivision475 Back Martindale RoadWithdrawn
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
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cookinburra Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
- Indigo Creek Streamside ReserveNature reserve
- Pilot Range Reference AreaNature reserve
- Woorragee I93 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Woorragee North I92 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- 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
- Overlay applies
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 88.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #59 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
- Cookinburra Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Indigo Creek Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Pilot Range Reference Areagovernmentnature_reserve
- Woorragee I93 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Woorragee North I92 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Amend Permit to include fuel storage and refilling facilities (Cartage Contractor's Depot)planning94 Indigo Creek RoadLodged 06 Aug 2020 · NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
- Extend Permit Expiry (Cartage Contractor's Depot)planning94 Indigo Creek RoadLodged 20 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Four Lot Subdivisionplanning475 Back Martindale RoadLodged 11 Mar 2020 · Withdrawn
- Four Lot Subdivision and Removal of Section 173 Agreementplanning475 Back Martindale RoadLodged 17 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Secondary Consent - Amend Endorsed Plans (Cartage Contractor's Depot)planning94 Indigo Creek RoadLodged 11 Jun 2020 · Refusal issued by the Resp. Authority
Data sources & freshness
- 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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