VIC · Ballarat Council
Invermay Park, 3350
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Desirability score
- Transport
- Green space
- Shops
- Regional
- Established
Suburb profile
Invermay Park anchors everyday life in Ballarat, a regional smaller community with its own identity and rhythm. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.
Transport options are solid enough for daily errands and regular trips further afield. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,692
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,775
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 42 of 696
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 59.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 34 / 26 / 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)
- 86
- Against the person
- 12
- Against property
- 62
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 50.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 141 residents
- State safety percentile
- 47.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +8.9%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft10
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle16
- B49 Other Theft12
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception12
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
15 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ballarat General Cemetery/Doveton St N
- CDC Ballarat/Norman St
- Cemetery South/Doveton St N
- Club Cres/Norman St
- Heinz Lane/Slatey Creek Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 18/04/2026 and 31/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Weekends 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.WESTERN FREEWAY, WESTERN OUT-MIDLAND RAMP OF17 Apr 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
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· 2 proposals
June 2021
- Alterations additions to clubhouse building and reduction of car parking requirements and an increase in licensed area330 HEINZ LANE INVERMAY PARK 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Use and development of a restricted and indoor recreation facility, including on-premises liquor licence, development of warehouses, installation of business identification signage, reduction in bicycle parking spaces and associated works810 NORMAN STREET INVERMAY PARK 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals
October 2020
- Development of a storage shed1251 Doveton Street NorthPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of vehicle store (bus depot), motor repairs, display floodlit and internally illuminated business identification signage and subdivide the land into two (2) lots804 Norman StreetPermit 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
13 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Ashford Ct/Bogong AveBus stop
- Ballarat General Cemetery/Doveton St NBus stop
- Cemetery South/Doveton St NBus stop
- Curragh Ct/Wickow DrBus stop
- Heinz Lane/Slatey Creek RdBus stop
- Kerry Way/Wicklow DrBus stop
- Northwood Ct/Slatey Creek RdBus stop
- Slatey Creek Rd/Bogong AveBus stop
- Slatey Creek Rd/Wicklow DrBus stop
- Swinglers Rd/Slatey Creek RdBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Jack Toohey ParkPark
- Rizal ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- 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
- 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.
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)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
- 42.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 42% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 2783rd in Australia
- State rank
- 531st in VIC
- Peer rank
- #60 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #167 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime10
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime16
- B49 Other Theftcrime12
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime12
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime6
- Jack Toohey Parkgovernmentpark
- Rizal Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations additions to clubhouse building and reduction of car parking requirements and an increase in licensed areaplanning330 HEINZ LANE INVERMAY PARK 3350Lodged 24 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a storage shedplanning1251 Doveton Street NorthLodged 15 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of vehicle store (bus depot), motor repairs, display floodlit and internally illuminated business identification signage and subdivide the land into two (2) lotsplanning804 Norman StreetLodged 07 Oct 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
- 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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