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VIC · Horsham Council

Laharum, 3401

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  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Laharum is known for: National parks, Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Laharum is a residential smaller community in Horsham with a familiar suburban feel. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.

A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.

Population

Population
162
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,593
Dwelling vacancy
19.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
16 of 82
Median monthly mortgage
$1,200
Employment rate
68.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5 / 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)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
12.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 162 residents
State safety percentile
5.6th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-77.8%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A721 Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
  • B19 Other Fire Related Offences1

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).

12 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal

  • December 2022

  • Use and development of a Residential Hotel, Place of Assembly, Restricted Recreation Facility, Subdivision, Native Vegetation Removal, Creation of an Easement and Signage
    321 POHLNERS ROAD LAHARUM 3401In progress
2021· 3 proposals

  • July 2021

  • Cafe
    2144 LAHARUM ROAD LAHARUM 3401Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Dwelling extension
    1570 Winfields RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Producers Liquor Licence
    1212 Northern Grampians RoadWithdrawn
2020· 8 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Dwelling
    128 Laharum-Grahams Bridge RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Development of an 11 hectare extension to an existing sandstone quarry
    LOT 2 PS301156 WINFIELDS ROAD LAHARUM 3401Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • To construct two dwellings on the covenanted land as per the domestic zone allowed for under the covenant.
    SMITHS RD LAHARUM 3401In progress

  • August 2020

  • Development of the land for a dwelling
    Lot 2 Winfields RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for a Place of Assembly (Farm tours)
    989 Wonwondah Dadswells Bridge RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Development of an agricultural building (machinery shed) in the Environmental Significance Overlay ¿ Schedule 4
    989 Wonwondah-Dadswells Bridge RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Two farm sheds
    0 Winfields RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Farm shed
    1151 One Tree 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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Lah-arum Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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
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

Recent changes

  • A721 Fv Harassment And Private Nuisancecrime1
  • B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime1
  • Lah-arum Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Cafeplanning2144 LAHARUM ROAD LAHARUM 3401Lodged 29 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of an 11 hectare extension to an existing sandstone quarryplanningLOT 2 PS301156 WINFIELDS ROAD LAHARUM 3401Lodged 04 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of an agricultural building (machinery shed) in the Environmental Significance Overlay ¿ Schedule 4planning989 Wonwondah-Dadswells Bridge RoadLodged 22 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for a dwellingplanningLot 2 Winfields RoadLodged 24 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Dwellingplanning128 Laharum-Grahams Bridge RoadLodged 23 Dec 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Dwelling extensionplanning1570 Winfields RoadLodged 17 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Farm shedplanning1151 One Tree RoadLodged 28 Feb 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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