VIC · Mildura Council
Linga, 3509
Current weather
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75% humidity · 22.3 km/h wind · 14.5° / 9.4° today · 0.8 mm rain
Updated
- Premium
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
Suburb profile
Linga is a welcoming smaller community in Mildura, with a settled community character. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Population
- Population
- 13
- Median age
- 57
- Median household income / week
- $1,187
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 7
- Median monthly mortgage
- $260
- Employment rate
- 75%
- 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 (2018)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 76.9
- State safety percentile
- 65.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -66.7%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B49 Other Theft1
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: 2017 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Purnya Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Underbool I61 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Underbool I71 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.
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)
- 86
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Recent changes
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
- Purnya Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Underbool I61 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Underbool I71 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
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
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