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VIC · Buloke Council

Litchfield, 3480

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Litchfield is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Litchfield is a welcoming smaller community in Buloke, with a settled community character. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with a community of people who commute and work locally.

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.

The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

Population

Population
36
Median age
54
Median household income / week
$1,416
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 16
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
76.5%
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 (2026)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
27.8
State safety percentile
21.7th (lower crime is better)
No change (daily rate)
0%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

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

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Carron I124 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Carron I125 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Witchipool I126 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Witchipool I127 Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
4
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

  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
  • Carron I124 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Carron I125 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Witchipool I126 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Witchipool I127 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve

Data sources & freshness

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