VIC · Strathbogie Council
Longwood, 3665
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Updated
Desirability score
- Rural
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
Suburb profile
Longwood offers a slower smaller community life in Strathbogie, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space against similar regional towns, even with safety and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 263
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,111
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 118
- Median monthly mortgage
- $780
- Employment rate
- 53.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 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)
- 4
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 15.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 132 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.6th (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
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assault1
- A731 Fv Threatening Behaviour1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order1
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,044
- Longwood Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Maintenance Works activities occurring between 21/05/2026 and 15/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.HUME FREEWAY, UNNAMED20 May 2026 – 14 Jul 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).
8 planning-related records
2021· 6 proposals
July 2021
- Two (2) Lot Subdivision and Vegetation Removal22-24 JEAN STREET LONGWOOD 3665Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of land for a Store (Shed)12 JAMES GRANT LANE LONGWOOD 3665Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Development of land for a store2A DOWN STREET LONGWOOD 3665Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Domestic Shed/Pergola2339 GRIMWADE ROAD LONGWOOD 3665Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Development of land for the construction of a second dwelling on a lot22-24 JEAN STREET LONGWOOD 3665Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- Single storey extension to an existing dwelling446 OAK VALLEY ROAD LONGWOOD 3665Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- Development of land for a dwelling and shed (Five (5) existing units on site)10 JEAN STREET LONGWOOD 3665NOD issued by a delegate
June 2020
- Development of land for the installation of powerlines, construction of road and native vegetation removal12 JAMES GRANT LANE LONGWOOD 3665Permit 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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Monea North Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
- Monea South I41 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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)
- 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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 39.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3395th in Australia
- State rank
- 644th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #92 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #244 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
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- A731 Fv Threatening Behaviourcrime1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime1
- Monea North Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Monea South I41 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Development of land for a dwelling and shed (Five (5) existing units on site)planning10 JEAN STREET LONGWOOD 3665Lodged 16 Nov 2020 · NOD issued by a delegate
- Development of land for a storeplanning2A DOWN STREET LONGWOOD 3665Lodged 29 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of land for the construction of a second dwelling on a lotplanning22-24 JEAN STREET LONGWOOD 3665Lodged 07 Apr 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of land for the installation of powerlines, construction of road and native vegetation removalplanning12 JAMES GRANT LANE LONGWOOD 3665Lodged 09 Jun 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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