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VIC · Greater Shepparton Council

Major Plains, 3725

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  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Major Plains is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Major Plains is a welcoming smaller community in Greater Shepparton, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Population

Population
36
Median age
58
Median household income / week
$1,624
Dwelling vacancy
15.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 19
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Employment rate
80.6%
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

  • B49 Other Theft1

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).

3 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • June 2021

  • A two (2) lot subdivision of land in the Farming Zone, Erosion Management Overlay and Salinity Management Overlay
    195 MAJOR PLAINS ROAD MAJOR PLAINS 3725Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Use and development of land for a host farm
    791 Major Plains RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Use and development of land for a dwelling in the Farming Zone and Salinity Management Overlay
    476 Major Plains 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

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

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

  • B49 Other Theftcrime1
  • A two (2) lot subdivision of land in the Farming Zone, Erosion Management Overlay and Salinity Management Overlayplanning195 MAJOR PLAINS ROAD MAJOR PLAINS 3725Lodged 24 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of land for a dwelling in the Farming Zone and Salinity Management Overlayplanning476 Major Plains RoadLodged 11 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of land for a host farmplanning791 Major Plains RoadLodged 16 Nov 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
  • 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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