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VIC · East Gippsland Council

Mallacoota, 3892

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Updated

Desirability score

31.2/100
Below average

938th in VIC

89% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
  • Café precinct
What Mallacoota is known for: Green suburb, National parks, Education hub, High desirability, Café precinct

Suburb profile

In East Gippsland, Mallacoota keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Generous greenery runs through the area, from street trees to tucked-away reserves.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.

Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.

The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar regional towns, even with growth momentum and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
1,183
Median age
59
Median household income / week
$1,031
Dwelling vacancy
29.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
213 of 714
Median monthly mortgage
$1,148
Employment rate
44.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
39 / 20 / 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)
46
Against the person
15
Against property
18
Rate per 1,000 residents
38.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 79 residents
State safety percentile
35th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-8%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault4
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle5
  • C32 Drug Possession6
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order4
  • Other Crimes Against The Person4

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
1,019
  • Mallacoota P-12 CollegeCombined

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bendigo Bank/Maurice Ave
  • Bendigo Bank/Maurice Ave

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

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).

72 planning-related records

2021· 19 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and works for a dwelling and domestic outbuilding
    5 SOUTH GATEWAY MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to an existing dwelling
    36A LEES ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892NOD issued by a delegate
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding within a Bushfire Management Overlay and Design and Development Overlay
    114 MIRRABOOKA ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate
  • Construction of Four Attached Dwellings on a Lot
    9 HUNTER STREET MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling and associated decking and outbuilding within a Bushfire Management Overlay
    47 MIRRABOOKA ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Native vegetation removal pursuant to 52.17 and the vegetation protection overlay
    15 HUNTER STREET MALLACOOTA 3892No permit required
  • Building and works (replacement of leisure and recreation buildings)
    46 AIRPORT ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two lot subdivision
    31 WATERTRUST ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892NOD issued by a delegate
  • Two lot subdivision
    40 WRIGHTS CLOSE MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Two (2) Lots (Boundary Re-Alignment) and the removal of drainage & sewerage easement created as E1 on LP 51406
    12 BETKA ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Buildings and works associated with two dwellings on a lot with total site building footprint greater than 300 square metres and vegetation removal
    24 KARBEETHONG AVENUE MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Multi lot subdivision
    5 SOUTH GATEWAY MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Development of a dwelling and outbuilding within a Bushfire Management Overlay and Significant Landscape Overlay
    41 Nauta TerracePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Development of a replacement dwelling and outbuilding
    24-26 Genoa-Mallacoota RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a replacement single storey dwelling within a Bushfire Management Overlay and Design and Development Overlay
    20 Betka RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a single storey dwelling
    26 BASTION POINT ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Buildings and works (reconstruction and expansion) for industry (seafood processing facility), associated offices and outbuildings, removal of native vegetation and reduction of 15 car parking spaces
    1 Commercial RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Use and Development of a dwelling and outbuilding within a Bushfire Management Overlay and Significant Landscape Overlay
    41 Nauta TerracePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a replacement dwelling within a Bushfire Management Overlay
    40 Karbeethong AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 21 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Buildings and works for two outbuildings associated with a dwelling and removal of vegetation within a Vegetation Protection Overlay, Design and Development Overlay and Bushfire Management Overlay
    116 MIRRABOOKA ROAD MALLACOOTA 3892Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a replacement second dwelling
    6 Mirrabooka RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a replacement dwelling within a Bushfire Management Overlay
    10 Bastion Point RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a replacement dwelling and outbuilding within a Bushfire Management Overlay
    43 Terra Nova DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to group accommodation units
    38A Lees RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of Vegetation (Radiata Pine Trees)
    36 Nelsons DriveNo permit required

  • November 2020

  • Development of a replacement outbuilding
    174 Mirrabooka RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a replacement dwelling and outbuilding
    4 Genoa-Mallacoota RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a replacement dwelling and outbuilding
    14B Bastion Point RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Development of a replacement dwelling
    17 Stanley AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an agricultural outbuilding
    173 Mirrabooka RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a replacement dwelling and outbuilding
    15 Stanley AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a replacement dwelling
    2/57-59 Bastion Point RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a replacement storage shed associated with leisure and recreation
    Genoa-Mallacoota RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a replacement dwelling
    45 Terra Nova DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Development of a replacement dwelling
    22 Genoa-Mallacoota RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding (carport)
    45 Vista DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding
    22 Wrights ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding within a Design and Development Overlay
    3A Hunter StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of an outbuilding
    92 Betka RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Two lot subdivision
    19 Lakeside DrivePermit 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

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Public toilets

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

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

  • Park or reserveNature reserve
  • Sou West ArmPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
On site
  • Mallacoota Medical Centrehospital

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • GABO ISLAND LIGHTSTATIONNH1843

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Mallacoota Pre-School Kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site

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)
12
Parks (OSM)
1

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
31.2/100 — Below average
National rank
5004th in Australia
State rank
938th in VIC
Peer rank
#224 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#471 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
89%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime4
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime5
  • C32 Drug Possessioncrime6
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime4
  • Other Crimes Against The Personcrime4
  • Mallacoota Pre-School Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
  • GABO ISLAND LIGHTSTATIONheritageNH1843
  • Mallacoota Medical Centrehealthhospital
  • Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve

Data sources & freshness

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