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VIC · West Wimmera Council

Miga Lake, 3409

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  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Miga Lake is known for: National parks, Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Miga Lake is a residential smaller community in West Wimmera with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.

Population

Population
33
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
43.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
7 of 16
Median monthly mortgage
$650
Employment rate
69.2%
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
30.3
State safety percentile
24.4th (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

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Maintenance Works activities occurring between 30/01/2026 and 30/04/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 6:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.WIMMERA HIGHWAY, NHILL-HARROW ROAD29 Jan 2026 – 29 Apr 2027

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

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

  • Black Waterhole Education AreaNature reserve
  • Scotts Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • The Reserve Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
  • Tooan Reference AreaNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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
  • Black Waterhole Education Areagovernmentnature_reserve
  • Scotts Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
  • The Reserve Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
  • Tooan Reference Areagovernmentnature_reserve
  • Maintenance Works activities occurring between 30/01/2026 and 30/04/2027 during the following times: Weekdays 6:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Weekends 6:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Note that changed conditions may also be in place during 6:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.roadworksWIMMERA HIGHWAY, NHILL-HARROW ROAD29 Jan 2026 – 29 Apr 2027

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
  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

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