VIC · Yarriambiack Council
Minyip, VIC, 3392
Current weather
12.2°CModerate drizzle
92% humidity · 23.1 km/h wind · 16.1° / 10.2° today · 7.9 mm rain
Desirability index
#508 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Minyip is a small locality in the Yarriambiack area, home to around 525 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 71 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+184%), roughly 135.2 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 525
- Median age
- 57
- Median household income / week
- $894
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 51 of 273
- Median monthly mortgage
- $542
- Employment rate
- 40.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 19 / 3 / 0
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)
- 71
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 20
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 135.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 48 residents
- State safety percentile
- 84th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +184%
Most common offence types
- A711 Fv Stalking3
- B21 Criminal Damage5
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary4
- D11 Firearms Offences11
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order25
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
- 893
- Minyip Primary SchoolPrimary
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
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Main St/Church St
- Main St/Church St
- Main St/Church St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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· 1 proposal
April 2021
- Café95 MAIN ST MINYIP 3392Withdrawn
2020· 7 proposals
November 2020
- 2 Lot Subdivision301 Minyip-Dimboola RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Building & Works to a existing industry6 R Learmonth RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of 4 New Powered Caravan SitesPetering StPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Signage54-58 Main StPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Construction of a Garage & Re-roofing of Dwelling & Police Station106 Main StPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of land for a Service Station (Installation of an aboveground Petrol tank)Mill StPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- 2 Lot Subdivision52 Jeffreys Swamp RdPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · 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.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Burrereo Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Gregson Park Recreation ReservePark
- Laen I130 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Minyip Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Nullan I109 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Community Health CentreChurch Streethospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- MINYIP RAILWAY STATIONNH1578
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Minyip PreschoolMain Streetkindergarten
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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 95
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 3.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #508 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Minyip PreschoolchildcareMain Streetkindergarten
- MINYIP RAILWAY STATIONheritageNH1578
- Community Health CentrehealthChurch Streethospital
- Burrereo Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Gregson Park Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Laen I130 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Minyip Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Nullan I109 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- 2 Lot Subdivisionplanning301 Minyip-Dimboola RdLodged 16 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- 2 Lot Subdivisionplanning52 Jeffreys Swamp RdLodged 16 Jan 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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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