VIC · Corangamite Council
Mount Bute, 3324
Current weather
8°CPartly cloudy
91% humidity · 25.9 km/h wind · 10.5° / 6.8° today · 8.1 mm rain
Updated
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Mount Bute sits up in the Corangamite hills, a smaller community where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Fresh country air and elevated outlooks are part of the appeal up here among the hills.
Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
Population
- Population
- 61
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,656
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 29
- Median monthly mortgage
- $250
- Employment rate
- 81.6%
- 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 (2024)
- 3
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 49.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 61 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +49.6%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assault1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
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: 2023 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
2 planning-related records
2020· 2 proposals
May 2020
- Boundary realignment of the common boundary between two (2) lots169 WILLOWVALE ROADWithdrawn
- Two Lot Subdivision (Realignment of Boundaries)796 Calverts 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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mount Bute Recreation ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
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
- 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)
- 2
- 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
Recent changes
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime1
- Mount Bute Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Boundary realignment of the common boundary between two (2) lotsplanning169 WILLOWVALE ROADLodged 18 May 2020 · Withdrawn
- Two Lot Subdivision (Realignment of Boundaries)planning796 Calverts RoadLodged 12 May 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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