VIC · Surf Coast Council
Mount Moriac, VIC, 3240
Current weather
12.8°CLight drizzle
81% humidity · 20.4 km/h wind · 16.3° / 9.6° today · 2.7 mm rain
Desirability index
#192 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Mount Moriac is a small locality in the Surf Coast area, home to around 251 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 35 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+150%), roughly 139.4 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 251
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,463
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 91
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,194
- Employment rate
- 68.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 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)
- 35
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 19
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 139.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 50 residents
- State safety percentile
- 84.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +150%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage2
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle2
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception3
- B54 State False Information4
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · 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).
5 planning-related records
2021· 3 proposals
June 2021
- Use & Development of the land for a Dwelling1195 PRINCES HIGHWAY MOUNT MORIAC 3240Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Construction of outbuildings. Issued Permit - Construction of a replacement dwelling, use of land for horse riding school in the Public Acquisition Overlay - Schedule 3 and construction of an access to a road in a Road Zone Category 1CLIFFORD HILL, 50 Cape Otway RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Construction of a replacement dwelling345 Andersons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals
October 2020
- Extension of Existing Dwelling385 ANDERSONS ROADPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Construction of a Machinery Shed60 DREWRY LANEPermit 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mount Moriac 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)
- 10/10
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
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)
- 2
- 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
- 26.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #192 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Mount Moriac Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Construction of a Machinery Shedplanning60 DREWRY LANELodged 24 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a replacement dwellingplanning345 Andersons RoadLodged 01 Apr 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of outbuildings. Issued Permit - Construction of a replacement dwelling, use of land for horse riding school in the Public Acquisition Overlay - Schedule 3 and construction of an access to a road in a Road Zone Category 1planningCLIFFORD HILL, 50 Cape Otway RoadLodged 27 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Extension of Existing Dwellingplanning385 ANDERSONS ROADLodged 21 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use & Development of the land for a Dwellingplanning1195 PRINCES HIGHWAY MOUNT MORIAC 3240Lodged 17 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime2
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime2
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime2
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime3
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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