VIC · Hepburn Council
Mount Prospect, 3364
Current weather
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97% humidity · 28.6 km/h wind · 8° / 5.2° today · 21.3 mm rain
Updated
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
- Community
Suburb profile
Mount Prospect is a hillside smaller community in Hepburn, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. Elevated streets and bushland backdrops bring a sense of fresh country air to daily life.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with plenty of residents in steady employment. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Population
- Population
- 41
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,937
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 20
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 72.2%
- 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)
- 2
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 48.8
- State safety percentile
- 45.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +100%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B49 Other Theft1
- E22 Breach Intervention Order1
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: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Recent changes
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
- E22 Breach Intervention Ordercrime1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
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