VIC · East Gippsland Council
Mount Taylor, 3875
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Mount Taylor is a small locality in the East Gippsland area, home to around 330 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 3 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-75%), roughly 9.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 330
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,764
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 143
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,539
- Employment rate
- 63.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 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)
- 3
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 9.1
- State safety percentile
- 2.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -75%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B49 Other Theft1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer1
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
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
10 planning-related records
2021· 4 proposals
July 2021
- Buildings and works in the form of an extension and alteration to an existing dwelling1107 BULLUMWAAL ROAD MOUNT TAYLOR 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Earthworks for a dwelling and buildings and works for an outbuilding30 CHAPMAN COURT MOUNT TAYLOR 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works in the form of extensions to a dwelling within 100m of a dwelling in separate ownership and within a road zone setback1107 BULLUMWAAL ROAD MOUNT TAYLOR 3875Withdrawn
April 2021
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding (domestic shed)5 AURORA CLOSE MOUNT TAYLOR 3875No permit required
2020· 6 proposals
November 2020
- Earthworks associated with a dwelling10 Chapman CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Use and development of a dwelling and outbuilding144 Beynons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Two lot subdivision, vegetation removal, and alteration of access to a road zone, category 1515 BULLUMWAAL ROAD MOUNT TAYLOR 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Two Lot Subdivision (realignment)585 Bullumwaal RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- Development of the land for a dwelling and outbuilding4 Aurora ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Development of a dwelling and outbuilding and creation of access to a Road Zone Category 1585 Bullumwaal 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
- Wy Yung I17 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
- Overlay applies
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)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 35.0/100
- National rank
- 4191st in Australia
- State rank
- 830th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #188 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #377 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officercrime1
- Wy Yung I17 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding (domestic shed)planning5 AURORA CLOSE MOUNT TAYLOR 3875Lodged 14 Apr 2021 · No permit required
- Buildings and works in the form of an extension and alteration to an existing dwellingplanning1107 BULLUMWAAL ROAD MOUNT TAYLOR 3875Lodged 16 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works in the form of extensions to a dwelling within 100m of a dwelling in separate ownership and within a road zone setbackplanning1107 BULLUMWAAL ROAD MOUNT TAYLOR 3875Lodged 24 Jun 2021 · Withdrawn
- Development of a dwelling and outbuilding and creation of access to a Road Zone Category 1planning585 Bullumwaal RoadLodged 06 Mar 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of the land for a dwelling and outbuildingplanning4 Aurora CloseLodged 23 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Earthworks associated with a dwellingplanning10 Chapman CourtLodged 28 Nov 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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