VIC · East Gippsland Council
Nungurner, 3909
Current weather
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63% humidity · 11.8 km/h wind · 17.3° / 9.7° today · 4.2 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Nungurner is a small locality in the East Gippsland area, home to around 327 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 9 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-10%), roughly 27.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 327
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,515
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 30 of 152
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 50.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 12 / 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)
- 9
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 109 residents
- State safety percentile
- 21.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -10%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault1
- A231 Fv Common Assault1
- A83 Throw Or Discharge Object Endangering People1
- B21 Criminal Damage2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order2
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,015
- Nungurner Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
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
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
3 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
July 2021
- Building and Works for a domestic outbuilding within a Design and Development Overlay and Significant Landscape Overlay21 KLEINITZ ROAD NUNGURNER 3909Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- Development of an outbuilding (carport) within a Design and Development Overlay115 Nungurner Jetty RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
August 2020
- Development of an agricultural shed270 Nungurner 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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Nungurner Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Nungurner Foreshore ReservePark
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)
- 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 30.7/100
- National rank
- 5021st in Australia
- State rank
- 982nd in VIC
- Peer rank
- #243 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #500 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- A83 Throw Or Discharge Object Endangering Peoplecrime1
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime2
- Nungurner Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Nungurner Foreshore Reservegovernmentpark
- Building and Works for a domestic outbuilding within a Design and Development Overlay and Significant Landscape Overlayplanning21 KLEINITZ ROAD NUNGURNER 3909Lodged 02 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of an agricultural shedplanning270 Nungurner RoadLodged 01 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of an outbuilding (carport) within a Design and Development Overlayplanning115 Nungurner Jetty RoadLodged 16 Mar 2021 · 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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