VIC · Mildura Council
Ouyen, 3490
Current weather
12.8°CPartly cloudy
76% humidity · 20.3 km/h wind · 15.9° / 10.3° today · 0.7 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Ouyen is a small locality in the Mildura area, home to around 1,170 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 60 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+76%), roughly 51.3 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 7 public transport stops within the suburb, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,170
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,092
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 89 of 575
- Median monthly mortgage
- $734
- Employment rate
- 48.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 28 / 16 / 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)
- 60
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 27
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 51.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 106 residents
- State safety percentile
- 48.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +76.5%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage12
- B49 Other Theft4
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order12
- E22 Breach Intervention Order5
- Other Crimes Against The Person5
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
- 956
- Ouyen P-12 CollegeCombined
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
Public transport
7 public transport stops in this suburb
- Caltex Station/Calder Hwy
- Caltex Station/Calder Hwy
- Caltex Station/Calder Hwy
- Caltex Station/Calder Hwy
- Ouyen Community Park/Oke St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
7 planning-related records
2021· 3 proposals
July 2021
- Telecommunications Facility Buildings and works associated with an existing Telecommunications Facility33 GREGORY STREET OUYEN 3490Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Application to Amend Liquid fuel depot, illuminated pole sign, alteration to access87 HUGHES STREET OUYEN 3490Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Application to Amend 3 Lot Subdivision67 Hughes StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals
December 2020
- Two Lot Subdivision 2 Lot subdivision80 North West RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- Service Station Upgrade Buildings and works to an existing service station and creation of access to a Road Zone2 Oke StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- Gravel Pit Use and development of the land for extractive industry (gravel pit)Steele RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- Development & Use of Carwash, Warehouse & Associated Signage Use and development of the land for a carwash, warehouse and associated business identification signage, alteration to a Road in a Road Zone Category 1 and waiver of bicycle facilities35 Farrell StreetPermit 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
32 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Blue Mountain Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Boorongie Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Boulka I96 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Burnell I35 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Galah Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Jardine ParkPark
- Kia I242 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Kia I242A Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Kia I31 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Kia I33 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- On site
- MTHCS Dr R.W. Pattinson Aged Hostelyes
- Ouyen Hospitalhospital
- Ouyen Pharmacypharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Mallee Minors Childcare Centrechildcare
- Ouyen Preschool Inc.kindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 785
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 32.7/100
- National rank
- 4644th in Australia
- State rank
- 908th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #204 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #444 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime12
- B49 Other Theftcrime4
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime12
- E22 Breach Intervention Ordercrime5
- Other Crimes Against The Personcrime5
- Mallee Minors Childcare Centrechildcarechildcare
- Ouyen Preschool Inc.childcarekindergarten
- MTHCS Dr R.W. Pattinson Aged Hostelhealthyes
- Ouyen Hospitalhealthhospital
- Ouyen Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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