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VIC · Moorabool Council

Pentland Hills, 3341

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  • Green suburb
What Pentland Hills is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Pentland Hills sits up in the Moorabool hills, a smaller community where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Ridge-top pockets and tree cover give the area a cooler, greener hillside feel.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Population

Population
158
Median age
49
Median household income / week
$1,958
Dwelling vacancy
11.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
6 of 53
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
61.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 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)
43
Against the person
8
Against property
27
Rate per 1,000 residents
272.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 20 residents
State safety percentile
94.4th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+22.9%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage4
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft5
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle8
  • B49 Other Theft7
  • D11 Firearms Offences4

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

4 active roadworks / incidents

  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 16/12/2025 and 08/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 5:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Weekends 5:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be Nil and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.WESTERN FREEWAY, MORTONS-WESTERN IN RAMP ON15 Dec 2025 – 07 Dec 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 26/11/2025 and 08/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 5:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Weekends 5:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed northbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be Nil and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.WESTERN FREEWAY, MYRNIONG-TRENTHAM-WESTERN OUT RAMP ON25 Nov 2025 – 07 Dec 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 26/11/2025 and 08/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 5:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Weekends 5:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed westbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be Nil and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.WESTERN FREEWAY, BACCHUS MARSH-WESTERN OUT RAMP ON25 Nov 2025 – 07 Dec 2026
  • Maintenance Works activities occurring between 16/06/2026 and 30/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be Nil and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.WESTERN FREEWAY, WESTERN IN-BACCHUS MARSH RAMP OF15 Jun 2026 – 29 Aug 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

6 planning-related records

2021· 2 proposals

  • June 2021

  • Multi-lot Staged Subdivision and Vegetation Removal (Stages 24-29)
    174 MORTONS ROAD PENTLAND HILLS 3340Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Staged Multi-lot Subdivision and Creation and Removal of Easements
    174 Mortons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 4 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Development of Town Centre Combined with S96A Planning Scheme Amendment
    59 SANDOWN STREET PENTLAND HILLS 3340In progress

  • August 2020

  • Staged Multi-lot Subdivision and Creation and Removal of Easements
    174 Mortons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Earthworks (Placement of Clean Fill)
    134 PALMERS LANE PENTLAND HILLS 3341In progress

  • January 2020

  • Nine (9) Lot Subdivision
    Mortons RoadNOD issued by a delegate

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

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb
Other(1)
  • Parks VictoriaDrinking water

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

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)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

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)
3
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

Recent changes

  • Parks Victoriaamenitiesdrinking_water
  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime4
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime5
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime8
  • B49 Other Theftcrime7
  • D11 Firearms Offencescrime4
  • Development of Town Centre Combined with S96A Planning Scheme Amendmentplanning59 SANDOWN STREET PENTLAND HILLS 3340Lodged 15 Dec 2020 · In progress
  • Earthworks (Placement of Clean Fill)planning134 PALMERS LANE PENTLAND HILLS 3341Lodged 01 May 2020 · In progress
  • Multi-lot Staged Subdivision and Vegetation Removal (Stages 24-29)planning174 MORTONS ROAD PENTLAND HILLS 3340Lodged 22 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Nine (9) Lot SubdivisionplanningMortons RoadLodged 06 Jan 2020 · NOD issued by a delegate

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
  • Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
  • 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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