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Reedy Creek, 3658

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  • Green suburb
What Reedy Creek is known for: Green suburb

Suburb profile

Reedy Creek is a welcoming smaller community in Mitchell, with a settled community character. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Crime & safety

Total offences (2026)
14
Against the person
5
Against property
9
Rate per 1,000 residents
89.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 31 residents
State safety percentile
71.7th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+133.3%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft4
  • B49 Other Theft3
  • Other Crimes Against The Person3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Population

Population
157
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$1,339
Dwelling vacancy
22.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
20 of 88
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Employment rate
55.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 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.

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

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

  • September 2021

  • Development of the land for a dwelling and associated outbuilding
    95 GOLDFIELD CLOSE REEDY CREEK 3658Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • Development of the land for an extension to an existing dwelling and an outbuilding
    96 MURCHISON SPUR ROAD REEDY CREEK 3658Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal

  • June 2020

  • Development of the land for a dwelling
    680 Strath Creek 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

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

Recent changes

  • A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime2
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime4
  • B49 Other Theftcrime3
  • Other Crimes Against The Personcrime3
  • Development of the land for a dwellingplanning680 Strath Creek RoadLodged 26 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for a dwelling and associated outbuildingplanning95 GOLDFIELD CLOSE REEDY CREEK 3658Lodged 07 Sep 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for an extension to an existing dwelling and an outbuildingplanning96 MURCHISON SPUR ROAD REEDY CREEK 3658Lodged 04 Aug 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
  • 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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