VIC · Central Goldfields Council
Talbot (Vic.), VIC, 3371
Current weather
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95% humidity · 24.9 km/h wind · 13.8° / 8.6° today · 9.7 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Talbot (Vic.) is a small locality in the Central Goldfields area, home to around 452 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 42 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+56%), roughly 92.9 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 5 public transport stops within the suburb, and fewer mapped amenities than nearby suburbs. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 452
- Median age
- 59
- Median household income / week
- $793
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 51 of 266
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 38.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 5 / 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)
- 42
- Against the person
- 12
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 92.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 38 residents
- State safety percentile
- 73.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +55.6%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- A212 Non-Fv Serious Assault3
- A231 Fv Common Assault4
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences3
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft3
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order8
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
- 905
- Talbot 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
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Talbot Railway Station
- Talbot Station
- Talbot Station/Railway St
- Talbot Town Hall/Ballarat St
- Talbot Town Hall/Ballarat 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
Amenities
11 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Gift
- Talbot Soldiers Memorial ParkParking
- Picnic Table
- Playground
- Talbot Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- Talbot Soldiers Memorial ParkPublic toilets
- TelstraTelephone
- TalbotTrain station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- McDermid Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Sorrensens Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Talbot Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Talbot Pioneers Memorial PlaygroundPark
- Talbot Soldiers Memorial ParkPark
- Tunnel Hill north Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- FORMER POLICE RESIDENCE & LOCK UPNH0533
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
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)
- 5
- 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
- 20.5/100
- National rank
- 6425th in Australia
- State rank
- 1205th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #374 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #688 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 80%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- A212 Non-Fv Serious Assaultcrime3
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime4
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime3
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime3
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime8
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- FORMER POLICE RESIDENCE & LOCK UPheritageNH0533
- McDermid Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Sorrensens Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Talbot Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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