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VIC · Baw Baw Council

Tanjil South, 3825

Current weather

10°CRain showers

94% humidity · 21.6 km/h wind · 13.1° / 8.8° today · 12.8 mm rain

Desirability score

35.1/100

4170th in Australia

70% data confidence

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Tanjil South is a small locality in the Baw Baw area, home to around 540 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 8 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-38%), roughly 14.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.

Population

Population
540
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,819
Dwelling vacancy
12.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
29 of 228
Median monthly mortgage
$1,712
Employment rate
59.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
9 / 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)
8
Against the person
0
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
14.8
State safety percentile
8.1th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-38.5%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B11 Cause Damage By Fire1
  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order4

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
903
  • Tanjil South Primary SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

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).

12 planning-related records

2021· 6 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Addition of a shed
    50 THALLOO ROAD THALLOO 3825Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Building and works to construct an outbuilding.
    69 MOE-WILLOW GROVE ROAD TANJIL SOUTH 3825Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works to construct an agricultural building.
    61 LAIDLAWS ROAD TANJIL SOUTH 3825Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling, development of land with alterations and additions to an outbuilding ancillary to a dwelling, removal of native vegetation, and use and development of land for animal husbandry (keeping of hunting dogs) (in retrospect)
    355 BECKS BRIDGE ROAD TANJIL SOUTH 3825Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct a storage building associated with a utility installation.
    519 MOE-RAWSON ROAD TANJIL SOUTH 3825Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Use and Development of land with a single dwelling and ancillary outbuilding
    27 ADAM VIEW COURT TANJIL SOUTH 3825Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Development of land for a single dwelling
    258 Becks Bridge RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land with an extension to an existing Abattoir
    330 Moe Walhalla RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Development of land with an outbuilding ancillary to an existing single dwelling
    49 Lake View PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling and outbuilding
    Cervi RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct an agricultural building.
    468 Moe-Willow Grove RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct an agricultural building
    191 Ranch 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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Tanjil East G86 Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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)
4
Parks (OSM)
0

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
35.1/100
National rank
4170th in Australia
State rank
828th in VIC
Peer rank
#165 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#375 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

  • B11 Cause Damage By Firecrime1
  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime1
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime4
  • Tanjil East G86 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Addition of a shedplanning50 THALLOO ROAD THALLOO 3825Lodged 30 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works to construct an agricultural building.planning61 LAIDLAWS ROAD TANJIL SOUTH 3825Lodged 01 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works to construct an outbuilding.planning69 MOE-WILLOW GROVE ROAD TANJIL SOUTH 3825Lodged 02 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling and outbuildingplanningCervi RoadLodged 22 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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