VIC · Mount Alexander Council
Welshmans Reef, VIC, 3462
Current weather
11.2°CRain showers
96% humidity · 24.8 km/h wind · 14.2° / 8.9° today · 16.2 mm rain
Desirability index
#280 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Welshmans Reef is a small locality in the Mount Alexander area, home to around 210 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+100%), roughly 9.5 offences per 1,000 residents, and limited but present public transport access. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 210
- Median age
- 57
- Median household income / week
- $1,259
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 123
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,432
- Employment rate
- 48.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 0 / 0
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)
- 2
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 9.5
- State safety percentile
- 3.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +100%
Most common offence types
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Gully Rd/Maldon-Newstead Rd
- Gully Rd/Maldon-Newstead Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Maldon B.R.Nature reserve
- Sandy Creek Diggings Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Welshmans Reef Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 46.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #280 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Maldon B.R.governmentnature_reserve
- Sandy Creek Diggings Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Welshmans Reef Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Gully Rd/Maldon-Newstead Rdtransport
- Gully Rd/Maldon-Newstead Rdtransport
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officercrime1
Data sources & freshness
- 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
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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