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VIC · Hume Council

Wildwood, 3429

Current weather

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84% humidity · 23.4 km/h wind · 12° / 9.2° today · 7.9 mm rain

Desirability score

18.5/100

6618th in Australia

62% data confidence

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Wildwood is a small locality in the Hume area, home to around 244 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 69 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-21%), roughly 282.8 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. See the sections below for population, safety, schools and local activity.

Population

Population
244
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,765
Dwelling vacancy
11.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 80
Median monthly mortgage
$1,632
Employment rate
46.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
7 / 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)
69
Against the person
3
Against property
58
Rate per 1,000 residents
282.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 81 residents
State safety percentile
94.7th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-20.7%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B11 Cause Damage By Fire6
  • B21 Criminal Damage6
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle14
  • B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods12
  • B49 Other Theft8

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

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· 1 proposal

  • January 2021

  • BUILDINGS AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE LAND FOR A DWELLING AND A BUILDING USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GRAZING ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND EARTHWORKS IN BOTH THE GREEN WEDGE ZONE AND SCHEDULE 1 TO CLAUSE 42.01 ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    275 KONAGADERRA RD WILDWOOD 3429Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals

  • April 2020

  • BOUNDARY REALIGNMENT, REMOVAL OF EASEMENT, BUILDING AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND OUTBUILDINGS, ALTERATIONS TO A HERITAGE BUILDING (HO23 ¿ `WILDWOOD¿) AND REMOVAL OF NATIVE VEGETATION.
    615 WILDWOOD RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING
    765 WILDWOOD RDPermit 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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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)
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
18.5/100
National rank
6618th in Australia
State rank
1237th in VIC
Peer rank
#206 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#396 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data confidence
62%

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 Firecrime6
  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime6
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime14
  • B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime12
  • B49 Other Theftcrime8
  • BOUNDARY REALIGNMENT, REMOVAL OF EASEMENT, BUILDING AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND OUTBUILDINGS, ALTERATIONS TO A HERITAGE BUILDING (HO23 ¿ `WILDWOOD¿) AND REMOVAL OF NATIVE VEGETATION.planning615 WILDWOOD RDLodged 20 Apr 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • BUILDINGS AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE LAND FOR A DWELLING AND A BUILDING USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GRAZING ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND EARTHWORKS IN BOTH THE GREEN WEDGE ZONE AND SCHEDULE 1 TO CLAUSE 42.01 ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANSplanning275 KONAGADERRA RD WILDWOOD 3429Lodged 29 Jan 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLINGplanning765 WILDWOOD RDLodged 13 Jan 2020 · 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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