Median house price
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VIC · Unincorporated Vic Council
Baw Baw Village, 3833
Est. population · Jun 2025
31
Growth (1 yr)
+3.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+6.9%
Median age
30
Median income
$0/wk
Employment rate
69.2%
Languages at home
56.5%non-English
Most common: Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Baw Baw Village is a residential smaller community in Unincorporated Vic with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the metro area around Melbourne is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street.
Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
At a glance
Baw Baw Village snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
31
+3.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
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No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Pop. growth
95th
percentile in VIC
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
31(June 2025)
+3.3% annual · +6.9% over 5 years · 95th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +3.3%
- 5-year growth
- +6.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +2
- Growth rank in VIC
- 95th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~50), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 30
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 69.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
24 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 4/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 33.33
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 66.67
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(2)
- Site 11Cafe
- Village RestaurantRestaurant
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Picnic area
Other(21)
- BanksiaAlpine Hut
- BenbullenAlpine Hut
- BunerongAlpine Hut
- Du NordAlpine Hut
- LonsdaleAlpine Hut
- Snowgum ApartmentsApartment
- Disc Golf Course
- Baw Baw Guest Information & ArrivalsInformation
- SkioskKiosk
- Car park 1Parking
- Car park 2Parking
- Car Park 3Parking
- Car Park 4Parking
- Car Park 5Parking
- Parking
- Public toilets
- Mount Baw Baw Alpine ResortResort
- Baw Baw Guest Information & ArrivalsSki Rental
- Mount Baw Baw Ski HireSki Rental
- Ski School
- Lift ticketsTicket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- 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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Neerim District Soldiers Memorial Hospital (33.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 1
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 32.3
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 197 mm · ~25 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 228 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 261 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 304 mm · ~38 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
2 planning-related records
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- s72 Amendment: to amend condition 4 (hours of operation) and condition 6 (external amplification)1 3 Currawong RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2020
- Use of part of the land to sell and consume liquor (liquor licence) and a reduction of car parking to zero (associated with a food and drink premises)1 3 Currawong 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) · 2020–2022 · Updated · MapServer through FY 2022–23; newer data needs 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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Monash
- Member of Parliament
- Mary ALDRED (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 116,463
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.2 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 54.1%Labor 45.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 37.5 km away).
Coalition 58.6%Labor 41.4%
4.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -4.3 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- EricaLabor 39.9% · Coalition 60.1% TPP (2025)18.1 km away
- NoojeeLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)23.2 km away
- WillowgroveLabor 30.1% · Coalition 69.9% TPP (2025)26.3 km away
- Neerim SouthLabor 33.8% · Coalition 66.2% TPP (2025)32.5 km away
- MoeLabor 56.7% · Coalition 43.3% TPP (2025)36.8 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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