VIC · Ballarat Council
Cardigan, VIC, 3352
Current weather
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96% humidity · 32.7 km/h wind · 12.7° / 7.9° today · 6.6 mm rain
Desirability index
#452 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Cardigan is a small locality in the Ballarat area, home to around 1,064 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 99 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+29%), roughly 93.0 offences per 1,000 residents, limited but present public transport access, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,064
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $2,713
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 322
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 73.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 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)
- 99
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 86
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 93
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 177 residents
- State safety percentile
- 73.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +28.6%
Most common offence types
- B11 Cause Damage By Fire10
- B21 Criminal Damage6
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary17
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle11
- B49 Other Theft30
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Chase Bvd/Dyson Dr
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
21 planning-related records
2021· 8 proposals
July 2021
- Staged multi-lot subdivision2 GLENO COURT CARDIGAN 3352Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Seven lot subdivision, creation of access to a Road Zone Category 1 and variation to easement E-1 on LP14250816 REMEMBRANCE DRIVE CARDIGAN 3352Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Four lot subdivision and native vegetation removal5 GLENO COURT CARDIGAN 3352Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Four lot subdivision217 BLIND CREEK ROAD CARDIGAN 3352Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Subdivide land into three lots21 KURUC ROAD CARDIGAN 3352Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2021
- Two (2) lot subdivision and variation to building envelope for Lot 21 on PS547132G and removal of registered restrictive covenant in Instrument AH927033J197 BLIND CREEK ROAD CARDIGAN 3352Withdrawn
January 2021
- Vary a restrictive covenant310 BLIND CREEK ROAD CARDIGAN 3352Refusal issued by a delegate
- Development of a shed62 Kuruc RoadWithdrawn
2020· 13 proposals
December 2020
- Construction of a dwelling34 Monument BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
November 2020
- Staged multi lot subdivisionCA 2039 Blind Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- Construction of an outbuilding (shed)32 Monument BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Four lot subdivision13 KURUC ROAD CARDIGAN 3352Permit issued by a delegate
July 2020
- Staged multi lot subdivision3 McGrath CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Development of promotional signsCA S1 Blind Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of outbuilding13 Sierra DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Staged subdivision of the land into 130 lotsLot S4 Remembrance DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- Earthworks associated with a damLot 2 Madden RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2020
- Staged multi-lot subdivision2 Gleno CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Alterations and additions to a dwelling378 Blind Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of an outbuilidng609 Cuthberts RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Development of promotional signsCA S1 Blind Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · 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.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Hollioake ParkPark
- Mullawallah Wetlands Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
- No overlay at centroid
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 7.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #452 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Hollioake Parkgovernmentpark
- Mullawallah Wetlands Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Alterations and additions to a dwellingplanning378 Blind Creek RoadLodged 11 Mar 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a dwellingplanning34 Monument BoulevardLodged 07 Dec 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of an outbuilding (shed)planning32 Monument BoulevardLodged 09 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of a shedplanning62 Kuruc RoadLodged 21 Jan 2021 · Withdrawn
- Development of an outbuilidngplanning609 Cuthberts RoadLodged 04 Mar 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of outbuildingplanning13 Sierra DriveLodged 17 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of promotional signsplanningCA S1 Blind Creek RoadLodged 19 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Development of promotional signsplanningCA S1 Blind Creek RoadLodged 05 Feb 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- 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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