VIC · Macedon Ranges Council
Clarkefield, VIC, 3430
Current weather
10.6°CRain showers
94% humidity · 37.5 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 13.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#375 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Clarkefield is a small locality in the Macedon Ranges area, home to around 303 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 43 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-33%), roughly 141.9 offences per 1,000 residents, limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 303
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,699
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 118
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,334
- Employment rate
- 60.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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)
- 43
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 30
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 141.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 101 residents
- State safety percentile
- 84.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -32.8%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage6
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft6
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle8
- B49 Other Theft7
- C32 Drug Possession5
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Clarkefield Railway Station
- Clarkefield Station
- Clarkefield Station/Station St
- Clarkefield Station/Station St
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).
1 planning-related records
2020· 1 proposal
January 2020
- Earthworks and importation of clean fill to improve agricultural land by improving hydraulic flow152 BOGGY GATE ROAD CLARKEFIELD 3430Withdrawn
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 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.
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)
- 7/10
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)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 28.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #375 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
- Earthworks and importation of clean fill to improve agricultural land by improving hydraulic flowplanning152 BOGGY GATE ROAD CLARKEFIELD 3430Lodged 23 Jan 2020 · Withdrawn
- Clarkefield Railway Stationtransport
- Clarkefield Stationtransport
- Clarkefield Station/Station St transport
- Clarkefield Station/Station St transport
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime6
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime6
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime8
- B49 Other Theftcrime7
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime5
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
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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