VIC · Indigo Council
Cornishtown, VIC, 3683
Current weather
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96% humidity · 23.8 km/h wind · 15.6° / 9.8° today · 22.1 mm rain
Suburb snapshot
Cornishtown is a small locality in the Indigo area, home to around 94 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+100%), roughly 21.3 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 94
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,674
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 38
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,900
- Employment rate
- 64.4%
- 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)
- 2
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 21.3
- State safety percentile
- 14.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +100%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B49 Other Theft1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
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
October 2020
- Deck130 Hall RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Outbuildings - Sheds499 Chiltern-Howlong 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 · 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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Chiltern I90 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Chiltern West H125 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Grand Junction Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- WALLACES LEAD GOLD PUDDLING PRECINCTNH1746
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 18
- 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
Recent changes
- WALLACES LEAD GOLD PUDDLING PRECINCTheritageNH1746
- Chiltern I90 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Chiltern West H125 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Grand Junction Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Deckplanning130 Hall RoadLodged 14 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Outbuildings - Shedsplanning499 Chiltern-Howlong RoadLodged 23 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
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
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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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