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VIC · Moreland Council

Fawkner, VIC, 3060

Current weather

12.2°CRain showers

85% humidity · 27.7 km/h wind · 15.2° / 11° today · 7.1 mm rain

Desirability index

62/100

#182 among Metro Melbourne suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Fawkner is a mid-sized suburb in the Moreland area, home to around 14,274 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 990 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-20%), roughly 69.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 6 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 2 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
14,274
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,428
Dwelling vacancy
8.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
462 of 5,169
Median monthly mortgage
$1,876
Employment rate
50.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
341 / 726 / 24

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)
990
Against the person
235
Against property
506
Rate per 1,000 residents
69.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 61 residents
State safety percentile
62.1th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-19.8%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage95
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle144
  • B49 Other Theft66
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception49
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order98

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
6
Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
1,013.5
  • Darul Ulum College of VictoriaCombined
  • Fawkner Primary SchoolPrimary
  • John Fawkner Secondary CollegeSecondary
  • Moomba Park Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St Mark's SchoolPrimary
  • St Matthew's SchoolPrimary

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

85 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Fawkner Rail Replacement Bus Stop
  • Gowrie Rail Replacement Bus Stop
  • Gowrie Railway Station
  • Gowrie Station
  • Gowrie Station

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

2 active roadworks / incidents

  • Maintenance Works activities occurring between 11/06/2025 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 10:00 PM to 4:30 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 4:30 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.SYDNEY ROAD10 Jun 2025 – 30 Dec 2026
  • Maintenance Works activities occurring between 11/06/2025 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.SYDNEY ROAD10 Jun 2025 – 30 Dec 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

196 planning-related records

2021· 90 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Development of two double storey dwellings
    12 BECCLES STREET FAWKNER 3060Withdrawn
  • Construction and display of electronic, animated and internally illuminated business identification signage and promotion signage
    1239-1243 SYDNEY ROAD FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of six, three storey dwellings and a reduction in car parking
    108 JUKES ROAD FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • Construction of three double storey dwellings and alteration of access to a road in a Transport Zone 2.
    1270 SYDNEY ROAD FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of three double storey dwellings
    2 YUROKE STREET FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • Construction of two attached double-storey dwellings
    17 TYSON STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling
    49 PERCY STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of two double storey dwellings
    8 PERCY STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of two double storey dwellings
    14 SANDRA AVENUE FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • 2 Lot Subdivision (VicSmart)
    1/89 MCBRYDE STREET FAWKNER 3060Withdrawn
  • 2 Lot Subdivision (VicSmart)
    131 MCBRYDE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 lot subdivision
    1/89 MCBRYDE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 lot subdivision
    12 VERVALE AVENUE FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works for a storage container in an existing motor repairs business
    145 LYNCH ROAD FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate

  • August 2021

  • 2 Lot Subdivision (VicSmart)
    70 MCBRYDE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of two double storey dwellings
    49 LYNCH ROAD FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • Construction of two double-storey dwellings
    29 BRUCE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension of existing dwelling on a lot that subject to inundation overlay and environmental significant overlay.
    2/54 SOMERLAYTON CRESCENT FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for a medical centre and buildings and works
    153 JUKES ROAD FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 Lot Subdivision
    13 HEDLEY STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of two double storey dwellings
    2/1 JELF COURT FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • Amendment to endorsed plans to allow for the installation of window to the Dwelling 2 bathroom to reflect the as-built condition
    2/3 BRIAN STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of four double storey dwellings
    24 MAJOR ROAD FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of three double storey dwellings
    31 HUDSON STREET FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • 5 Lot Subdivision
    1178 SYDNEY ROAD FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for two double storey dwellings
    91 ARGYLE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 3 Lot Subdivision
    1/93 ARGYLE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 3 lot subdivision
    3/50 MUTTON ROAD FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Construction two double storey dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling
    16 WYMLET STREET FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • Construction of three double storey dwellings
    117 LORNE STREET FAWKNER 3060Withdrawn
  • Construction of two double story dwellings
    9 YUNGERA STREET FAWKNER 3060Withdrawn
  • 2 lot subdivision
    20 McBryde StreetWithdrawn
  • 3 Lot Subdivision
    1/93 Argyle StreetWithdrawn
  • Use of the land for motor vehicle repairs and wreckers and a reduction of the car parking requirements
    19 LEO STREET FAWKNER 3060NOD issued by a delegate
  • Construction of two double storey dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling
    21 Lanigan StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 Lot Subdivision (VicSmart)
    20 MCBRYDE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 4 Lot Subdivision
    35 PRINCESS STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for four double storey dwellings
    65 LORNE STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with a shop and display of signage
    34 BONWICK STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Construction of two double storey dwellings
    38 MARLBOROUGH STREET FAWKNER 3060Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 106 proposals

106 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

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

141 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • PrecinctATM
  • Bakery
  • Fawkner BakeryBakery

    83 Anderson Road

  • Pham's Hot BreadBakery
  • Bbq
  • Electric barbequeBbq
  • Bench (9)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Anderson Road/Beccles StreetBus stop
  • Bonwick Street/Major RoadBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

15 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Alex Hogan ReservePark
  • Arthur Ruddick ReservePark
  • Bababi DjinanangNature reserve
  • Birchwood Crescent ReservePark
  • CB Smith ReservePark
  • Edward Street ParkPark
  • Eva Court ReservePark
  • Jack Mutton ReservePark
  • Janine Crescent ReservePark
  • Oulton/Beccles ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
4
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Matrix medical imagingyes
  • Merri Community Health Services & Moreland Maternal Health Servicescommunity
  • Pharmacy Worldpharmacy
  • Pharmacy WorldAnderson Roadpharmacy

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

4 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Fawkner Kindergartenkindergarten
  • Joybelle child care centre and kindergartenSydney Roadchildcare
  • Moomba Park Preschool Centrekindergarten
  • Northern Moreland Combined Playgroup Associationkindergarten

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
16
Parks (OSM)
16

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
62.0/100
Cohort rank
#182 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

  • Fawkner Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
  • Joybelle child care centre and kindergartenchildcareSydney Roadchildcare
  • Moomba Park Preschool Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • Northern Moreland Combined Playgroup Associationchildcarekindergarten
  • Matrix medical imaginghealthyes
  • Merri Community Health Services & Moreland Maternal Health Serviceshealthcommunity
  • Pharmacy Worldhealthpharmacy
  • Pharmacy WorldhealthAnderson Roadpharmacy
  • Alex Hogan Reservegovernmentpark
  • Arthur Ruddick Reservegovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

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