VIC · East Gippsland Council
Forge Creek, VIC, 3875
Current weather
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56% humidity · 24.2 km/h wind · 18.7° / 9.3° today · 3.6 mm rain
Desirability index
#159 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Forge Creek is a small locality in the East Gippsland area, home to around 346 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 16 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+14%), roughly 46.2 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
- 346
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,863
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 23 of 126
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 61.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 16
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 46.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 173 residents
- State safety percentile
- 42.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +14.3%
Most common offence types
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assault2
- B49 Other Theft2
- C32 Drug Possession2
- E19 Other Justice Procedures Offences2
- E23 Breach Bail Conditions2
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).
6 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
July 2021
- Three lot rural subdivision (boundary realignment)40 RIDGEWAY LANE FORGE CREEK 3875Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 5 proposals
December 2020
- Buildings and works for the purpose of extending a building used for accommodation298A Cranswick RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Use of land for Low Density Mobile Outdoor Poultry Farming940 Forge Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2020
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding and additions to an existing dwelling3/571 Barkhill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
April 2020
- Use of land for Grazing Animal Production (Free range eggs)30 Cranswick RoadWithdrawn
March 2020
- Use and development of a dwelling and native vegetation removal222 Wattle Point 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bairnsdale Flora ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 38.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #159 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bairnsdale Flora Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Buildings and works for an outbuilding and additions to an existing dwellingplanning3/571 Barkhill RoadLodged 22 May 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works for the purpose of extending a building used for accommodationplanning298A Cranswick RoadLodged 17 Dec 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Three lot rural subdivision (boundary realignment)planning40 RIDGEWAY LANE FORGE CREEK 3875Lodged 26 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a dwelling and native vegetation removalplanning222 Wattle Point RoadLodged 25 Mar 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use of land for Grazing Animal Production (Free range eggs)planning30 Cranswick RoadLodged 23 Apr 2020 · Withdrawn
- Use of land for Low Density Mobile Outdoor Poultry Farmingplanning940 Forge Creek RoadLodged 16 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- A232 Non-Fv Common Assaultcrime2
- B49 Other Theftcrime2
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime2
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
- 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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