VIC · Wellington Council
Fulham, 3851
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Fulham offers a slower smaller community life in Wellington, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play.
The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum the main drags compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 994
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,042
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 72
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,650
- Employment rate
- 10.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 39 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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)
- 81
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 12
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 81.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 331 residents
- State safety percentile
- 67.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +50%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage3
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
- C32 Drug Possession4
- E15 Prison Regulation Offences3
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order56
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
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).
4 planning-related records
2021· 3 proposals
September 2021
- Use/development of the land for a dwelling in assoc with calf rearing. Use & development of the land for a dwelling in association with calf rearing.SALE-HEYFIELD ROAD FULHAM 3851Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
- Use & develop/second dwelling & creation of access to road zone cat 1. Use and development of a second dwelling and creation of an access to a road zone category 1.81 GRAYS LANE FULHAM 3851Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Subdivision of the land into two lots. Subdivision of the land into two lots.123 Williams DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
November 2020
- Use & development of the land for a dwelling for calf rearing. Use and development of the land for a dwelling in association of calf rearing.SALE-HEYFIELD ROAD FULHAM 3851Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- FULHAM PARKNH0331
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 28.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5569th in Australia
- State rank
- 1064th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #263 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #573 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime3
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime2
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime4
- E15 Prison Regulation Offencescrime3
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime56
- FULHAM PARKheritageNH0331
- Subdivision of the land into two lots. Subdivision of the land into two lots.planning123 Williams DriveLodged 20 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use & develop/second dwelling & creation of access to road zone cat 1. Use and development of a second dwelling and creation of an access to a road zone category 1.planning81 GRAYS LANE FULHAM 3851Lodged 29 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use & development of the land for a dwelling for calf rearing. Use and development of the land for a dwelling in association of calf rearing.planningSALE-HEYFIELD ROAD FULHAM 3851Lodged 27 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use/development of the land for a dwelling in assoc with calf rearing. Use & development of the land for a dwelling in association with calf rearing.planningSALE-HEYFIELD ROAD FULHAM 3851Lodged 29 Sep 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- 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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