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VIC · Alpine Council

Gapsted, VIC, 3737

Current weather

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96% humidity · 15.3 km/h wind · 13.9° / 9.8° today · 27.2 mm rain

Suburb snapshot

Gapsted is a small locality in the Alpine area, home to around 156 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 10 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-66%), roughly 64.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.

Population

Population
156
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$1,312
Dwelling vacancy
19.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
14 of 73
Median monthly mortgage
$1,473
Employment rate
63.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 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)
10
Against the person
1
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
64.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 156 residents
State safety percentile
57.9th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-65.5%

Most common offence types

  • A212 Non-Fv Serious Assault1
  • B19 Other Fire Related Offences1
  • B49 Other Theft1
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception1
  • C32 Drug Possession3

Data sources & freshness

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

  • September 2020

  • Buildings and Works ALISON
    223 SCHLAPPS RDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • ONE NEW DWELLING REPLACEMENT DWELLING ALISON
    164 LOWER RIVER RDWPermit 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

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.

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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)
17
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

  • Buildings and Works ALISONplanning223 SCHLAPPS RDLodged 23 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • ONE NEW DWELLING REPLACEMENT DWELLING ALISONplanning164 LOWER RIVER RDWLodged 16 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • A212 Non-Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
  • B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime1
  • B49 Other Theftcrime1
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime1
  • C32 Drug Possessioncrime3

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

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