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VIC · Colac Otway Council

Gerangamete, 3249

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Gerangamete is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Gerangamete is a welcoming smaller community in Colac Otway, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Population

Population
112
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,406
Dwelling vacancy
14%
Unoccupied private dwellings
6 of 43
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
72%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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 (2024)
6
Against the person
3
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
53.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 37 residents
State safety percentile
50th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault1
  • A231 Fv Common Assault1
  • A721 Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
  • B49 Other Theft1
  • D11 Firearms Offences2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

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).

1 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • July 2021

  • Use and Development of a Dwelling and Outbuilding, Removal of Native V egetation and Creation of Access to a Road in a Transport Zone 2
    1835 COLAC FORREST ROAD GERANGAMETE 3249Permit 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)
7/10
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

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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

Recent changes

  • A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
  • A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime1
  • A721 Fv Harassment And Private Nuisancecrime1
  • B49 Other Theftcrime1
  • D11 Firearms Offencescrime2
  • Use and Development of a Dwelling and Outbuilding, Removal of Native V egetation and Creation of Access to a Road in a Transport Zone 2planning1835 COLAC FORREST ROAD GERANGAMETE 3249Lodged 21 Jul 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
  • 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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