VIC · Southern Grampians Council
Glenthompson, VIC, 3293
Current weather
10.9°CModerate drizzle
94% humidity · 22.7 km/h wind · 14.1° / 8.3° today · 11.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#320 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Glenthompson is a small locality in the Southern Grampians area, home to around 256 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 12 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-37%), roughly 46.9 offences per 1,000 residents, limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 256
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,012
- Dwelling vacancy
- 29.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 46 of 158
- Median monthly mortgage
- $470
- Employment rate
- 54%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 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)
- 12
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 46.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 128 residents
- State safety percentile
- 43.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -36.8%
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault1
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
- Other Crimes Against The Person1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cameron St/Glenelg Hwy
- Cameron St/Glenelg Hwy
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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
2020· 1 proposal
January 2020
- buildings and works to demolish outbuildings and buildings and works to construct three (3) outbuildings (shearing shed, machinery shed and hay shed)(amend machinery shed)1103 Bundoran LanePermit 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
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bunnugal Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
- The Green Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
- Yuppeckiar ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- WOODHOUSE-NAREEB SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HALL COMPLEXNH2275
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.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 58
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 38.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #320 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- WOODHOUSE-NAREEB SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HALL COMPLEXheritageNH2275
- Bunnugal Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
- The Green Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
- Yuppeckiar Parkgovernmentpark
- buildings and works to demolish outbuildings and buildings and works to construct three (3) outbuildings (shearing shed, machinery shed and hay shed)(amend machinery shed)planning1103 Bundoran LaneLodged 13 Jan 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Cameron St/Glenelg Hwytransport
- Cameron St/Glenelg Hwytransport
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime2
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
- 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
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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