VIC · West Wimmera Council
Harrow, VIC, 3317
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Suburb snapshot
Harrow is a small locality in the West Wimmera area, home to around 184 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 8 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+100%), roughly 43.5 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 184
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,550
- Dwelling vacancy
- 25%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 26 of 104
- Median monthly mortgage
- $487
- Employment rate
- 61.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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)
- 8
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 43.5
- State safety percentile
- 40.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +100%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B49 Other Theft2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order5
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).
3 planning-related records
2020· 3 proposals
August 2020
- Development of an extension to the existing Bush Nursing Centre24 Blair StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Development of a new dwelling to replace an existing dwelling6159 Coleraine-Edenhope RoadLapsed
February 2020
- Use and development for a dwelling15 Willis StreetPermit 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
9 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Harrow Recreation ReservePark
- Harrow State ForestNature reserve
- Kout Narin I37 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Kout Narin I38 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Kout Narin I39 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Lake Dewabbin Wildlife Reserve (no hunting)Nature reserve
- Pot Brook Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
- Tommy's PaddockPark
- Wombelano I24 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Harrow Bush Nursing Centre Inc.nurse
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- 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
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- HARROW LOG LOCK-UPNH0306
- KOUT NORIEN ESTATENH0307
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- HARROW LOG LOCK-UPheritageNH0306
- KOUT NORIEN ESTATEheritageNH0307
- Harrow Bush Nursing Centre Inc.healthnurse
- Harrow Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Harrow State Forestgovernmentnature_reserve
- Kout Narin I37 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Kout Narin I38 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Kout Narin I39 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Lake Dewabbin Wildlife Reserve (no hunting)governmentnature_reserve
- Pot Brook Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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