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VIC · Mornington Peninsula Council

Hastings (Vic.), VIC, 3915

Current weather

13.8°CModerate drizzle

75% humidity · 21.9 km/h wind · 16.4° / 10.4° today · 6.7 mm rain

Desirability index

14.2/100

#417 among Metro Melbourne suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Hastings (Vic.) is a mid-sized suburb in the Mornington Peninsula area, home to around 10,369 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,689 offences in 2026 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-4%), roughly 162.9 offences per 1,000 residents, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable 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
10,369
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,197
Dwelling vacancy
5.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
257 of 4,443
Median monthly mortgage
$1,687
Employment rate
48.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
388 / 1,035 / 58

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)
1,689
Against the person
268
Against property
939
Rate per 1,000 residents
162.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 39 residents
State safety percentile
88.2th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-4.3%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage153
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle172
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Store102
  • B49 Other Theft146
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order237

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
939
  • Hastings Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St Mary's SchoolPrimary
  • Wallaroo Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Western Port Secondary CollegeSecondary

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

33 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Frankston-Flinders Rd/Hodgins Rd
  • Hastings Railway Station
  • Hastings Station
  • Kimbla Ct/Stalwart Ave
  • Wallaroo Pl/Tambar Pl

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).

123 planning-related records

2021· 45 proposals

  • August 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF A SECOND DWELLING ON A LOT AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    15 ONSLOW COURT HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWELVE DWELLINGS, INCLUDING A FRONT FENCE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    93 MARINE PARADE HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND FOR A BOTTLE SHOP, THE SALE OF LIQUOR, SIGNAGE, ALTERATION OF ACCESS TO A ROAD IN A TRANSPORT ZONE 2 AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    2080 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD HASTINGS 3915NOD issued by a delegate
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF 65 WAREHOUSES, USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR INDUSTRY (1 UNIT), USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF 5 RESTRICTED RETAIL PREMISES, CREATION OF ACCESS TO A ROAD IN A TRANSPORT ZONE 2, VARIATION TO THE CAR PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1889 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RESTRICTED RECREATION FACILITY (GYM), OFFICE, CAR PARKING REDUCTION, CREATE ACCESS TO A ROAD IN A ROAD ZONE CATEGORY 1 AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    2114 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD HASTINGS 3915NOD issued by a delegate
  • WITHDRAWN - RETURNED
    1/93 SALMON STREET HASTINGS 3915Withdrawn
  • VIC SMART - DEVELOPMENT OF A SHED IN A DDO7
    57 CARPENTERS LANE SOUTH HASTINGS 3915Withdrawn
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBMITTED PLANS - VICSMART
    4 ANASTASI PLACE HASTINGS 3915Withdrawn
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DWELLINGS AND ASSOCIATED VEGETATION REMOVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    7 JAMIE COURT HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A DEPENDENT PERSONS UNIT
    2 BELLBIRD LANE HASTINGS 3915Withdrawn
  • REMOVAL OF THREE (3) TREES GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    3 BURKE STREET HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 3 LOT SUBDIVISION AND CREATION OF COMMON PROPERTY - SPEAR
    5/11 HODGINS ROAD HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • CONSTRUCT NEW RETAIL PREMISES
    2051 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD HASTINGS 3915Lapsed

  • July 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDINGS AND WORK INCLUDING SIGNAGE, DISPLAY OF ELECTORNIC SIGNAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    2090 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS, INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED BUSINESS IDENTIFICATION SIGN AND VARIATION TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH A TAKE AWAY FOOD PREMISES
    2065 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICE (ANNEX TO RECREATION ROOM) ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXISTING CARAVAN PARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    249-259 HIGH STREET HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTBUILDING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    2 CREEK CLOSE HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOP A SECOND DWELLING ON A LOT AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    98 VICTORIA STREET HASTINGS 3915NOD issued by a delegate
  • AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY ENDORSED PLANS
    4 ANASTASI PLACE HASTINGS 3915Withdrawn

  • June 2021

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO WAREHOUSES WITH ANCILLARY OFFICE SPACE, VARIATION TO CAR PARKING REQUIREMENT AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    6 THORNHILL STREET HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • LIQUOR LICENCE FOR CAFE
    1/105 HIGH STREET HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DWELLING
    10B CARPENTERS LANE NORTH HASTINGS 3915No permit required
  • DEVELOP AN INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGN AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    KINGS CREEK HOTEL HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    63 CARPENTERS LANE SOUTH HASTINGS 3915NOD issued by a delegate
  • 2 LOT SUBDIVISION - SPEAR
    93 MARINE PARADE HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    4/1907 FRANKSTON-FLINDERS ROAD HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE SUBDIVISION OF THE LAND INTO THREE LOTS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1 Carpenters Lane NorthPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF THREE NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
    5/11 Hodgins RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • RE-SUBDIVISION OF LOT 5A AND COMMON PROPERTY ON PS303551X CREATING LOTS 5 & 6A AND COMMON PROPERTY 1
    5/11 Hodgins RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • THE USE OF LAND FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR (ASSOCIATED WITH A BAKEHOUSE)
    43-45 High StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS
    3/34 BURKE STREET HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • SINGLE DWELLING
    51 REID PARADE HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • CONSTRUCTION OF A SHED GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    99 GRAYDENS ROAD HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF DWELLING ADDITIONS, TWO (2) LOT SUBDIVISION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    38 Skinner StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTBUILDING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1947 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND FOR COMMUNITY CARE ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS AND WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    124 High StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DWELLINGS AND SUBDIVISION OF THE LAND INTO TWO LOTS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    112 SALMON STREET HASTINGS 3915Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE (5) RESTRICTED RETAIL PREMISES, FLOODLIT ADVERTISING SIGNAGE, THE REMOVAL OF NATIVE VEGETATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    1853 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDINGS AND WORK INCLUDING SIGNAGE, DISPLAY OF ELECTORNIC SIGNAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDORSED PLANS
    2090 Frankston-Flinders RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 5 LOT SUBDIVISION - SPEAR
    88 Hodgins RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 78 proposals

78 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

Amenities

51 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Agricultural automationAgrarian

    2023 Frankston - Flinders

  • Bendigo BankATM
  • Bbq
  • Bench (10)
  • Hastings Bicycle CentreBicycle
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Bus stop (3)
  • Steaming MugsCafe

    24 High Street, Hastings

  • Burson Auto PartsCar Parts
  • RepcoCar Parts

    2027 Frankston - Flinders Road

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

11 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Anniversary ParkPark
  • Blue Scope Steel Recreation ReservePark
  • Bluescope Steel Western Port Railway SocietyPark
  • Cypress Close ReservePark
  • Cyril Ward ReservePark
  • Fred Smith ReservePark
  • Hastings ParkPark
  • Tara Drive ReservePark
  • Villawood Drive ReservePark
  • Westpark ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
3
Emergency department
On site
  • Doctordoctor
  • Hastings Community HealthHigh Streetdoctor
  • The Bays Hospitalhospital

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Hastings KindergartenMarine Paradekindergarten

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
41
Parks (OSM)
19

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
14.2/100
Cohort rank
#417 among Metro Melbourne suburbs

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Hastings KindergartenchildcareMarine Paradekindergarten
  • Doctorhealthdoctor
  • Hastings Community HealthhealthHigh Streetdoctor
  • The Bays Hospitalhealthhospital
  • Anniversary Parkgovernmentpark
  • Blue Scope Steel Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
  • Bluescope Steel Western Port Railway Societygovernmentpark
  • Cypress Close Reservegovernmentpark
  • Cyril Ward Reservegovernmentpark
  • Fred Smith Reservegovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

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