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VIC · Hepburn Council

Hepburn, 3461

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Updated

Desirability score

20.2/100
Below average

1205th in VIC

80% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
  • Café precinct
What Hepburn is known for: Green suburb, Education hub, High desirability, Café precinct

Suburb profile

In Hepburn, Hepburn keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.

The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
631
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,256
Dwelling vacancy
26.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
100 of 374
Median monthly mortgage
$1,426
Employment rate
53%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
20 / 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 (2026)
19
Against the person
3
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
30.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 210 residents
State safety percentile
24.1th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+26.7%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault1
  • B21 Criminal Damage3
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle3
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
1,001
  • Hepburn Primary SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

7 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rd
  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rd
  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rd
  • Old Hepburn Hotel/Hepburn - Newstead Rd
  • Old Hepburn Hotel/Hepburn - Newstead Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • BLOWHOLES GOLD DIVERSION TUNNELNH1259

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Hepburn Kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
20.2/100 — Below average
National rank
6510th in Australia
State rank
1205th in VIC
Peer rank
#375 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#688 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
80%

Data sources & freshness

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

Recent changes

  • A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime3
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime3
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime3
  • Hepburn Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
  • BLOWHOLES GOLD DIVERSION TUNNELheritageNH1259
  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rdtransport
  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rdtransport
  • Hepburn Primary School/Main Rdtransport

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
  • Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
  • GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed

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