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VIC · Loddon Council

Inglewood, 3517

Est. population · Jun 2025

791

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.5%

Median age

55

Median income

$844/wk

Employment rate

35.1%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$377,500

Languages at home

1.7%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

33/100
Below average

971st in VIC

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Education hub
  • Heritage area
  • Excellent transport
  • National parks
What Inglewood is known for: Green suburb, Education hub, Heritage area, Excellent transport, National parks

Suburb profile

In Loddon Council, Inglewood keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.

Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Infill and new builds are slowly updating the area without overwhelming its existing character.

Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Inglewood snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$378k

+99% change

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

791

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#234

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

67th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

20th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

38th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
33.0/100 — Below average
National rank
5046th in Australia
State rank
971st in VIC
Peer rank
#234 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#484 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$377,500
Median price change
+98.7%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

791(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 20th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+0.5%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+4
Growth rank in VIC
20th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~800), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
886
Median age
55
Median household income / week
$844
Dwelling vacancy
15.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
68 of 434
Median monthly mortgage
$867
Employment rate
35.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
336 / 9 / 0 (+ 18 other)

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 · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
61
Against the person
12
Against property
29
Rate per 1,000 residents
77.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 74 residents
State safety percentile
66.5th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-36.5%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage4
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary4
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary4
  • B49 Other Theft7
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order8

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
980
Median ICSEA percentile
38th
School list
  • Inglewood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 960 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 50 students · Top SEA quarter 10%View on My School →
  • St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1000 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 18 students · Top SEA quarter 8%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Inglewood/Grant St
  • Inglewood/Grant St
  • Inglewood/Grant St
  • Inglewood/Grant St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Distillary Park and MuseumPark
  • Inglewood Botanical GardensPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
2

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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Inglewood Hospital (3.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
  • GuardianBrooke StreetPharmacy
  • Inglewood HospitalHospital

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
21
Participants per 1,000 residents
26.5

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
30° / 14°
Rainfall
78 mm · ~10 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
94 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 4°
Rainfall
110 mm · ~14 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 8°
Rainfall
115 mm · ~14 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

25 planning-related records

2021· 8 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and works (dependent persons unit) under a heritage overlay
    86 SULLIVAN STREET INGLEWOOD 3517Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • To subdivide the land into two lots
    92 SULLIVAN STREET INGLEWOOD 3517Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Buildings and works (satellite dish) associated with a telecommunications facility
    LOT 1 GRANT STREET SOUTH INGLEWOOD 3517Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Externally paint a building under the heritage overlay (visible from the Road)
    52 BROOKE STREET INGLEWOOD 3517Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Rebranding business identification signage.
    4562 Calder HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Refurbishment of an existing building under a heritage overlay
    85-87 Southey StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Use and development of the land for a take away food premises
    49 Brooke StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Licensed Wild Game Pet Meat Processing Facility
    TARNAGULLA ROAD INGLEWOOD 3517Refusal issued by a delegate
2020· 17 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Buildings and works (shed) under a BMO
    118 Snadger Smith LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Subdivision of Land
    46 Sullivan StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Demolition of existing street verandah and repairs to the building facade to match existing, including painting.
    Royal Hotel, 67 Brooke StreetPermit issued by the RA
  • Convert existing shed.
    30 Belmont StreetNo permit required
  • Two lot subdivision
    6-12 NORTH STREET INGLEWOOD 3517Withdrawn

  • October 2020

  • Advertising sign
    4562 Calder HighwayLapsed
  • Extension to existing structure in a heritage overlay
    3 Hospital StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • New Hay Shed ***Cultural Sensitivity Overlay
    256 Sloans RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Replacement of damaged, leaking & deteriorating roof.
    19 Verdon StreetWithdrawn

  • July 2020

  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling
    11 Thompson StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Buildings and works (bus shed)
    85-87 Southey StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Buildings and works under a heritage overlay
    Inglewood Bowling Green, 3 Market PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Demolition of the existing verandah as per attached plans. Existing posts to remain and vine to be retained.
    Royal Hotel, 67 Brooke StreetLapsed
  • Subdivision of land into nine (9) lots; and removal of native vegetation
    NIXON STREET INGLEWOOD 3517NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Buildings and works (carport) within a heritage overlay
    40 Brooke StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Subdivide the land into 2 lots; and removal of native vegetation.
    73 Southey StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works under a heritage overlay
    23-25 Verdon StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • EUCALYPTUS DISTILLERYNH0276
  • FINCHAM PIPE ORGANNH1281
  • FORMER CHARLIE NAPIER HOTELNH1143
  • INGLEWOOD COURT HOUSENH1120

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

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 · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Mallee
Member of Parliament
Anne WEBSTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,604
Turnout (2025)
91.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-0.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 69.0%Labor 31.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 33.8 km away).

Coalition 65.5%Labor 34.5%

3.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -8.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • InglewoodLabor 35.7% · Coalition 64.3% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • BridgewaterLabor 26.7% · Coalition 73.3% TPP (2025)9.4 km away
  • NewbridgeLabor 29.1% · Coalition 71.0% TPP (2025)17.3 km away
  • TarnagullaLabor 45.5% · Coalition 54.5% TPP (2025)19.8 km away
  • SerpentineLabor 17.5% · Coalition 82.5% TPP (2025)23.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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