VIC · Colac Otway Council
Irrewarra, VIC, 3249
Current weather
12.8°CModerate drizzle
77% humidity · 22.4 km/h wind · 15.2° / 10.1° today · 3.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#210 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Irrewarra is a small locality in the Colac Otway area, home to around 365 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 30 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+7%), roughly 82.2 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.
Population
- Population
- 365
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,583
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 142
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 58.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 30
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 14
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 82.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 91 residents
- State safety percentile
- 68.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +7.1%
Most common offence types
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods4
- B49 Other Theft9
- C32 Drug Possession2
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order3
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).
2 planning-related records
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- Building and Works Comprising Construction of an Outbuilding and Relocation of Two (2) Water Tanks105 Drapers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Use and Development of a Dwelling and Outbuilding and Alteration of Ac cess to a Road in a Road Zone Category 1530 COLAC BALLARAT ROAD IRREWARRA 3249Permit 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Lake Thurrumbong Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 19.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #210 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Lake Thurrumbong Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
- Building and Works Comprising Construction of an Outbuilding and Relocation of Two (2) Water Tanksplanning105 Drapers RoadLodged 06 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of a Dwelling and Outbuilding and Alteration of Ac cess to a Road in a Road Zone Category 1planning530 COLAC BALLARAT ROAD IRREWARRA 3249Lodged 17 Sep 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime4
- B49 Other Theftcrime9
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime2
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officercrime2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime3
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
- 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
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