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VIC · Murrindindi Council

Kinglake Central, 3757

Est. population · Jun 2025

571

Growth (1 yr)

+1.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.9%

Median age

45

Median income

$1,648/wk

Employment rate

57.3%

Languages at home

4.6%non-English

Most common: Italian, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

29.4/100
Below average

1096th in VIC

Verified 78% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Kinglake Central is known for: Excellent transport, Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Murrindindi Council, Kinglake Central keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. 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. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

Local crime has been trending higher of late. Renewal is happening in measured doses, with new development complementing what is already there.

Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because local dining and lifestyle amenities trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Kinglake Central snapshot

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

571

+1.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

14.9%

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

#303

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

51st

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

76th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

58th

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
29.4/100 — Below average
National rank
5688th in Australia
State rank
1096th in VIC
Peer rank
#303 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#591 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
78%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

571(June 2025)

+1.2% annual · +5.9% over 5 years · 76th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+5.9%
Change in 1 year
+7
Change in 5 years
+32
Growth rank in VIC
76th 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 (~600), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
413
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,648
Dwelling vacancy
14.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
23 of 154
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Employment rate
57.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
138 / 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 · 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 increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
31
Against the person
3
Against property
13
Rate per 1,000 residents
54.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 138 residents
State safety percentile
50.8th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+138.5%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage2
  • B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods5
  • C23 Possess Drug Manufacturing Equipment Or Precursor3
  • C32 Drug Possession8
  • D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,025
Median ICSEA percentile
58th
School list
  • Middle Kinglake Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1025 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 81 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

9 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bald Spur Rd/Whittlesea - Kinglake Rd
  • Bowden Spur Rd/Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd
  • Extons Rd/Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd
  • Grandview Cres/Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd
  • Kinglake Memorial Reserve/Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Frank Thomson ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

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

Nearest hospital
Hospital (24.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
15
Participants per 1,000 residents
26.3

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
24° / 13°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
203 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 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).

22 planning-related records

2021· 9 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Place of Assembly/Worship Use and Development of land for a place of assembly
    36 EXTONS ROAD KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Single Dwelling Use and development of the land for the purpose of a dwelling and outbuilding (shed)
    532 EXTONS ROAD KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Garages/Carports/Outbuildings Development of the land for the purpose of a carport
    190 WHITTLESEA-KINGLAKE ROAD KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • Garages,C/Ports,Outbuildings(Alts & Add) Development of land for a replacement outbuilding
    34 GRANDVIEW CRESCENT KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Garages/Carports/Outbuildings Development of land for two shipping containers (domestic use)
    20 DEVIATION ROAD KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Single Dwelling Use and development of the land for a dwelling and outbuilding (shed)
    33 GRANDVIEW CRESCENT KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Miscellaneous/Other Creation of access to a road in a Road Zone, Category 1 (Retrospective) and alteration of access to a road in a Road Zone, Category 1
    335 Whittlesea-Kinglake RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Garages,C/Ports,Outbuildings(Alts & Add) Amend planning permit 2017/39 to include construction of a cooperage and to: - Amend condition 3 to delete the words “red line” . - Amend condition 4 to replace the words “12pm and 7pm” with the words “10am and 5pm” - Amend condition 16 in accordance with CFA requirements
    410 O'GRADYS ROAD KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Agriculture Development of land for an agricultural shed
    641 Extons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 13 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Farm Building Development of the land for the purpose of a farm shed
    49 Powers RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Single Dwelling Use and development of land for a dwelling and outbuilding
    28 Grandview CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Single Dwelling Use and development of the land for the purpose of a dwelling
    40 Grandview CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Single Dwelling Use and Development of land for a dwelling and alteration of access to a Road Zone Category 1
    210 Whittlesea-Kinglake RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Single Dwelling Development of the land for the purpose of a dwelling
    315 Extons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Miscellaneous/Other Use of land for sawmill (portable)
    279 Extons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Garages/Carports/Outbuildings Development of the land for a shed (stables)
    354 Extons RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Dwelling (Alts & Adds) Alterations and additions to the existing dwelling
    37 Grandview CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Single Dwelling Use and development of land for the purpose of a single dwelling
    49 Grandview CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Place of Assembly/Worship Use and development of the land for the purpose of a cemetery, associated signage, car parking to the satisfaction of the Responsible Authority and alteration to access to a road in a Road Zone - Category 1
    265 WHITTLESEA-KINGLAKE ROAD KINGLAKE CENTRAL 3757NOD issued by the Resp. Authority

  • February 2020

  • Subdivision - Residential (1-9 lots) Three lot re-subdivision and creation of access to a Road Zone Category 1
    95 Deviation RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Garages/Carports/Outbuildings Construction of a domestic outbuilding
    20 Deviation RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Garages/Carports/Outbuildings Development of the land for the purpose of an extension to existing garage
    385 Whittlesea-Kinglake RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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
Indi
Member of Parliament
Helen HAINES (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
120,774
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 56.7%Labor 43.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 37.7 km away).

Coalition 51.0%Labor 49.0%

5.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.4 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Kinglake WestLabor 47.2% · Coalition 52.8% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
  • KinglakeLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
  • GlenburnLabor 32.5% · Coalition 67.5% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
  • ToolangiLabor 53.4% · Coalition 46.6% TPP (2025)15.2 km away
  • FlowerdaleLabor 51.7% · Coalition 48.3% TPP (2025)17.2 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)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

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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