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VIC · Horsham Council

Laharum, VIC, 3401

Current weather

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Suburb snapshot

Laharum is a small locality in the Horsham area, home to around 162 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-78%), roughly 12.3 offences per 1,000 residents, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.

Population

Population
162
Median age
52
Median household income / week
$1,593
Dwelling vacancy
19.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
16 of 82
Median monthly mortgage
$1,200
Employment rate
68.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5 / 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)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
12.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 162 residents
State safety percentile
5.7th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-77.8%

Most common offence types

  • A721 Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
  • B19 Other Fire Related Offences1

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Planning & development

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

12 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal

  • December 2022

  • Use and development of a Residential Hotel, Place of Assembly, Restricted Recreation Facility, Subdivision, Native Vegetation Removal, Creation of an Easement and Signage
    321 POHLNERS ROAD LAHARUM 3401In progress
2021· 3 proposals

  • July 2021

  • Cafe
    2144 LAHARUM ROAD LAHARUM 3401Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Dwelling extension
    1570 Winfields RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Producers Liquor Licence
    1212 Northern Grampians RoadWithdrawn
2020· 8 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Dwelling
    128 Laharum-Grahams Bridge RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Development of an 11 hectare extension to an existing sandstone quarry
    LOT 2 PS301156 WINFIELDS ROAD LAHARUM 3401Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • To construct two dwellings on the covenanted land as per the domestic zone allowed for under the covenant.
    SMITHS RD LAHARUM 3401In progress

  • August 2020

  • Development of the land for a dwelling
    Lot 2 Winfields RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for a Place of Assembly (Farm tours)
    989 Wonwondah Dadswells Bridge RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Development of an agricultural building (machinery shed) in the Environmental Significance Overlay ¿ Schedule 4
    989 Wonwondah-Dadswells Bridge RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Two farm sheds
    0 Winfields RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Farm shed
    1151 One Tree RoadPermit 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; 2021… · 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

  • Lah-arum Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

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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

Recent changes

  • Lah-arum Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Cafeplanning2144 LAHARUM ROAD LAHARUM 3401Lodged 29 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of an 11 hectare extension to an existing sandstone quarryplanningLOT 2 PS301156 WINFIELDS ROAD LAHARUM 3401Lodged 04 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of an agricultural building (machinery shed) in the Environmental Significance Overlay ¿ Schedule 4planning989 Wonwondah-Dadswells Bridge RoadLodged 22 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for a dwellingplanningLot 2 Winfields RoadLodged 24 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Dwellingplanning128 Laharum-Grahams Bridge RoadLodged 23 Dec 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Dwelling extensionplanning1570 Winfields RoadLodged 17 Feb 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Farm shedplanning1151 One Tree RoadLodged 28 Feb 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Producers Liquor Licenceplanning1212 Northern Grampians RoadLodged 17 Feb 2021 · Withdrawn
  • To construct two dwellings on the covenanted land as per the domestic zone allowed for under the covenant.planningSMITHS RD LAHARUM 3401Lodged 29 Sep 2020 · In progress

Data sources & freshness

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