VIC · Buloke Council

Lake Tyrrell, 3533

  • National parks
What Lake Tyrrell is known for: National parks

Suburb profile

Lake Tyrrell is a quieter smaller community in Buloke Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Trips to Melbourne are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. A younger crowd gives the area energy.

The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas.

Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.

At a glance

Lake Tyrrell snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

2nd

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2023)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
7.1
State safety percentile
2.4th (lower crime is better)

Most common offence types

  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Lake Tyrrell Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Sea Lake & District Hospital (17.1 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)
4
Participants per 1,000 residents
28.6

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
32° / 15°
Rainfall
70 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 10°
Rainfall
78 mm · ~10 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 5°
Rainfall
90 mm · ~11 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

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

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 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).

1 planning-related records

2020· 1 proposal
  • November 2020

  • Building and works for the construction of a weighbridge
    100 Cheetham Salt 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
No overlay at centroid

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 overlaysState 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 56.6 km away).

Coalition 80.0%Labor 20.0%

10.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.7 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Sea LakeLabor 21.1% · Coalition 78.8% TPP (2025)18.5 km away
  • ManangatangLabor 17.5% · Coalition 82.5% TPP (2025)32.4 km away
  • WoomelangLabor 20.4% · Coalition 79.6% TPP (2025)40.8 km away
  • Nyah WestLabor 23.4% · Coalition 76.6% TPP (2025)49.3 km away
  • NyahLabor 20.8% · Coalition 79.2% TPP (2025)52.7 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

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