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VIC · Hepburn Council

Leonards Hill, VIC, 3461

Current weather

8.5°CRain showers

99% humidity · 24.8 km/h wind · 10.9° / 6.3° today · 23.6 mm rain

Suburb snapshot

Leonards Hill is a small locality in the Hepburn area, home to around 47 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 1 offences in 2026, roughly 21.3 offences per 1,000 residents, limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.

Population

Population
47
Median age
45
Median household income / week
$1,083
Dwelling vacancy
20.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 24
Median monthly mortgage
$2,020
Employment rate
51.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
21.3
State safety percentile
14.7th (lower crime is better)

Most common offence types

  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Leonards Hill Hall/Ballan-Daylesford Rd
  • Leonards Hill Hall/Ballan-Daylesford Rd

Data sources & freshness

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

  • Hybrid facility for Hepburn Community Wind Park Co-operative Ltd (Hepburn Wind) for a Renewable Energy Facility (solar and battery) to be described as the `Hepburn Energy Park¿. Hepburn Wind intends to build a hybrid wind, solar and battery park, by co-locating 7.44MW DC of solar and a 10MWh battery storage facility on site at Leonards Hill in the Hepburn Shire.
    2040 BALLAN-DAYLESFORD ROAD LEONARDS HILL 3461In progress

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 state heritage places

  • TELEGRAPH GRAVES SAWMILLNH2016
  • TELEGRAPH GRAVES SAWMILLNH2016

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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

  • TELEGRAPH GRAVES SAWMILLheritageNH2016
  • TELEGRAPH GRAVES SAWMILLheritageNH2016
  • Hybrid facility for Hepburn Community Wind Park Co-operative Ltd (Hepburn Wind) for a Renewable Energy Facility (solar and battery) to be described as the `Hepburn Energy Park¿. Hepburn Wind intends to build a hybrid wind, solar and battery park, by co-locating 7.44MW DC of solar and a 10MWh battery storage facility on site at Leonards Hill in the Hepburn Shire.planning2040 BALLAN-DAYLESFORD ROAD LEONARDS HILL 3461Lodged 05 Nov 2020 · In progress
  • Leonards Hill Hall/Ballan-Daylesford Rdtransport
  • Leonards Hill Hall/Ballan-Daylesford Rdtransport
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1

Data sources & freshness

  • Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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
  • GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed