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VIC · Glenelg Council

Lindsay, 3312

Est. population · Jun 2025

8

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-11.1%

Median age

24

Median income

$1,625/wk

Employment rate

33.3%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • National parks
What Lindsay is known for: National parks

Suburb profile

In Glenelg Council, Lindsay keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Trips to Melbourne are an outing, not a routine: neighbouring regional centres do more of the heavy lifting. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day.

A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average.

At a glance

Lindsay snapshot

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

8

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

81st

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

24th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

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

Population

Estimated resident population

8(June 2025)

0.0% annual · -11.1% over 5 years · 24th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
-11.1%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in VIC
24th 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 (~0), extrapolated at -0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
9
Median age
24
Median household income / week
$1,625
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
33.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5 / 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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2023)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
125
State safety percentile
81.3th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • B49 Other Theft1

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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Lindsay State ForestNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Casterton Memorial Hospital (29.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

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
22° / 12°
Rainfall
103 mm · ~13 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
19° / 10°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 7°
Rainfall
325 mm · ~41 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
17° / 9°
Rainfall
210 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

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
Wannon
Member of Parliament
Dan TEHAN (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,788
Turnout (2025)
94.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.3 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 60.9%Labor 39.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 74.9 km away).

Coalition 69.9%Labor 30.1%

9.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +30.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CastertonLabor 29.0% · Coalition 71.0% TPP (2025)25.3 km away
  • DartmoorLabor 21.4% · Coalition 78.6% TPP (2025)38.4 km away
  • MerinoLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)39.7 km away
  • ColeraineLabor 31.8% · Coalition 68.2% TPP (2025)49.7 km away
  • NelsonLabor 35.9% · Coalition 64.1% TPP (2025)50.9 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)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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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