VIC · Horsham Council
Lower Norton, VIC, 3401
Current weather
11.6°CThunderstorm
95% humidity · 19.6 km/h wind · 15.1° / 9.8° today · 13.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#19 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Lower Norton is a small locality in the Horsham area, home to around 236 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-94%), roughly 4.2 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 236
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $2,295
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 86
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 66.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 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
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4.2
- State safety percentile
- 0.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -94.1%
Most common offence types
- D35 Improper Movement On Public Or Private Space1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
3 planning-related records
2021· 3 proposals
June 2021
- Deck extension of outdoor area for Cellar Door758 Plush Hannans RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Dwelling and farm shed593 HORSHAM NORADJUHA ROAD LOWER NORTON 3401Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of a Dwelling & associated works.284 DARRAGAN PIT ROAD LOWER NORTON 3401Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 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
- John Smith Memorial Flora ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 95.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #19 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- John Smith Memorial Flora Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Deck extension of outdoor area for Cellar Doorplanning758 Plush Hannans RoadLodged 01 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Dwelling and farm shedplanning593 HORSHAM NORADJUHA ROAD LOWER NORTON 3401Lodged 21 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and Development of a Dwelling & associated works.planning284 DARRAGAN PIT ROAD LOWER NORTON 3401Lodged 17 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- D35 Improper Movement On Public Or Private Spacecrime1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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
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