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VIC · Moyne Council

Mepunga West, 3277

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Mepunga West is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Mepunga West is a welcoming smaller community in Moyne, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Population

Population
83
Median age
30
Median household income / week
$2,374
Dwelling vacancy
34.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
13 of 38
Median monthly mortgage
$1,650
Employment rate
77.4%
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 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
12
State safety percentile
5.3th (lower crime is better)
No change (daily rate)
0%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • E19 Other Justice Procedures Offences1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

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).

2 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • July 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct a detached extension to the dwelling
    COPELEY MEPUNGA WEST 3277Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal

  • August 2020

  • Two lot subdivision (house excision) and variation of the access to the RDZ1
    5059 Great Ocean RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 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.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

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 overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • E19 Other Justice Procedures Offencescrime1
  • Buildings and works to construct a detached extension to the dwellingplanningCOPELEY MEPUNGA WEST 3277Lodged 15 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two lot subdivision (house excision) and variation of the access to the RDZ1planning5059 Great Ocean RoadLodged 17 Aug 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

  • Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
  • 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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