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VIC · Greater Shepparton Council

Mooroopna, VIC, 3629

Current weather

12.6°CThunderstorm

95% humidity · 26.3 km/h wind · 15.9° / 10.6° today · 15.5 mm rain

Desirability index

54.1/100

#239 among Country & regional suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Mooroopna is a mid-sized suburb in the Greater Shepparton area, home to around 8,312 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,618 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+8%), roughly 194.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 2 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
8,312
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$1,121
Dwelling vacancy
6.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
230 of 3,519
Median monthly mortgage
$1,148
Employment rate
47.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
358 / 433 / 13

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)
1,618
Against the person
274
Against property
655
Rate per 1,000 residents
194.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 30 residents
State safety percentile
91th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
+7.9%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage130
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle90
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Store131
  • B49 Other Theft82
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order405

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
924
  • Mooroopna North Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Mooroopna Park Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Mooroopna Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St Mary's SchoolPrimary

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

71 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Mill St/McLennan St
  • Mill St/McLennan St
  • Mill St/McLennan St
  • Mooroopna Railway Station
  • Mooroopna Station

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

2 active roadworks / incidents

  • Maintenance Works activities occurring between 31/03/2026 and 31/12/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Greater than 10 min.MCLENNAN STREET, CHARLES STREET30 Mar 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
  • Other DTP Works (not Tram, Train or Bus Replacements) activities occurring between 07/04/2026 and 30/09/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.TOOLAMBA ROAD, LENNE STREET06 Apr 2026 – 29 Sep 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

48 planning-related records

2021· 19 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and works in the Floodway Overlay for a dependent person's unit
    10 GRAEME STREET MOOROOPNA 3629Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • construction of a fence in the Heritage Overlay and Floodway Overlay
    209-231 MCLENNAN STREET MOOROOPNA 3629Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the General Residential Zone and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay for the construction of two patios at an existing residential aged care facility
    30-50 KNIGHT STREET MOOROOPNA 3629Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • use and development of land for a second dwelling in the Farming Zone
    6678 MIDLAND HIGHWAY MOOROOPNA 3629Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Urban Floodway Zone for a shed and chain mesh fencing
    2A FAIRWAY DRIVE MOOROOPNA 3629Withdrawn

  • July 2021

  • Buildings and work in the Bushfire Management Overlay for a single dwelling
    8 GEMMILL CRESCENT MOOROOPNA 3629Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Floodway Overlay for a dwelling
    5 Goulburn CrossPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Farming Zone for a shed
    480 TOOLAMBA ROAD MOOROOPNA 3629Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Buildings and works in the Farming Zone associated with a Section 2 Use (Caravan Park)
    6725 Midland HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Bushfire Management Overlay for a shed
    22 Paisley CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • buildings and works in the General Residential Zone and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay for 12 dwellings
    84 MACISAAC ROAD MOOROOPNA 3629Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • the use and development of land for industry with associated cool store facilities, internal and external alterations to a heritage building, a reduction in car parking requirements, removal and / or creation of easements and the removal of native vegetation
    16 Young StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Industrial 1 Zone, Bushfire Management Overlay, Land Subject to Inundation Overlay and Heritage Overlay for a pergola
    15 Young StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Buildings and works in the Floodway Overlay for a dwelling
    8 Echuca RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • A 2 Lot Subdivision
    1 Arrowsmith CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Multi staged lot residential subdivision in the General Residential Zone and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay
    250 Excelsior AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Urban Floodway Zone for a domestic storage shed
    4 Shannon CourtWithdrawn

  • January 2021

  • Two Dwellings on Behalf of DHHS
    92 Gange StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Business Identification Signage in Commercial 1 Zone
    112 McLennan StreetWithdrawn
2020· 29 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Two (2) New Dwellings
    65 Knight StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Additions and alterations to an existing dwelling in the Floodway Overlay
    26 Echuca RoadNOD issued by a delegate

  • November 2020

  • Buildings and works for a single dwelling in the Bushfire Management Overlay
    4 Paisley CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Demolition of a building in the Heritage Overlay
    5 Young StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Crushing Concrete
    7277 Midland HighwayNo permit required
  • Buildings and works for the Watt Road Bridge upgrade in the Urban Floodway Zone and Heritage Overlay
    33 McLennan StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Buildings and works in the Public Park and Recreation Zone and Floodway Overlay for a coaches box
    13 Echuca RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Development of Land for a Dwelling
    480 Toolamba RoadPermit issued by the RA
  • garden shed
    10 Chivalry DriveWithdrawn

  • August 2020

  • Use and development of land for a dwelling and associated shed in the Farming Zone and Floodway Overlay
    46 Cornish RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of a Solar Energy Facility and associated Utility Installation
    250 TOOLAMBA ROAD MOOROOPNA 3629In progress
  • Use and development of the land for community care accommodation and two lot subdivision
    100 MacIsaac RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the General Residential Zone and Commercial 2 Zone for car ports
    96-106 Elsie Jones DriveWithdrawn

  • July 2020

  • buildings and works in the Farming Zone for a cabin
    6725 Midland HighwayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 6 lot subdivision in the General Residential Zone and Land Subject to Inundation Overlay
    100 MacIsaac RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Floodway Overlay and Heritage Overlay for the removal of an existing wall and replacment with a new fence
    47-51 McLennan StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and works for a dwelling extension in the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay
    128 William StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works in the Floodway Overlay for a 1.8 metre colourbond boundary fence
    28 Howe StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Buildings and works for a shed in the Industrial 1 Zone
    9 Huggard DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • the use and development of land for industry with associated cool store facilities, internal and external alterations to a heritage building, a reduction in car parking requirements and the removal of native vegetation
    16 Young StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a domestic shed in the Farming Zone
    535 Toolamba RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 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

66 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • ArmaguardATM
  • Mooroopna BakeryBakery
  • D'Lux Nails and SpaBeauty salon
  • 13 Rodney Park AveBus stop
  • 19 Lenne StBus stop
  • 32 Emma StBus stop
  • 36 Northgate StBus stop
  • 6 Emma StBus stop
  • Albert St/Daisy StBus stop
  • Alexandra St/Morrell StBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

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

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • C & D Howe ParkPark
  • Craigmuir Lake ReservePark
  • Gange Street ReservePark
  • Jack Findlay ParkPark
  • Norton ReservePark
  • WB Ferrari ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
5
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Clinicalabssample_collection
  • Goulburn Medical Centreyes
  • McLennan Street DentalMcLennan Streetdentist
  • Paul Wickham Pharmacypharmacy
  • PharmaSavepharmacy

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • kindergartenkindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
15
Parks (OSM)
15

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score
54.1/100
Cohort rank
#239 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

  • kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
  • kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
  • Clinicalabshealthsample_collection
  • Goulburn Medical Centrehealthyes
  • McLennan Street DentalhealthMcLennan Streetdentist
  • Paul Wickham Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
  • PharmaSavehealthpharmacy
  • C & D Howe Parkgovernmentpark
  • Craigmuir Lake Reservegovernmentpark
  • Gange Street Reservegovernmentpark

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