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VIC · Ballarat Council

Mount Clear, 3350

Est. population · Jun 2025

3,730

Growth (1 yr)

+0.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.6%

Median age

37

Median income

$1,462/wk

Employment rate

57.3%

University qualified

24.7%

Work from home

18.1%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$590,900

Languages at home

8.8%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Urdu, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

55.1/100
Good

Top 22% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 97% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Walkable
  • Regional centre
What Mount Clear is known for: Green suburb, Walkable, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Mount Clear is a major regional centre in Victoria, in Ballarat Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to Mount Clear Primary School and Mount Clear College.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for major regional centres. Local amenities are a relative strength, with local amenities 88% above the peer median. School access is an exceptional strength, with school access 100% above the peer median. Rents are relatively affordable. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 61% above the peer median. Health-facility access is relatively limited.

Mount Clear is a better fit for people who value lower rents and walkability more than health access.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Victoria (187)

Strengths

  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • School access is a relative strength
  • Local amenities are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Health-facility access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Mount Clear Primary School
  • Mount Clear College
  • Mount Clear Station
  • Mount Clear's
  • Mount Clear Post Office
  • Mount Clear Community Kindergarten

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Mount Clear compares

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

Median house price

$591k

+25% change

Median rent

$420/wk

Population (ERP)

3,730

+0.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#6

among Country & regional · Growth area

Crime rate

54th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

64th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

32%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

57th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
55.1/100 — Good
State standing
Top 22% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
1113th in Australia
State rank
275th in VIC
Peer rank
#6 among Country & regional · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#74 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
97%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Sep 2025)
$420
Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$590,900
Median price change
+24.7%

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

3,730(June 2025)

+0.9% annual · +2.6% over 5 years · 64th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.9%
5-year growth
+2.6%
Change in 1 year
+32
Change in 5 years
+95
Growth rank in VIC
64th 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 (~3,950), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,671
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$1,462
Dwelling vacancy
7.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
113 of 1,468
Median monthly mortgage
$1,498
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$310
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
32% / 36.3% / 31.7%
Employment rate
57.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
18.1% / 1.1% / 65%
Walked or cycled to work
1.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,016 / 184 / 151

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

24.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 16.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified24.7% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified11.3% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational16.6% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below47.3% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce18.4%
  • Society and culture15.1%
  • Education14%
  • Health12.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies12.4%
  • Architecture and building6.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,488

66th percentile in VIC · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,410

65th percentile in VIC · -4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

54th percentile in VIC · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$81,201

51st percentile in VIC · +28% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

31st percentile in VIC · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3350 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
41,156
Taxpayers reporting net rent
5,246
Median net rent
-$2,680
Taxpayers reporting business income
4,029
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+7%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+1%
Business income vs state median
-9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

8.8% speak a language other than English at home; 13.2% born overseas

Language at home
3,175 English only · 305 other
Non-English at home
8.8%
Born overseas
462 (13.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
70 (1.9%)
Australian citizens
3,269
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
15

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin29 · 22.7%
  • Urdu17 · 13.3%
  • Punjabi14 · 10.9%
  • Sinhalese12 · 9.4%
  • Bengali8 · 6.2%
  • Cantonese8 · 6.2%
  • Hindi8 · 6.2%
  • Italian6 · 4.7%

Religion

47.6%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.6%, while Christianity accounts for 40.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.6%38.8%
Christianity40.9%40.9%
Other / not stated11.6%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.6%20.5%
Anglican7.2%6.5%
Uniting Church5.1%2.4%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%2.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
219
Against the person
34
Against property
128
Rate per 1,000 residents
58.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 108 residents
State crime-rate percentile
53.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+6.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
90
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
24.13

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage17
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft15
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle44
  • B49 Other Theft18
  • E22 Breach Intervention Order13

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,024
Median ICSEA percentile
57th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Mount Clear Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 991 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 221 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Clear CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 996 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 982 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Damascus CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1052 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 1,215 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1088 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 362 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Magpie Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mount Clear CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mount Clear Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Sebastopol Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Mt Clear Community Kindergartenkindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

14 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Glenvale Rd/Geelong Rd
  • Midvale SC/Geelong Rd
  • Mount Clear PS/Geelong Rd
  • Mount Clear Vet Clinic/Geelong Rd
  • Olympic Ave/Geelong Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

107 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 5 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 places of worship · 6 playgrounds · 3 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 12 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
75/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.27
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.91
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.27
Food & drink(7)
  • Stewart's BakeryBakery
  • The Mocha ShopCafe
  • Boxin NoodlesFast food
  • Luckyman PizzaFast food
  • Midvale Chicken SpotFast food
  • Mt Clear Take AwayFast food
  • SubwayFast food
Shopping(3)
  • Midvale Quality MeatsButcher
  • Supa IGASupermarket
Everyday services(2)
  • Australia PostPost office
  • Mount Clear Post OfficePost office

    Unit 1 1174-1178 Geelong Road, Mount Clear

Community(7)
  • Kindergarten (2)
  • Mount Clear Community KindergartenKindergarten
  • Damascus CollegeSchool

    1412 Geelong Road

  • Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolSchool

    1503 Geelong Road

  • Mount Clear CollegeSchool

    59 Olympic Avenue

  • Mount Clear Primary SchoolSchool

    1204-1210 Geelong Road

Health & services(2)
  • Mount Clear Medical CentreClinic
  • UFS pharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(39)
  • Ballarat Circuit: The Great Dividing Trail NetworkCycling route
  • Bunny Rail TrailCycling route
  • Bunny TrailCycling route
  • Canadian Creek TrackCycling route
  • Crit LoopCycling route
  • Crit Loop ExtensionCycling route
  • Goldfields TrackCycling route
  • Goldfields Track / Canadian Creek TrailCycling route
  • Grass Tree TrailCycling route
  • Yarrowee River TrailCycling route
  • Canadian Creek ReservePark
  • Harry Lavery Bushland ReservePark
  • Mansfield Avenue ReservePark
  • Mount Clear Recreation ReservePark
  • Park (7)
  • Recreation Road Bushland ReservePark
  • Playground (6)
  • Anytime FitnessSports centre
  • Sports centre (2)
  • Sports field
  • Sports field

    Olympic Avenue, Mount Clear

  • Sports field

    Recreation Road, Mount Clear

  • Boundary RoadWalking trail
  • Boundary WalkWalking trail
  • Grass Tree TrailWalking trail
  • Katy Ryan RoadWalking trail
  • Olympic AvenueWalking trail
Transport(8)

8 bus stops

Other(15)
  • Bench (10)
  • Bicycle Parking (4)
  • Bicycle Wheel CleanerBicycle Wash
  • Mr Magic Car WashCar wash
  • St. VinniesClothes
  • Father and Son barbershopHairdresser
  • Crit Loop Information BoardInformation
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Mount Clear Church of ChristParking
  • Parking (13)
  • Mount Clear Church Of ChristPlace of worship
  • Recycling
  • 1st Mount Clear Scout GroupScout Hut
  • Netball ShelterShelter
  • Shelter (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

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

Parks & reserves

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Canadian Creek ReservePark
  • Harry Lavery Bushland ReservePark
  • Mansfield Avenue ReservePark
  • Mount Clear Recreation ReservePark
  • Recreation Road Bushland ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9.6%
Woodland / forest cover
3.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
17
Parks (OSM)
12
Typical summer maximum
26°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Mount Clear Church Of Christ

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Queen Elizabeth Centre (5.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
120

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Mount Clear Medical CentreClinic
Aged-care services
  • Estia Health Mount ClearMOUNT CLEARResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
184
Participants per 1,000 residents
49.3

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

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
26° / 12°
Rainfall
128 mm · ~16 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
124 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
149 mm · ~19 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 8°
Rainfall
182 mm · ~23 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

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

26 planning-related records

2021· 7 proposals

  • July 2021

  • Removal of 1 tree
    10 HENLIX COURT MOUNT CLEAR 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of 11 dwellings and an 11 lot subdivision
    7 RECREATION ROAD MOUNT CLEAR 3350In progress

  • May 2021

  • Development of five (5) community care accommodation dwellings on a lot
    1169 GEELONG ROAD MOUNT CLEAR 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Construction of a second dwelling and two lot subdivision
    1336 GEELONG ROAD MOUNT CLEAR 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of shed
    94 Jones AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Development of a dwelling and boundary fencing
    15 Landale AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Development of a dwelling
    31 Hermitage AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 19 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Construct a fence
    36B Horwood DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a shed
    936 Geelong RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Development of a dwelling
    8 Doherty ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Development of fence
    19 Marina DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Removal of one tree
    35 Hermitage AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Development of a dwelling and boundary fencing
    25 Sailors Gully BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Development of a dwelling
    10 Fairy Wren CircuitPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a second dwelling, a fence and a two (2) lot subdivision
    11 Sainsbury CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Development of a dwelling
    12 Fairy Wren CircuitPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Removal of native vegetation (one tree)
    5 Cartledge AvenueNo permit required
  • Development of a dwelling
    17 Fairy Wren CircuitPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two lot subdivision
    1138 Geelong RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Development of a dwelling
    15 Fairy Wren CircuitPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Multi-lot subdivision (including boundary realignment)
    10 Lucia CrescentWithdrawn

  • February 2020

  • Development of a dwelling and vegetation removal
    1A Marina DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of nine dwellings and a nine lot subdivision
    209 Tinworth AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Development of a dwelling.
    5 Bunny Hop CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of native vegetation (one tree)
    82 Hermitage AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of native vegetation (one tree)
    82 Hermitage AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Ballarat
Member of Parliament
Catherine KING (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,238
Turnout (2025)
93.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.3 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 39.3%Labor 60.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.7 km away).

Coalition 32.7%Labor 67.3%

6.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Mount ClearLabor 67.0% · Coalition 33.0% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • MagpieLabor 62.0% · Coalition 38.0% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • SebastopolLabor 69.5% · Coalition 30.5% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • Mount PleasantLabor 70.5% · Coalition 29.5% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
  • CanadianLabor 68.8% · Coalition 31.2% TPP (2025)3.5 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)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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