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VIC · Mildura Council

Murrayville, 3512

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Updated

Desirability score

33.8/100
Below average

869th in VIC

89% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • High desirability
What Murrayville is known for: Green suburb, National parks, High desirability

Suburb profile

Murrayville offers a slower smaller community life in Mildura, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.

A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.

The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and growth momentum lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in parks and green space and safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
278
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,102
Dwelling vacancy
15.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
22 of 146
Median monthly mortgage
$689
Employment rate
57.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
13 / 4 / 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)
10
Against the person
1
Against property
6
Rate per 1,000 residents
36
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 278 residents
State safety percentile
31.8th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-16.7%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • A81 Dangerous Driving1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
  • B49 Other Theft2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
997
  • Murrayville Community CollegeCombined

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Murrayville Hotel/Mallee Hwy
  • Murrayville Newsagency/Reed St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

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

2020· 2 proposals

  • July 2020

  • Application to Amend Use and development of the land for extractive industry (limestone extraction)
    Cemetery West RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Other Buildings and Works (Bulk Fuel Tanks & POS Terminal) Buildings and works (development of above ground tanks and POS terminal)
    11-13 McKenzie StreetLapsed

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

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Danyo I63 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Duddo Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Duddo Wells Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Pioneer ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
2
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • MTHCS Murrayville Centreyes
  • Murrayville Pharmacypharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

Heritage

2 state heritage places

  • FORMER MURRAYVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLNH1185
  • MURRAYVILLE RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXNH1580

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Murrayville Pre-Schoolkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

Childcare centre count

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.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
160
Parks (OSM)
2

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

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

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

Desirability Index

Desirability score
33.8/100 — Below average
National rank
4625th in Australia
State rank
869th in VIC
Peer rank
#182 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#411 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
89%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • A81 Dangerous Drivingcrime1
  • B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime2
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
  • B49 Other Theftcrime2
  • Murrayville Pre-Schoolchildcarekindergarten
  • FORMER MURRAYVILLE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLheritageNH1185
  • MURRAYVILLE RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXheritageNH1580
  • MTHCS Murrayville Centrehealthyes
  • Murrayville Pharmacyhealthpharmacy

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
  • Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
  • Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site

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