VIC · Colac Otway Council
Ombersley, VIC, 3241
Current weather
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74% humidity · 21.1 km/h wind · 15.9° / 10.2° today · 3.4 mm rain
Suburb snapshot
Ombersley is a small locality in the Colac Otway area, home to around 93 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 5 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+67%), and roughly 53.8 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 93
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,792
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 41
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,704
- Employment rate
- 70.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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)
- 5
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 53.8
- State safety percentile
- 50.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +66.7%
Most common offence types
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
- D32 Hoaxes1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer1
- E14 Pervert The Course Of Justice Or Commit Perjury1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
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
- Lake Murdeduke Wildlife Reserve (hunting)Nature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- MT HESSE STATIONNH1208
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
- 51
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Recent changes
- MT HESSE STATIONheritageNH1208
- Lake Murdeduke Wildlife Reserve (hunting)governmentnature_reserve
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime2
- D32 Hoaxescrime1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officercrime1
- E14 Pervert The Course Of Justice Or Commit Perjurycrime1
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
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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