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VIC · Loddon Council

Prairie (Vic.), VIC, 3572

Current weather

12.5°CModerate rain showers

93% humidity · 25.3 km/h wind · 15.5° / 10.3° today · 16.6 mm rain

Suburb snapshot

Prairie (Vic.) is a small locality in the Loddon area, home to around 37 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-67%), roughly 27.0 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.

Population

Population
37
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$2,125
Dwelling vacancy
13.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 22
Median monthly mortgage
$1,117
Employment rate
66.7%
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)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
27
State safety percentile
20.7th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-66.7%

Most common offence types

  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1

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

  • August 2021

  • Use and development of the land for a dwelling
    2403 ECHUCA-SERPENTINE ROAD PRAIRIE 3572Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal

  • November 2020

  • Buildings and works in an LSIO with a total floor area of more than 130 metres
    543 Prairie 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

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

  • Prairie Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

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

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

Data sources & freshness

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

Recent changes

  • Prairie Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Buildings and works in an LSIO with a total floor area of more than 130 metresplanning543 Prairie RoadLodged 04 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a dwellingplanning2403 ECHUCA-SERPENTINE ROAD PRAIRIE 3572Lodged 30 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1

Data sources & freshness