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VIC · Indigo Council

Stanley, 3747

Est. population · Jun 2025

370

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.5%

Median age

53

Median income

$1,465/wk

Employment rate

60.3%

Languages at home

3.7%non-English

Most common: French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

37.6/100
Below average

827th in VIC

Verified 62% confidence

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

Suburb profile

In Indigo Council, Stanley keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.

There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.

Reported crime has been falling recently. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.

Desirability lands below average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with growth momentum, plus community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Stanley snapshot

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

370

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

14.0%

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

#160

among Country & regional · Mature

Safety

5th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

54th

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

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
37.6/100 — Below average
National rank
4195th in Australia
State rank
827th in VIC
Peer rank
#160 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#359 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
62%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

370(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 54th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+0.5%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+2
Growth rank in VIC
54th 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 (~400), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
371
Median age
53
Median household income / week
$1,465
Dwelling vacancy
14%
Unoccupied private dwellings
25 of 179
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Employment rate
60.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
150 / 0 / 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 · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs 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

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
4
Against the person
1
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
10.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 371 residents
State safety percentile
5.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-66.7%

Most common offence types

  • B11 Cause Damage By Fire1
  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B49 Other Theft1
  • Other Crimes Against The Person1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (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

  • Lysa PolanaPark
  • Stanley I23 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Stanley I24 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Stanley I25 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Stanley I82 Bushland ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
8
Parks (OSM)
1

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Beechworth Health Service (8.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
10
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.0

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
29° / 15°
Rainfall
153 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
178 mm · ~22 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
254 mm · ~32 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
20° / 8°
Rainfall
206 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

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).

36 planning-related records

2021· 15 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Vegetation Removal
    LOWER NINE MILE ROAD STANLEY 3747No permit required
  • carport
    43 DUFFY LANE STANLEY 3747Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Farm shed
    MYRTLEFORD ROAD STANLEY 3747Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Boundary realignment
    19 STANLEY ROAD STANLEY 3747In progress
  • Shed
    607 STANLEY ROAD STANLEY 3747Withdrawn

  • July 2021

  • Development of a mountain bike trail including ancillary trail items.
    KERFERD TRACK STANLEY 3747Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • consolidation of land
    1 Little Scotland RoadNo permit required

  • May 2021

  • Amend plans
    89 CIRCULAR CREEK ROAD STANLEY 3747Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Relocation of rainwater tank. Addition of machinery storage car port structure with shipping container storage under roofline. Addition of ground mounted solar array with battery storage shed.
    39 Thorley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Transportable School Bulding
    Lower Nine Mile RoadLapsed
  • Removal of Tree
    Road Reserve Rosengren LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Shed
    25 Duffy LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Extension to Dwelling
    12 GRIFFITHS LANE STANLEY 3747Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Amend Endorsed Plan
    60 Lower Nine Mile RoadWithdrawn
  • Amend Endorsed Plan
    99 Yule LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 21 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Extension to Dwelling
    7 to 9 Myrtleford Stanley RoadIn progress
  • Amend Permit Conditions and Extend Permit Expiry (Dwelling)
    163 Myrtleford-Stanley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Deck
    236 to 240 Mt Stanley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amend Planning Permit to include shed
    1 Little Scotland RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Extension to Dwelling
    305 Red Hill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Second Dwelling
    714 Stanley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Shed
    Lower Nine Mile RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Extend Permit Expiry (Replacement Dwelling)
    63 Mt Stanley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Amend Planning Permit (Group Accommodation)
    570 Myrtleford Stanley RoadWithdrawn
  • Alterations and Additions to a Dwelling
    89 Circular Creek RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Shed
    60 Lower Nine Mile RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Amendment and Extend Expiry
    639 Stanley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Use and development of a second dwelling an a lot and alteration of access to a Category 1 Road Zone
    680 Stanley RoadRefusal issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Dwelling
    26 to 28 Myrtleford Stanley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Additional use of the land for a Reception Centre, and Car Park associated with those uses and works for the construction of a car park.
    570 Myrtleford Stanley RoadIn progress
  • Certification of a Plan - Consolidation
    236 to 240 Mt Stanley RoadNo permit required

  • March 2020

  • Extension to Permit Expiry
    9 Ration Hill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SECOND DWELLING ON A LOT AND BULDIGS AND WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING IN THE HERITAGE OVERLAY
    1 Little Scotland RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two Rainwater tanks
    681 Stanley RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Amend Endorsed Plans
    18 Ration Hill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2020

  • Alterations & Additions to a Dwelling and Construct a Shed
    60 Lower Nine Mile RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

3 heritage places

  • WALLABY MINE GOLD BATTERY SITENH1272
  • YACKANDANDAH CREEK GOLD HYDRAULIC WORKSNH1755
  • YACKANDANDAH CREEK HYDRAULIC GOLD SLUICING PITNH1227

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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 · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Indi
Member of Parliament
Helen HAINES (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
120,774
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.4 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 56.7%Labor 43.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 21.4 km away).

Coalition 36.5%Labor 63.5%

20.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • StanleyLabor 67.4% · Coalition 32.6% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • BeechworthLabor 63.2% · Coalition 36.8% TPP (2025)8.3 km away
  • YackandandahLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
  • WoorageeLabor 50.6% · Coalition 49.4% TPP (2025)11.6 km away
  • MudgegongaLabor 33.5% · Coalition 66.5% TPP (2025)12.7 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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 (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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

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