VIC · Ararat Council
Streatham, VIC, 3351
Current weather
11.4°CThunderstorm
90% humidity · 30.2 km/h wind · 15.1° / 8.8° today · 9.3 mm rain
Suburb snapshot
Streatham is a small locality in the Ararat area, home to around 158 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-33%), roughly 25.3 offences per 1,000 residents, limited but present public transport access, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 158
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $1,083
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 70
- Median monthly mortgage
- $780
- Employment rate
- 45.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 4
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 25.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 79 residents
- State safety percentile
- 18.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -33.3%
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault1
- A231 Fv Common Assault1
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B49 Other Theft1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Milk Bar/Glenelg Hwy
- Milk Bar/Glenelg Hwy
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
1 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- Demolition of part pf the existing building, renovations to existing building and proposed new garage3524 EURAMBEEN-STREATHAM ROAD STREATHAM 3351Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Salt Lake, Wongan Wildlife Reserve (no hunting)Nature reserve
- Simpson ParkPark
- Streatham Streamside ReserveNature 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
- ST JOHNS UNITING CHURCH STREATHAMNH0257
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)
- 35
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- ST JOHNS UNITING CHURCH STREATHAMheritageNH0257
- Salt Lake, Wongan Wildlife Reserve (no hunting)governmentnature_reserve
- Simpson Parkgovernmentpark
- Streatham Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Demolition of part pf the existing building, renovations to existing building and proposed new garageplanning3524 EURAMBEEN-STREATHAM ROAD STREATHAM 3351Lodged 09 Sep 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Milk Bar/Glenelg Hwytransport
- Milk Bar/Glenelg Hwytransport
- A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime1
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
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
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Similar suburbs
Suburbs with a comparable population profile, socio-economic decile, and location.