VIC · Baw Baw Council
Trafalgar South, VIC, 3824
Current weather
10.9°CLight drizzle
87% humidity · 9.5 km/h wind · 14.1° / 7° today · 3.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#75 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Trafalgar South is a small locality in the Baw Baw area, home to around 305 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 8 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-53%), roughly 26.2 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
- 305
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $2,015
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 135
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Employment rate
- 61.2%
- 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)
- 8
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 26.2
- State safety percentile
- 19.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -52.9%
Most common offence types
- B11 Cause Damage By Fire1
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
- B49 Other Theft2
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
3 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
July 2021
- Building and works to construct a dwelling extension including an indoor domestic swimming pool.185 ROGERS ROAD TRAFALGAR SOUTH 3824Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
March 2021
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding associated with the use of a dwelling944 Yarragon South RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
October 2020
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding491 Rogers RoadNOD issued by a delegate
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
- Uralla Nature 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
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)
- 5
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 85.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #75 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Uralla Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Building and works to construct a dwelling extension including an indoor domestic swimming pool.planning185 ROGERS ROAD TRAFALGAR SOUTH 3824Lodged 26 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuildingplanning491 Rogers RoadLodged 22 Oct 2020 · NOD issued by a delegate
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding associated with the use of a dwellingplanning944 Yarragon South RoadLodged 03 Mar 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- B11 Cause Damage By Firecrime1
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime2
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
- 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
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