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VIC · Horsham Council

Wail, VIC, 3401

Current weather

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91% humidity · 21.3 km/h wind · 15.2° / 10.2° today · 13.4 mm rain

Suburb snapshot

Wail is a small locality in the Horsham area, home to around 44 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-69%), roughly 90.9 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
44
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$1,312
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 20
Median monthly mortgage
$1,290
Employment rate
59.5%
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)
4
Against the person
0
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
90.9
State safety percentile
72.9th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-69.2%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
  • B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods1
  • B49 Other Theft1

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).

1 planning-related records

2021· 1 proposal

  • August 2021

  • Dwelling
    101 ROBINS ROAD WAIL 3401Permit 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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Wail NurseryPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

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

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
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

  • Wail Nurserygovernmentpark
  • Dwellingplanning101 ROBINS ROAD WAIL 3401Lodged 23 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
  • B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime1
  • B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goodscrime1
  • B49 Other Theftcrime1

Data sources & freshness