VIC · Baw Baw Council
Walhalla, VIC, 3825
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Suburb snapshot
Walhalla is a small locality in the Baw Baw area, home to around 35 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 5 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+25%), roughly 142.9 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
- 35
- Median age
- 60
- Median household income / week
- $724
- Dwelling vacancy
- 74.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 40 of 54
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,039
- Employment rate
- 42.9%
- 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)
- 5
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 142.9
- State safety percentile
- 85.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +25%
Most common offence types
- B19 Other Fire Related Offences1
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B322 Non-Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary1
- C32 Drug Possession1
- D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences1
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).
1 planning-related records
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- INTERNAL - Fire Warning Signs to be installed on existing infrastructure2 Black Diamond TrackNo permit required
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022 · 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
- Ned Stringer's ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
6 state heritage places
- FORMER WALHALLA POST OFFICE & RESIDENCENH0583
- LONG TUNNEL EXTENDED GOLD MINE RESERVENH2464
- THOMSON RIVER DIVERSION TUNNEL SITENH1990
- WALHALLA BANDSTANDNH1315
- WALHALLA CEMETERYNH1976
- WINDSOR HOUSENH0326
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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
- FORMER WALHALLA POST OFFICE & RESIDENCEheritageNH0583
- LONG TUNNEL EXTENDED GOLD MINE RESERVEheritageNH2464
- THOMSON RIVER DIVERSION TUNNEL SITEheritageNH1990
- WALHALLA BANDSTANDheritageNH1315
- WALHALLA CEMETERYheritageNH1976
- WINDSOR HOUSEheritageNH0326
- Ned Stringer's Parkgovernmentpark
- INTERNAL - Fire Warning Signs to be installed on existing infrastructureplanning2 Black Diamond TrackLodged 16 Dec 2020 · No permit required
- B19 Other Fire Related Offencescrime1
- 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