VIC · Baw Baw Council

Walhalla, VIC, 3825

Current weather

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75% humidity · 13.2 km/h wind · 13.5° / 7.5° today · 4.1 mm rain

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 ProfileAustralian 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

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 infrastructure
    2 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 amenitiesOpenStreetMap 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

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

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 registerState 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 overlaysState 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 featuresOpenStreetMap 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/townCrime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
  • Parks & reservesState government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
  • State heritage registerState 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