VIC · Mount Alexander Council
Walmer (Vic.), VIC, 3463
Current weather
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96% humidity · 25.2 km/h wind · 13.5° / 8.3° today · 17.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#173 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Walmer (Vic.) is a small locality in the Mount Alexander area, home to around 262 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 5 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-29%), and roughly 19.1 offences per 1,000 residents. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 262
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,449
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 127
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,387
- Employment rate
- 55.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 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
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 19.1
- State safety percentile
- 12.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -28.6%
Most common offence types
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary2
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
- E19 Other Justice Procedures Offences1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
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
9 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Porcupine Flat Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Porcupine Flat North Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Porcupine Flat South Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Ravenswood South Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Walmer Davies Road Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Walmer I137 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Walmer I138 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Walmer Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
- Walmer South Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
- 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)
- 6
- 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
- 66.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #173 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
- Porcupine Flat Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Porcupine Flat North Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Porcupine Flat South Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Ravenswood South Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Walmer Davies Road Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Walmer I137 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Walmer I138 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Walmer Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Walmer South Nature Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime2
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
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