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VIC · Buloke Council

Watchupga, VIC, 3485

Current weather

13°CLight drizzle

92% humidity · 27.8 km/h wind · 15.3° / 10.5° today · 6.9 mm rain

Suburb snapshot

Watchupga is a small locality in the Buloke area, home to around 43 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.

Population

Population
43
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$966
Dwelling vacancy
25%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 20
Median monthly mortgage
$335
Employment rate
62.9%
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.

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

  • July 2020

  • Construction of a pig shed
    406 Stannard RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Watchupga I185 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Watchupga I294 B.RNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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)
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

Recent changes

  • Watchupga I185 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Watchupga I294 B.Rgovernmentnature_reserve
  • Construction of a pig shedplanning406 Stannard RoadLodged 06 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness