VIC · Mitchell Council
Waterford Park, VIC, 3658
Current weather
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96% humidity · 24.8 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.5° today · 19.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#510 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Waterford Park is a small locality in the Mitchell area, home to around 217 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 32 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+60%), roughly 147.5 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
- 217
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,571
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 88
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,273
- Employment rate
- 52.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 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)
- 32
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 147.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 27 residents
- State safety percentile
- 85.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +60%
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault2
- A212 Non-Fv Serious Assault2
- B21 Criminal Damage5
- B311 Residential Aggravated Burglary2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order11
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
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- Development of the land for an outbuilding22 ELIZABETH COURT WATERFORD PARK 3658Permit 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
- Waterford Park Estate ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
- 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 3.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #510 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
- Waterford Park Estate Reservegovernmentpark
- Development of the land for an outbuildingplanning22 ELIZABETH COURT WATERFORD PARK 3658Lodged 07 Sep 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- A211 Fv Serious Assaultcrime2
- A212 Non-Fv Serious Assaultcrime2
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime5
- B311 Residential Aggravated Burglarycrime2
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime11
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
- 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
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