VIC · Moyne Council
Winslow, VIC, 3281
Current weather
13.1°CRain showers
79% humidity · 27.3 km/h wind · 15.5° / 10.2° today · 8 mm rain
Desirability index
#42 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Winslow is a small locality in the Moyne area, home to around 436 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 8 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-56%), roughly 18.3 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
- 436
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,771
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 14 of 163
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 73.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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)
- 8
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 18.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 436 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -55.6%
Most common offence types
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisance1
- B49 Other Theft1
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer1
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order4
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).
4 planning-related records
2021· 2 proposals
July 2021
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding1302 WARRNAMBOOL-CARAMUT ROAD WINSLOW 3281Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Use and development of a second dwelling1663 WARRNAMBOOL-CARAMUT ROAD WINSLOW 3281Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- Two lot re-subdivision1 O'Keefes RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2020
- Use of the land for a place of assembly246 Thwaites 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; 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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- War Memorial ParkPark
- Winslow Recreation ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 83.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #42 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- War Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Winslow Recreation Reservegovernmentpark
- Buildings and works to construct an outbuildingplanning1302 WARRNAMBOOL-CARAMUT ROAD WINSLOW 3281Lodged 28 Jul 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two lot re-subdivisionplanning1 O'Keefes RoadLodged 19 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use and development of a second dwellingplanning1663 WARRNAMBOOL-CARAMUT ROAD WINSLOW 3281Lodged 17 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Use of the land for a place of assemblyplanning246 Thwaites RoadLodged 29 Jun 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- A722 Non-Fv Harassment And Private Nuisancecrime1
- B49 Other Theftcrime1
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime1
- E13 Resist Or Hinder Officercrime1
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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