Crowlands VIC 3377

Crowlands sits 207 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 2 hours 30 minutes by car. Census data records 72 residents with a median age of 54 and a median household income of $63,336 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $119 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,034. Crowlands is characterised by high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

127 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3377.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Crowlands safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Crowlands sits in the high band, with 9 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 800% on the prior year.

9 offences

800.0% since 2025
Harassment & Stalking 4 (44.4%)
Theft 4 (44.4%)
Assault 1 (11.1%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Crowlands is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 6% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Crowlands.

19
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 16% in VIC
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
21
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 76%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 24%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
5 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Pyrenees: council population

The whole council area, not just Crowlands · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
7,957
+0.4% in a year
Change
+31
people since 2024
Density
2.3
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-17
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+38
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+10
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
4/10
3/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
3/10
3/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
6/10
5/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Crowlands is home to 72 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $63,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

72

Median Age

54

Median Household Income

$63,336/yr

Bottom 24% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$119/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,034/mo

Avg Household Size

2.3

Median Personal Income

$27,300/yr

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

34.5%

Total Dwellings

29

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

Houses

100.0%

Rental Stress

9.8%

Mortgage Stress

19.6%

Work From Home

23.3%

Dwelling Types

Houses 29 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 11 (52.4%)
Mortgage 10 (47.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
79.2%
English Spoken at Home
95.8%
Employment Rate
55.7%
Completed Year 12
33.3%

Occupations

Managers 12 (34.3%)
Professionals 8 (22.9%)
Technicians & Trades 4 (11.4%)
Community & Personal Service 4 (11.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (8.6%)

Religion

Christianity 34 (47.2%)
No Religion 29 (40.3%)
Other Religions 3 (4.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 3 (4.2%)
Germany 3 (4.2%)

Age Distribution

5-14 13 (18.1%)
15-19 3 (4.2%)
35-44 6 (8.3%)
45-54 19 (26.4%)
55-64 15 (20.8%)
65-74 9 (12.5%)
75-84 5 (6.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 7 (43.8%)
Couple Families 6 (37.5%)
Group Household 3 (18.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 17 (56.7%)
Worked from Home 7 (23.3%)
Walked Only 6 (20.0%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 15 (20.8%)
Certificate III & IV 15 (20.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9 (12.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 5 (17.2%)
2 cars 10 (34.5%)
3 cars 7 (24.1%)
4+ cars 6 (20.7%)

Council Rates

Pyrenees
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,584 a year through Pyrenees based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,584/yr
18% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.260¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Crowlands's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 60%
  • Environmental 39%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Pyrenees

The whole council area, not just Crowlands · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 45 new dwellings were approved across Pyrenees. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 100.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
45dwellings
+100.0% YoY
Houses
45
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2013).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Climate & Setting

from Ararat Prison, 20.4 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
277 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
554 mm
89 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
27.5°C
12 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.0°C
19 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 19% in VIC

In postcode 3377, 23 of 8,221 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (140 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.04%
2023
0.06%
2024
0.20%
2025
0.28%

Rooftop solar

38
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 3377, 1,562 rooftop-solar systems totalling 9.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,060 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 58 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
94
2020
130
2021
126
2022
100
2023
131
2024
95
2025
62
2026
25

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

3 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3377 in 2025-26, rank 155 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 116, in 2001-02.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Federal Electorate

Division of Mallee

Currently held by Anne Webster The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% -0.1
2022 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% +3.3
2019 Anne Webster 33.8% 66.2% -3.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Ripon District

Currently held by Martha Haylett Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Martha Haylett ALP 53.0% 53.0% 47.0%
2018 Louise Staley LP 50.0% 50.0% 50.0%
2014 Louise Staley LP 50.8% 49.2% 50.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Crowlands

Is Crowlands a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Crowlands is high (86/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Crowlands?

Crowlands has a low recorded bushfire history (12/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (52/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Crowlands?

Crowlands, VIC had a population of 72 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Crowlands, VIC?

The postcode for Crowlands, VIC is 3377.

How far is Crowlands from Melbourne?

Crowlands is 207 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 152 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Crowlands?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Crowlands was $63,336 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Crowlands?

There are too few current rental listings in Crowlands for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $119, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Crowlands?

The median age of residents in Crowlands was 54 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Crowlands at risk of bushfire?

Crowlands has a low recorded bushfire history (12/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Crowlands?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Crowlands, Ararat Prison (20.4 km away), summer days average 27.5°C, winter nights 4°C, 554 mm of rain a year over 89 rainy days, and 12 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Crowlands?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Crowlands belong to?

Crowlands sits within the Pyrenees local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Crowlands?

The average residential rates bill through Pyrenees is $1,584 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Crowlands?

Across Pyrenees, 45 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 100.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Crowlands in?

Crowlands sits within the federal Division of Mallee, currently held by Anne Webster (The Nationals).

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