She Oaks VIC 3331

She Oaks is a rural locality in Victoria, 98 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 20 minutes by car. Population is 126; the median age is 42 and the median household income is $121,316 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 17.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $370 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in She Oaks sits at $860,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only four sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$860,000

Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Is She Oaks safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in She Oaks sits in the low band, with 2 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 67% on the prior year.

2 offences

66.7% since 2024
Property Damage 1 (50.0%)
Theft 1 (50.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal

Where they happened

Steiglitz-She Oaks Road 3 (100.0%)

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

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
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 She Oaks.

20
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 17% in VIC
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
47
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 64%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 36%

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

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Golden Plains: council population

The whole council area, not just She Oaks · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
26,620
+1.5% in a year
Change
+403
people since 2024
Density
9.8
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+162
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+211
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+30
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
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
7/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

She Oaks is home to 126 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $121,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

126

17.8% since 2016

Median Age

42

8.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$121,316/yr

46.5% since 2016
Top 8% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$370/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,733/mo

9.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$48,984/yr

21.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

10.2%

69.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

49

16.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

10.0% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

15.9%

Mortgage Stress

17.1%

38.3% since 2016

Work From Home

18.9%

42.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 49 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 22 (51.2%)
Owned Outright 21 (48.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
90.5%
English Spoken at Home
98.4%
Employment Rate
70.3%
4.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
52.4%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 20 (29.0%)
Professionals 19 (27.5%)
Managers 15 (21.7%)
Labourers 6 (8.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (7.2%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (7.2%)
Sales 4 (5.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (4.3%)

Religion

No Religion 74 (58.7%)
Christianity 47 (37.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Zimbabwe 4 (3.2%)
England 3 (2.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (3.2%)
5-14 18 (14.3%)
20-24 4 (3.2%)
25-34 17 (13.5%)
35-44 22 (17.5%)
45-54 23 (18.3%)
55-64 13 (10.3%)
65-74 16 (12.7%)
75-84 7 (5.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 16 (59.3%)
Lone Person 4 (14.8%)
Group Household 4 (14.8%)
One Parent Families 3 (11.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 43 (81.1%)
Worked from Home 10 (18.9%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 24 (19.0%)
Bachelor Degree 21 (16.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 19 (15.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (2.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 3 (6.1%)
2 cars 19 (38.8%)
3 cars 7 (14.3%)
4+ cars 18 (36.7%)

Council Rates

Golden Plains
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,052 a year through Golden Plains based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,052/yr
6% above 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 She Oaks's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 52%
  • Environmental 44%
  • Parks and recreation 3%
  • Infrastructure and transport 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: Golden Plains

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

In the year to August 2026, 186 new dwellings were approved across Golden Plains. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 10.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
186dwellings
+10.0% YoY
Houses
186
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).

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 She Oaks, 1.7 km

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

Elevation
233 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
29.3 km
2.0 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
502 mm
85 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
25.8°C
10 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.3°C
6 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.7%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.3 points this year

In postcode 3331, 43 of 6,444 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (93 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.07%
2023
0.13%
2024
0.32%
2025
0.67%

Rooftop solar

59
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.5 kW each

In postcode 3331, 1,416 rooftop-solar systems totalling 9.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,384 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 111 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
105
2020
117
2021
108
2022
94
2023
75
2024
91
2025
66
2026
69

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.

13 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3331 in 2025-26, rank 72 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 63, in 2009-10.

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

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,485
Loan amount
$688,000
Total interest over 30 years
$926,688

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 3331.

Deposit
$172,000
Stamp duty
$46,670
Cash needed at settlement
$218,670

Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Ballarat

Currently held by Catherine King Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Catherine King 60.7% 39.3% -2.3
2022 Catherine King 63.0% 37.0% -2.7
2019 Catherine King 61.0% 39.0% -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

Eureka District

Currently held by Michaela Settle Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Michaela Settle ALP 57.2% 57.2% 42.8%

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 She Oaks

Is She Oaks a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in She Oaks is low (23/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect She Oaks?

She Oaks has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (39/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of She Oaks?

She Oaks, VIC had a population of 126 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for She Oaks, VIC?

The postcode for She Oaks, VIC is 3331.

How far is She Oaks from Melbourne?

She Oaks is 98 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 80 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in She Oaks?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in She Oaks was $121,316 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 She Oaks?

There are too few current rental listings in She Oaks for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $370, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in She Oaks?

The median age of residents in She Oaks was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is She Oaks at risk of bushfire?

She Oaks has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100). 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 She Oaks?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to She Oaks, She Oaks (1.7 km away), summer days average 25.8°C, winter nights 5.3°C, 502 mm of rain a year over 85 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in She Oaks?

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 She Oaks belong to?

She Oaks sits within the Golden Plains local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in She Oaks?

The average residential rates bill through Golden Plains is $2,052 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near She Oaks?

Across Golden Plains, 186 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 10.0% 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 She Oaks in?

She Oaks sits within the federal Division of Ballarat, currently held by Catherine King (Australian Labor Party).

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