Crime & Disadvantage Mount Buffalo Vic 3740

Crime & Safety in Mount Buffalo VIC 3740: Is it safe?

Safety Score in Mount Buffalo

The higher the score, the more free the area is from crime.
Sources: TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 1997 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Hume	Trend
Night time safety (LGA)	74.6%	Top 7%	Data for Dec 2014
Total family violence	1 incident per 5 residents	Top 35%	Data for Dec 2021
Total property crime	1 incident per 5 residents	Top 30%	Data for Dec 2021
Total violent crime	0	Top 29%	Data for Dec 2021

Disadvantage in Mount Buffalo

Mount Buffalo Hyperlocal Public Housing Map

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The proportion of residents under 65 who rely on government support, live in high stress environments or are otherwise alienated from mainstream society.
Sources: ABS, ATO, DSS, TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 2001 - 2023

Mount Buffalo

11.2%

Hume

17.2%

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Hume	Trend
Alienation level	4.5	Bottom 36%	4% to Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	0.6%	Bottom 46%	40% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$6,380	Bottom 42%	43% to Dec 2019
Public housing	0.0%	Bottom 38%	Data for Jan 2021
Unemployed	0.0%	Bottom 13%	Data for Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	34	Bottom 28%	24% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in Mount Buffalo

The proportion of residents who have at least one addiction including alcoholism, gambling and illicit drugs.
Sources: TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 2003 - 2023

Mount Buffalo

56.0

Hume

50.2

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Hume	Trend
Alcoholics - people (LGA)	18.0%	Top 24%	Data for Dec 2018
Total drug offences	0	Top 23%	Data for Dec 2021
Total poker machine losses (LGA)	$574,000	Bottom 0%	81% to Dec 2023