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5 Richards Road, Blackwood VIC 3458

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Township
Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Council zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

School catchment
2 zones
PrimaryTrentham District Primary School
SecondaryDaylesford Secondary College
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Crime

Reported offences around Moorabool

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5,894
offences per 100k — Moorabool council area
2,423
reported offences (last 12 months) in the Moorabool council area
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Reported offences in the Moorabool council area over time

Development in the area

New dwellings approved across Moorabool council

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331
Dwellings/yr
251
Houses
80
Units
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New dwellings approved in the 12 months to May 2026, across the whole Moorabool council area (not just this address). Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Who lives here

13.7% of Blackwood’s 387 residents were born overseas

Top ancestries

English38.5%
Australian34.9%
Irish18.3%
Scottish14.5%
German5.9%
Italian3.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
New Zealand3.1%
Scotland1.8%

Suburb-level profile for Blackwood, not this specific address. Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

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Indicative only — verify with the relevant council or department before relying on it. Sources: Vicmap Planning (land zoning, flood & bushfire overlays), Victorian Department of Education (school catchments), Crime Statistics Agency (crime), Geoscape G-NAF (addresses).