Birchip West
VIC 3483 · Buloke
9 (2021) → 9 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Birchip West is a declining suburb in Buloke, VIC 3483, about 276km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Birchip West are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 261km inland. Birchip West has an overall score of 12/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 3483 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 983 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Birchip P-12 SchoolCombined · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 989
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
No licensed pubs, bars or clubs are registered in this suburb per the VGCCC register.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Birchip West
How far is Birchip West from Melbourne CBD?
Birchip West is about 276.4 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Birchip West?
Birchip West has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Birchip West?
Birchip West has a transport score of 0/100.