Black Range
VIC 3381 · Northern Grampians
274 (2021) → 273 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Black Range is a declining suburb in Northern Grampians, VIC 3381, about 208km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Black Range are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 138km inland. Black Range has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Samoa (1.82%), England (1.09%), New Zealand (1.09%)
Top languages: Arabic (1.82%), Samoan (1.82%)
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):
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 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 945 (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)
- Stawell West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 854
- Great Western Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 963
- Stawell Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 976
- St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.6kmICSEA 1019
- Stawell Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 973
- Skene Street School StawellCombined · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 884
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
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
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Black Range
How far is Black Range from Melbourne CBD?
Black Range is about 208.2 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Black Range?
Black Range has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Black Range?
Black Range has a transport score of 0/100.