Porcupine Ridge
VIC 3461 · Hepburn
149 (2021) → 156 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Porcupine Ridge is a moderate growth suburb in Hepburn, VIC 3461, about 91km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Porcupine Ridge are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 86km inland. Porcupine Ridge has an overall score of 26/100, 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: Vietnam (5.37%), England (4.03%), North Macedonia (2.68%), South Africa (2.68%), Canada (2.01%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (5.37%), Macedon (2.68%), Afrikaans (2.01%)
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 1031 (above 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)
- Hepburn Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1003
- Daylesford Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.9kmICSEA 1012
- St Michael's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.2kmICSEA 1048
- Daylesford Dharma SchoolPrimary · Independent · 8.3kmICSEA 1070
- Daylesford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 1024
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
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Porcupine Ridge
How far is Porcupine Ridge from Melbourne CBD?
Porcupine Ridge is about 90.5 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Porcupine Ridge?
Porcupine Ridge has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Porcupine Ridge?
Porcupine Ridge has a transport score of 0/100.