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ARMSTRONG CREEK, VIC

3217Inner Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 9/10LGA: Surf CoastView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
100
Total Funding
$6.7M
Community-Controlled
3
CC Funding Share
0%
6 social & Indigenous enterprisesoperating in this area
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Top Funded Entities

$6.5M
C: $6.5M
$62K
G: $62K
YILAM PTY LTD
Social Enterprise
$55K
G: $55K
$21K
C: $21K
$20K
C: $20K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
3,026
Thin Districts
2
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
0
116 disability-focused enterprises in VIC

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether ARMSTRONG CREEK, VIC sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In VIC
Mallee95 providers
Mallee98 providers
Outer Gippsland133 providers
Outer Gippsland145 providers
Captured Markets
Mallee88%
Western District87%
Outer Gippsland83%
Inner Gippsland75%

Social & Indigenous Enterprises (6)

Common Ground Project
senvicABN 78632729634
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AgricultureCatering; cafe; restaurant; bar; bakerEducation and trainingEmployment
Common Ground Project Limited
Social TradersABN 78632729634

Common Ground Project is a regenerative farm, Food Hub, cafe and social enterprise located in Freshwater Creek, Victoria. Through our education, training and employment programs, we are on a mission to connect and empower those experiencing disadvantage in our community so that we can support a fairer, more resilient farming and food system for everyone.

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Catering & HospitalityHorticulture & arboricultureFood & Beverage Products
Freshwater Creek Steiner School Association Incorporated
acnc-classifiedABN 32925426918

Operates a fee‑based Steiner school for children; tuition fees and government grants fund the educational mission, with surpluses reinvested into programs.

educationyouth
Geelong Region Local Learning & Employment Network
senvicABN 71304261199
Unisus Group
Social TradersABN 84640326192

We offer onsite canteens, catering, site consumables & cleaning products to the construction industry within Geelong and Melbourne with further expansion in 2022 to facilitate more services to more areas. Unisus Group provides a customized approach to the clients needs in all of our service offerings that are designed to evolve with the project from civil works right through to 2000+ people on site.

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Catering & HospitalityCleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies
Yilam
senvicABN 12655508115
Business servicesCommunity & Cultural DevelopmentEducation and trainingPolicy and research
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Schools (7)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3217. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Iona College Geelong
CatholicSecondary1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1078
1,332 students
Geelong Lutheran College
IndependentCombined1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1101
1,317 students
Oberon High School
GovernmentSecondary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 1023
1,074 students
Armstrong Creek School
GovernmentCombined4% Indigenous
ICSEA 1023
905 students
Mirripoa Primary School
GovernmentPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1058
638 students
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
CatholicPrimary1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1070
504 students
Mount Duneed Regional Primary School
GovernmentPrimary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 1045
362 students

Crime & Safety — Surf Coast LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Total
2590 per 100K
1,050
Theft
99 per 100K
375
Assault
81 per 100K
127
Property damage
125 per 100K
127
Against justice procedures
76 per 100K
92
Fraud
17 per 100K
86
Break and enter
44 per 100K
74
Other person offences
6 per 100K
50
Drug offences
6 per 100K
40
Sexual Offences
94 per 100K
38

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
15,510
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
3,230
Family Tax Benefit A
1,955
Health Care Card
1,840
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
1,695
Age Pension
1,665
Family Tax Benefit B
1,500
Carer Allowance
745
JobSeeker Payment
665
Disability Support Pension
560
Parenting Payment Single
460

NDIS Participants

Surf Coast (S) LGA
830
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (100)

Disadvantage Index

9/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
76
Charity
13
Social Enterprise
5
Foundation
3
Govt
2
person
1