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BIG DESERT, VIC

3490Remote AustraliaSEIFA Decile 3/10LGA: HindmarshView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
25
Total Funding
$207K
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

Justice Funding ($65K)

Mallee Track Health and Community Service Foundation (unspecified recipient)
Mallee Track Health and Community Service Foundation — $65,000 for two Zoll X series Defibrillator/Monitors for Ouyen and Sea Lake Urge · philanthropic
$65K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

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

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether BIG DESERT, VIC sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives. This matters here because BIG DESERT, VIC already shows $65K in justice-related funding moving through local entities.

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

Schools (1)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3490. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Ouyen P-12 College
GovernmentCombined6% Indigenous
ICSEA 956
196 students

Crime & Safety — Hindmarsh LGA

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

Total
4379 per 100K
239
Theft
92 per 100K
51
Against justice procedures
312 per 100K
44
Assault
147 per 100K
29
Property damage
238 per 100K
27
Break and enter
37 per 100K
25
Sexual Offences
367 per 100K
20
Fraud
37 per 100K
11
Other person offences
18 per 100K
10
Drug offences
49 per 100K
8

Social Need

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

Total Recipients
1,095
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
360
Age Pension
215
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
90
Health Care Card
80
Disability Support Pension
75
Family Tax Benefit A
50
JobSeeker Payment
50
Family Tax Benefit B
40
Carer Allowance
35
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
30

NDIS Participants

Hindmarsh (S) LGA
141
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (25)

Disadvantage Index

3/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has moderate socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
21
Charity
3
Foundation
1

Gap Alert

This postcode has 25 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.