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COOLAROO, VIC

3048Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 1/10LGA: HumeView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
155
Total Funding
$16.3M
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

$13.4M
C: $13.4M
$2.7M
C: $2.7M
$20K
C: $20K

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 COOLAROO, 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%

Schools (4)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3048. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College
IndependentCombined
ICSEA 997
1,078 students
Meadow Heights Primary School
GovernmentPrimary4% Indigenous
ICSEA 919
400 students
Bethal Primary School
GovernmentPrimary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 941
259 students
Coolaroo South Primary School
GovernmentPrimary7% Indigenous
ICSEA 930
250 students

Crime & Safety — Hume LGA

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

Total
6451 per 100K
18,077
Theft
515 per 100K
7,967
Against justice procedures
190 per 100K
1,991
Assault
210 per 100K
1,971
Property damage
264 per 100K
1,578
Break and enter
65 per 100K
1,210
Fraud
22 per 100K
898
Other person offences
17 per 100K
784
Drug offences
57 per 100K
610
Weapons offences
46 per 100K
410

Social Need

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

Total Recipients
20,340
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
5,380
Health Care Card
2,025
Age Pension
1,940
Family Tax Benefit A
1,740
Carer Allowance
1,445
Family Tax Benefit B
1,425
JobSeeker Payment
1,405
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
1,310
Disability Support Pension
1,300
Carer Payment
1,165

NDIS Participants

Hume (C) LGA
9,564
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (155)

Disadvantage Index

1/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area is in the most disadvantaged 20% nationally. Community-controlled funding is critical here.

Entity Types

Company
132
Charity
19
Foundation
3
Govt
1

Gap Alert

This postcode has 155 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.