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SASSAFRAS, VIC

3787Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 9/10LGA: KnoxView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
14
Total Funding
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%

Top Funded Entities

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 SASSAFRAS, 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 (2)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3787. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Sherbrooke Community School
GovernmentCombined8% Indigenous
ICSEA 982
95 students
Sassafras Primary School
GovernmentPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1055
29 students

Crime & Safety — Knox LGA

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

Total
5067 per 100K
8,311
Theft
280 per 100K
3,804
Against justice procedures
159 per 100K
813
Break and enter
82 per 100K
785
Property damage
180 per 100K
689
Assault
65 per 100K
662
Drug offences
3 per 100K
424
Fraud
29 per 100K
371
Sexual Offences
124 per 100K
203
Other person offences
9 per 100K
199

Social Need

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

Total Recipients
435
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
125
Age Pension
80
Health Care Card
40
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
30
Disability Support Pension
25
Family Tax Benefit A
25
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
20
JobSeeker Payment
20
Family Tax Benefit B
20
Carer Allowance
15

NDIS Participants

Knox (C) LGA
4,717
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (14)

Disadvantage Index

9/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
12
Charity
2

Gap Alert

This postcode has 14 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.