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PAKENHAM, VIC

3810Inner Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 4/10LGA: CardiniaView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
200
Total Funding
$447.0M
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%
6 social & Indigenous enterprisesoperating in this area
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Top Funded Entities

$423.7M
G: $935K C: $422.7M
$16.4M
C: $16.4M
$3.2M
G: $769K C: $2.5M
$1.2M
C: $1.2M
$974K
C: $974K
$735K
C: $735K
$276K
C: $276K
Plexus IT
Company
$91K
C: $91K
$33K
C: $33K
$32K
C: $32K
$25K
C: $25K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

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

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether PAKENHAM, 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)

Climate Hug
senvicABN 44660870075
Web
Education and training
Connecting 2 Communities
senvicABN 74666793826
Web
Community & Cultural DevelopmentEducation and trainingPackaging; distribution and storage
LAKESIDE COLLEGE LTD
acnc-classifiedABN 36650206303

Operates a non‑profit college charging tuition fees and reinvests surplus into educational programs and facilities.

educationyouth
Outlook Australia
BuyAbilityABN 84168589417

Supported-employment social enterprise delivering Carer’s Support & Respite Services, Disability Support Services, Employment & Workplace Programs, Adult & Community Education Programs, E-waste Collection. Carer’s Support & Respite Services, Disability Support Services, Employment & Workplace Programs, Adult & Community Education Programs, E-waste Collection, General Recycling, Green Waste Recycling, Metal Waste & Scrap Collection, Dry waste & Mattress Recycling, Transfer Station Services, Domes

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employmentenvironmenttechnologyhealth
Outlook Environmental
Social TradersABN 84168589417

Outlook Environmental is a not for profit, community based social enterprise creating opportunities for disadvantaged people through employment, training and social integration. As a business we direct our profits towards realising our primary vision, which is to fully include people with a disability into the life of the community. Around half of Outlook Environmental staff have a disability or come from a disadvantaged background.

Web
Waste Management & Landfill
Printing With Purpose
senvic
Web
Printing and publishing
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Schools (12)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3810. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Beaconhills College
IndependentCombined1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1035
2,965 students
Pakenham Secondary College
GovernmentSecondary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 962
1,030 students
John Henry Primary School
GovernmentPrimary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 1020
981 students
Pakenham Lakeside Primary School
GovernmentPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1007
704 students
Pakenham Springs Primary School
GovernmentPrimary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 995
687 students
Lakeside College
IndependentCombined4% Indigenous
ICSEA 1034
647 students
Edenbrook Secondary College
GovernmentSecondary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 1002
614 students
Pakenham Consolidated School
GovernmentPrimary6% Indigenous
ICSEA 965
594 students
Pakenham Hills Primary School
GovernmentPrimary5% Indigenous
ICSEA 978
499 students
Pakenham Primary School
GovernmentPrimary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 999
420 students
St Patrick's School
CatholicPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 982
318 students
Kuyim Primary School
GovernmentPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1019
115 students

Crime & Safety — Cardinia LGA

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

Total
5261 per 100K
7,067
Theft
278 per 100K
2,733
Against justice procedures
236 per 100K
896
Assault
140 per 100K
786
Property damage
223 per 100K
655
Break and enter
104 per 100K
637
Fraud
37 per 100K
370
Other person offences
9 per 100K
263
Sexual Offences
166 per 100K
223
Drug offences
7 per 100K
182

Social Need

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

Total Recipients
38,115
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
9,385
Age Pension
4,700
Family Tax Benefit A
4,360
Health Care Card
3,885
Family Tax Benefit B
3,385
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
3,350
JobSeeker Payment
2,095
Disability Support Pension
1,760
Carer Allowance
1,740
Parenting Payment Single
1,095

NDIS Participants

Cardinia (S) LGA
4,111
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (200)

Disadvantage Index

4/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has moderate socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
151
Charity
46
Foundation
3

Gap Alert

This postcode has 200 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.