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Longford - Loch Sport

Victoria · Wellington · Latrobe - Gippsland

Why “Longford - Loch Sport”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Longford into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Longford - Loch Sport is a locality in the Wellington area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Longford - Loch Sport SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1019 (gov)
Childcare
1
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
28
-30% vs prior year
Median house
$315,000
-7.8% YoY
Population
4,993
+0.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Longford - Loch Sport SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Cobains Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Longford - Loch Sport.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 46
ICSEA 939
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Longford - Loch Sport (VIC catchment data).

See the catchment on the map

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Longford - Loch Sport

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Longford Uniting Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 23 places · Longford
    Exceeding NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
28
vs previous year
-30%
vs 2021
54
  • Property and deception offences 11
  • Crimes against the person 7
  • Public order and security offences 4
  • Justice procedures offences 4
  • Drug offences 1

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
1
Parks
11
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Longford - Loch Sport SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 39.9% of the SA2
Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 36.3% of the SA2

This shows whether the Longford - Loch Sport SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$315,000
House price YoY
-7.8%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
4,993
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.50%
2024→25
Net change
+26
people / yr
Density
3
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+26
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-3
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+15
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+14

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Longford - Loch Sport
+0.50%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%

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