The Heart, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 30
- Median age
- 42
- Household income
- $2,583/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 0%
- Renting
- 0%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 7/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- Sale Railway Station · 8.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Central Gippsland Health Service [Sale] · 6.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
6 recorded incidents in 2025–26
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Araluen Primary School
Secondary
Sale College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Longford - Loch Sport
District population (2025)
4,993
+17% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
33
houses 33 · other 0
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.