Victorian bankruptcies down 6.6% with Cranbourne harbouring the most bankrupts

Alistair WalshMay 1, 2013

The number of personal bankruptcies in Victoria fell 6.6% from 2010-11 to 2011-12, according to new data from the federal government’s Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia.

ITSA’s personal insolvency activity by postcode report found the number of bankruptcies in Greater Melbourne fell 4.3% from 3,165 to 3,029 while the rest of Victoria fell 11.4%, from 1,472 to 1,304.

Despite the overall downwards trend, many postcodes increased the number of bankruptcies over the period.

Cranbourne and surrounding suburbs still top the list suburbs with the most number of personal bankruptcies after increasing 10.2% to 108 bankruptcies.

Frankston and Karingal still come in second despite dropping 3.4% to 84 bankruptcies.

Ballarat and surrounding suburbs have replaced Hoppers Crossing to take in third place. Ballarat and surrounding suburbs had 60 bankruptcies over the period, up 13.2%.

The list was first published last year.

Inspector-General in bankruptcy, Veronique Ingram, says the information facilitates informed decision making.

“We received an overwhelmingly positive response on the usefulness of this information, so we will produce this publication annually. We have listened to the community and enhanced the publication this year,” Ingram says.

Bankruptcies (Parts IV and XI)
PostcodeSuburbs/localities2011-20122010-2011% Change
3977

Cannons Creek/Cranbourne/Devon Meadows

/Junction Village/Sandhurst/Skye

1089810.2%
3199Frankston/Karingal8487-3.4%
3350

Alfredton/Bakery Hill/Ballarat/Black Hill/Brown Hill/Canadian/Eureka/Golden Point/Invermay Park/Lake Wendouree/Mount Clear/Mount Helen/

Mount Pleasant/Nerrina/Newington/Redan/Soldiers Hill/Sovereign Hill

605313.2%
3690Wodonga585016.0%
3175Bangholme/Dandenong/Dunearn554231.0%
3500Mildura/Paringi55525.8%
3810Pakenham/Rythdale53513.9%
3029Hoppers Crossing/Tarneit/Truganina5167-23.9%
3630

Branditt/Caniambo/Colliver/Dunkirk/

Shepparton

514513.3%
3805Fountain Gate/Narre Warren4756-16.1%
3337Kurunjang/Melton/Toolern Vale44440.0%
3030Cocoroc/Derrimut/Point Cook/Quandong/Werribee4257-26.3%
3550Bendigo/Diamond Hill/Flora Hill/Ironbark/Kennington/Long Gully/Quarry Hill/Sandhurst East/Spring Gully/Strathdale/Tysons Reef/White Hills4243-2.3%
3806Berwick/Harkaway4248-12.5%
3023Burnside/Cairnlea/Caroline Springs/Deer Park/Ravenhall413613.9%
3136Croydon4142-2.4%
3037Delahey/Hillside/Sydenham/Taylors Hill39368.3%
3073Keon Park/Reservoir3743-14.0%
3064

Craigieburn/Donnybrook/Kalkallo/Mickleham/

Roxburgh Park

3653-32.1%
3201Carrum Downs36360.0%

 

 

Alistair Walsh

Deutsche Welle online reporter

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