Badger Creek flood & bushfire risk
Of Badger Creek’s 724 mapped properties, 1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Badger Creek’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Check a specific Badger Creek address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Badger Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Badger Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Badger Creek
Badger Creek sits in the Yarra Ranges council area, which recorded 5,797 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,797 total. Figures are for the whole Yarra Ranges council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Badger Creek
Median sale price by property type, with the year-on-year change.
Indicative suburb-wide estimate only — not a valuation of any specific property. A home’s actual value depends on its size, condition and exact location. Source: Valuer-General Victoria median sale prices (CC BY 4.0).
Zoning in Badger Creek
Badger Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 5
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
School catchments in Badger Creek
Badger Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Badger Creek
At the 2021 Census, 13.9% of Badger Creek’s 1,610 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Badger Creek
Yarra Ranges council approved 469 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Yarra Ranges council area (not just Badger Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Swiss Chalet Road, Badger Creek VIC 3777
- 1 Frogley Close, Badger Creek VIC 3777
- 21 Wallaby Way, Badger Creek VIC 3777
- 24 Chalet Road, Badger Creek VIC 3777
- 2 Nigel Court, Badger Creek VIC 3777
- 479 Don Road, Badger Creek VIC 3777
- 48 Garnook Grove, Badger Creek VIC 3777
- 70 Pine Avenue, Badger Creek VIC 3777
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Yarra Ranges
Compare Badger Creek with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.