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Bald Hills bushfire risk

Of Bald Hills’s 64 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bald Hills’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
64
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bald Hills

Flood and bushfire areas across Bald Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Bald Hills

Bald Hills sits in the Ballarat council area, which recorded 11,299 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
07,50015,00020172019202120232025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,299 total. Figures are for the whole Ballarat council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Bald Hills

Bald Hills is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural92.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Rural residential7.8% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Bald Hills

PrimaryCreswick Primary School · Miners Rest Primary School · Mount Blowhard Primary School
SecondaryMount Rowan Secondary College

Bald Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Bald Hills

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Bald Hills’s 114 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%
English44.7%
Irish17.5%
Scottish10.5%
German4.4%
Dutch2.6%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Bald Hills

Ballarat council approved 1,124 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,124
Dwellings/yr
1,006
Houses
118
Units
01,2502,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Ballarat council area (not just Bald Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bald Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Sulky · 4% floodBlowhard · 0% floodCreswick · 3.9% floodMount Rowan · 8.9% floodMiners Rest · 12.2% floodInvermay · 14.6% flood

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.