Balliang East flood & bushfire risk

Of Balliang East’s 62 mapped properties, 1.6% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Balliang East’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 Balliang East address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

1.6%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
62
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Balliang East

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

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Crime near Balliang East

Balliang East sits in the Moorabool council area, which recorded 2,423 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,423 total. Figures are for the whole Moorabool council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Balliang East

Balliang East is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural96.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space1.6% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Community1.6% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - EDUCATION

School catchments in Balliang East

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

Who lives in Balliang East

At the 2021 Census, 9% of Balliang East’s 199 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38.2%
English29.6%
Maltese7%
Scottish6%
Irish5%
Italian4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3%
England2.5%
India2%

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

Development near Balliang East

Moorabool council approved 334 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

334
Dwellings/yr
252
Houses
82
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moorabool council area (not just Balliang East). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.