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Bangholme flood & bushfire risk

Of Bangholme’s 759 mapped properties, 9.7% are in a mapped flood area and 27.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

9.7%
In a flood area
27.8%
In a bushfire area
759
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bangholme

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

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Crime near Bangholme

Bangholme sits in the Greater Dandenong council area, which recorded 16,925 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 16,925 total. Figures are for the whole Greater Dandenong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Bangholme

Bangholme is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other84.8% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Industrial5.1% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: INDUSTRIAL 3 ZONE

Special purpose5.1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Bangholme

PrimaryAspendale Gardens Primary School · Banyan Fields Primary School · Chelsea Heights Primary School · Dandenong South Primary School · Keysborough Gardens Primary School · Lynbrook Primary School · Patterson Lakes Primary School
SecondaryCarrum Downs Secondary College · Hampton Park Secondary College · Keysborough Secondary College · Mordialloc College · Patterson River Secondary College

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

Who lives in Bangholme

At the 2021 Census, 34% of Bangholme’s 749 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.5%
Australian31.4%
Scottish10.1%
Irish8.5%
Italian4.1%
German3.1%

Top countries of birth

England10.4%
New Zealand3.2%
Scotland2.5%
Netherlands1.9%
Italy1.6%
India1.5%

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

Development near Bangholme

Greater Dandenong council approved 613 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

613
Dwellings/yr
189
Houses
424
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Greater Dandenong council area (not just Bangholme). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bangholme address:

Nearby suburbs

Dandenong South · 7.9% floodSandhurst · 0% floodKeysborough · 0.1% floodCarrum Downs · 0.3% floodPatterson Lakes · 6% floodChelsea Heights · 1.8% 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.