Bend Of Islands flood & bushfire risk
Of Bend Of Islands’s 161 mapped properties, 1.2% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bend Of Islands’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Where the hazards are in Bend Of Islands
Flood and bushfire areas across Bend Of Islands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bend Of Islands
Bend Of Islands sits in the Nillumbik council area, which recorded 1,698 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,698 total. Figures are for the whole Nillumbik council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bend Of Islands
Bend Of Islands is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 2
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - LOCAL GOVERNMENT
School catchments in Bend Of Islands
Bend Of Islands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bend Of Islands
At the 2021 Census, 17.2% of Bend Of Islands’s 267 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 Bend Of Islands
Nillumbik council approved 101 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Nillumbik council area (not just Bend Of Islands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.