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Bengworden flood & bushfire risk

Of Bengworden’s 89 mapped properties, 1.1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bengworden’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 Bengworden address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

1.1%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
89
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bengworden

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

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Crime near Bengworden

Bengworden sits in the East Gippsland council area, which recorded 4,659 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 4,659 total. Figures are for the whole East Gippsland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Bengworden

Bengworden is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Open space2.2% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Bengworden

PrimaryBairnsdale West Primary School · Lindenow South Primary School
SecondaryBairnsdale Secondary College

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

Who lives in Bengworden

At the 2021 Census, 2.2% of Bengworden’s 93 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43%
English38.7%
Irish11.8%
Scottish11.8%
German7.5%
Italian6.5%

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

Development near Bengworden

East Gippsland council approved 361 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

361
Dwellings/yr
293
Houses
68
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole East Gippsland council area (not just Bengworden). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

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.