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Blowhard bushfire risk

Of Blowhard’s 54 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Blowhard’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 Blowhard address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
54
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Blowhard

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

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Crime near Blowhard

Blowhard 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.
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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 Blowhard

Blowhard is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural100% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

School catchments in Blowhard

PrimaryMiners Rest Primary School · Mount Blowhard Primary School
SecondaryMount Rowan Secondary College

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

Who lives in Blowhard

At the 2021 Census, 1.2% of Blowhard’s 82 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%
English37.8%
Scottish12.2%
Irish7.3%
Italian6.1%
German3.7%

Top countries of birth

England3.7%

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

Development near Blowhard

Ballarat council approved 1,374 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,374
Dwellings/yr
1,075
Houses
299
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ballarat council area (not just Blowhard). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Blowhard 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.