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Brimpaen bushfire risk

Of Brimpaen’s 60 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
60
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Brimpaen

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

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Crime near Brimpaen

Brimpaen sits in the Horsham council area, which recorded 1,789 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 1,789 total. Figures are for the whole Horsham council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Brimpaen

Brimpaen is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural96.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental1.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

Other1.7% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - OTHER PUBLIC USE

School catchments in Brimpaen

PrimaryHalls Gap Primary School · Horsham West and Haven Primary School
SecondaryBalmoral K-12 Community College · Horsham College

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

Who lives in Brimpaen

At the 2021 Census, 10% of Brimpaen’s 80 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%
English47.5%
Irish21.2%
Scottish15%
German3.8%

Top countries of birth

England5%

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

Development near Brimpaen

Horsham council approved 84 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

84
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
11
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Horsham council area (not just Brimpaen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Wartook · 10.3% floodWonwondah · 7.7% floodLaharum · 4.5% floodBungalally · 6.9% floodMckenzie Creek · 0% floodHaven · 0.1% 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.