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Browns Plains flood & bushfire risk

Of Browns Plains’s 55 mapped properties, 5.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

5.5%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
55
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Browns Plains

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

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Crime near Browns Plains

Browns Plains sits in the Indigo council area, which recorded 447 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 447 total. Figures are for the whole Indigo council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Browns Plains

Browns Plains is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural94.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space3.6% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Environmental1.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Browns Plains

PrimaryBarnawartha Primary School · Chiltern Primary School
SecondaryRutherglen High School

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

Who lives in Browns Plains

At the 2021 Census, 2% of Browns Plains’s 99 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.5%
English44.4%
Irish19.2%
German13.1%
Scottish11.1%

Top countries of birth

Indonesia3%

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

Development near Browns Plains

Indigo council approved 106 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

106
Dwellings/yr
104
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Indigo council area (not just Browns Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Browns Plains address:

Nearby suburbs

Howlong · 33.2% floodBarnawartha · 2.3% floodCornishtown · 0% floodBarnawartha North · 0.9% floodChiltern · 15% floodChiltern Valley · 0% 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.